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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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Stress – The silent killer

Stress – The silent killer

| April 4, 2017 | 0 comments
This article is designed to give you a better understanding of how your body deals with and responds to stress. The body is governed by our Autonomic Nervous System, this is our automatic, subconcious system which is working throughout the day, often without us really being aware of it. This includes things like our heart
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Lift Off Crossfit open day – 14th January

Lift Off Crossfit open day – 14th January

| January 5, 2017 | 0 comments
LIFT OFF CROSSFIT OPEN DAY 14TH JAN ALL WELCOME Come and experience our community and what we do. On January 14th we will be opening our doors to you guys that want to come and get a free taster of Lift Off Crossfit. This will be an hour introduction to LiftOff CrossFit for those looking
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Why do we do CrossFit? Sickness and Wellness

Why do we do CrossFit? Sickness and Wellness

| September 20, 2016 | 0 comments
Why do we do CrossFit? Well for a start there are many reasons, but I’m going to touch on what I feel are the most important. Including why YOU should be doing CrossFit. For myself it is to live as long as possible with as much freedom to do exactly what I want and when
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CrossFit kipping pull up – What do I need to consider?

CrossFit kipping pull up – What do I need to consider?

| August 23, 2016 | 0 comments
The crossFit kipping pull up / butterfly pull up increases the amount of pull-ups we can do in a certain time frame. It is therefore very common in CrossFit and it is a common gymnastics movement that people aim to perform. There should be a couple of considerations when doing this gymnastic movement: What do
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Why we should ignore the scales?

Why we should ignore the scales?

| August 18, 2016 | 0 comments
Why we should ignore the scales. Aka the naughty step. So let’s start by getting straight to the point. When 99.99% of us decide we want to ‘lose weight’ what we really mean is ‘feel better about the way we look’ which becomes relative to terms like ‘decrease body fat’ and ‘increase muscle.’ The scales
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Gymnastics for CrossFit

Gymnastics for CrossFit

| May 11, 2016 | 0 comments
What is gymnastics? Gymnastics is moving the body. Any type of movement that is expressed without the use of external weight and uses bodyweight only is classed as gymnastics. Whether that be a burpee, air squat or a handstand. How will gymnastics help my CrossFit? The CrossFit pyramid is an excellent reference point as it
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Food Prep – How and Why?

Food Prep – How and Why?

| April 15, 2016 | 0 comments
  This is a very quick blog post talking about food preparation for those looking to take their nutrition a bit more seriously. If you are this person then you are probably looking to get leaner, put on some muscle, improve how you feel or just be a bit healthier! For the average person however
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Pacing and Intensity

Pacing and Intensity

| April 6, 2016 | 0 comments
A word on Intensity and Pacing I talk about pacing a LOT. This is because generally clients, athletes and members always want to go too hard. It has been made very popular in the fitness industry and our quick fix world to push the high intensity method of training with the idea that it gets
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