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The argument for working on mobility vs flexibility to benefit training and every day activity. Is range of motion as important as strength in movement?
6 Resistance Band Warm-Up Exercises
We all know the importance of implementing a thorough warm-up routine to minimise injury risk and increase performance. Resistance bands are a great piece of equipment to incorporate into that process. Here are six resistance band exercises to try before...
Australian & Brazil CrossFit Championship Reports
Six more invitations were awarded to the 2020 CrossFit Games at the Australian CrossFit Championship and the Brazil CrossFit Championship. In the Australian event on the Gold Coast, leaderboards were dominated by home athletes as Jay Crouch, Kara Saunders and...
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...