Training Log News
There’s a surprisingly large amount of literature on CrossFit considering it’s only a 20-year-old sport. With so much out there, it’s tricky to know what to pick up first. So here, Built for Athletes has broken down seven of our...
Weekly MetconFor time500m row30, 20, 10Hang Power CleanPull UpsKettlebell Swings (24/16kg)Burpees Weekly Conditioning (Rowing)5-minute window65 calorie burnMax effort burpees in remaining time.x2 5-minute rest between sets score = how many burpees completed 5 minutes45 burpeesMax calorie burn in remaining timex2...
5 Ways To Limit A Hangover Affecting Training Performance
Many of us with intensive training programmes are reluctant to miss out on social occasions that involve drinking but are just as unwilling to sacrifice workout gains. Planning ways to minimise the effects of over-indulgence on your training is therefore...
A Day In The Life of a Competitive CrossFitter
Meet Libby Bearman, the newest member of the Built For Athletes family. She trains hard, and she writes harder - here we get to know her and her training. I’ve always led an ‘active lifestyle’ and enjoyed hockey, cross country,...
Annie Thorisdottir Declines CrossFit Games Invite
Two-time fittest woman on earth Annie Thorisdottir has declined her invitation to the 2020 CrossFit Games because she is expecting a baby in August. Thorisdottir announced at the beginning of February that she and her partner - Danish CrossFitter Frederik...
Why Do Some People React Badly To A Vegan Diet?
The suitability of a vegan diet is a pretty contentious topic and one which frequently brings out keyboard warriors. Many of us will have friends or family whose health has deteriorated when they’ve cut out meat, and the only way...
A Week In The Life Of An International Rugby Player
With the Six Nations in full swing, rugby union’s elite are back in one of their most intense periods of the year. Ahead of England’s World Cup final clash with South Africa last year, former Wales captain Sam Warburton told...
Competition Preparation & Periodisation
Comp Prep/ Periodisation is a way to set up structure to your workout. It includes the right exercises, intensities, loads to lift, frequency and duration of training, and more. Periodisation states a structured program or workout to achieve a result or...
Wodapalooza CrossFit Festival report: Toomey beats Sigmundsdottir
Tia-Clair Toomey squashed any doubt as to who is the dominant force at the top of women’s CrossFit by out-pointing the in-form Sara Sigmundsdottir at the Wodapalaza CrossFit Festival in Miami. Sigmundsdottir looked imperious when taking the Open and the...