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Coach Development

Coach Development

| January 4, 2018 | 0 comments
An insight into Coach Development at LiftOff CrossFit. Our bread and butter here is coaching. It is the service that sets us apart from other gyms and as such, a huge amount of my/our time is dedicated too making sure that all of us are the very best coaches that we can be. This is
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The festive Bulge

The festive Bulge

| December 19, 2017 | 0 comments
Dealing with the festive bulge… Christmas and New Year are a time when we are bombarded with social events and family events that almost always involve, an excess of alcohol and food, much of which isn’t of the best quality! This can be a tricky time if you are working towards any sort of body
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Sickness and our bodies…

Sickness and our bodies…

| November 6, 2017 | 0 comments
What to do when sickness strikes…and how to try and avoid it! For many of us sickness, be it a cold, stomach bug or flu, is a blight on our training progress. We feel like crap and it affects our training! How do we train, or know when to train through a downturn in our
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Finding Balance

Finding Balance

| October 31, 2017 | 0 comments
Balance Here at LiftOff CrossFit we promote balance and health alongside improving human performance, fitness and longevity. To do that we must find balance! Life is a constant juggling act to find true balance. Finding balance means that all things are equal and we are emotionally and physically at a point of equilibrium, something that
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Training around the menstrual cycle.

Training around the menstrual cycle.

| October 13, 2017 | 0 comments
A woman’s menstrual cycle is not something to be taken lightly. *Pause for inappropriate banter and giggles* Done? I will pause again… Ok…ready? The menstrual cycle can play havoc with a females training and often is underestimated when females are training hard, trying to improve body composition or get stronger/fitter. I will admit I am
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Body Fat Battle…Part 2

Body Fat Battle…Part 2

| October 13, 2017 | 0 comments
Part 1 of this blog covered the basics of body fat loss. The reason I am writing about this is because the most common question I get is ‘how can I lose weight?’. As explained in part one…this is a highly individual process, however there are some steps that will help EVERYONE. So what are
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Body Fat Battle…Part 1

Body Fat Battle…Part 1

| October 13, 2017 | 0 comments
The most regular question I get at work…how can I lose more body fat? How can I get leaner? Why do I not look like **** on Instagram? As a gym owner this is par for the course I guess! So I am going to try and pick apart this highly complex, controversial and deep
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How to lift more in the Olympic Lifts…..

How to lift more in the Olympic Lifts…..

| May 22, 2017 | 0 comments
Wanna lift more? Here is how…. Everyone wants to add weight to their clean and snatch. Or at least most people do! The best way to do this is actually pretty simple. Get stronger outside of the lifts. Get stronger in your squat, deadlift, pulls from the floor, press and pullups, midline stability, single leg
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Digestion – How it can help you?

Digestion – How it can help you?

| April 28, 2017 | 0 comments
An easy win in the fat loss/strength/performance gains battle….. One of the easiest, cheapest things you can do to help with your nutrition is proper digestion. Cue everyone stopping reading this because it isn’t a quick fix or isn’t a six week meal plan guaranteed to win you some short term gains 😉 Those of
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Sleep and Circadian Rhythms….our bodies natural cycles

Sleep and Circadian Rhythms….our bodies natural cycles

| April 10, 2017 | 0 comments
*The above info graphic shows the natural rhythm our bodies are designed to go through during a typical 24hr period. I worked earlies, lates and nights for six years and it has most certainly messed up my sleep patterns which I am slowly slowly clawing back to something resembling healthy! At the time I never
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