wody, Author at CROSSFIT MARRICKVILLE

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Destress Your Day – How CrossFit Improves Your Mental Health

August 9, 2018wodyWeightlifting, WODNo Comments

Do you feel burned out at work or overwhelmed by family life? Are you looking for a productive way to break out of your routine? CrossFit might be the perfect solution. The CrossFit Hype What is CrossFit all about anyway? Greg Glassman, the founder of CrossFit, explains CrossFit as a mixture of weightlifting, gymnastics, and...

How to Stay on Track When It Gets Cold

July 16, 2018wodyWODNo Comments

There goes that 5am alarm! But it’s cold outside and bed is so warm! What do you do — hit the snooze button or force yourself up to make that workout? With a few strategies in place, you will find it much easier to make the right decision on the days you have scheduled to...

Where To Begin When You Have Never Exercised Before

July 11, 2018wodyWODNo Comments

“Fitness is not about being better than someone else… it’s about being better than you used to be.” The amazing thing about starting a fitness regime is that yes, you can (and will) get that little bit better, every time you work out. Look, we get it. Sometimes the hardest part can be simply crossing...

The Biggest Misconceptions About Weight Lifting

June 5, 2018wodyWeightlifting, WODNo Comments

One of the biggest misunderstandings about CrossFit is that is only for the already superfit. People tend to associate the weights and other equipment with already elite. They feel like this could never be them, or they don’t want to be like them, so they stay away. Big mistake! Weights are a big part of...

Getting Started In CrossFit

May 29, 2018wodyNewsNo Commentscrossfit newbies, first step in fitness, getting started

Beginning CrossFit is an exciting time. Learning new movements and skills, is both a challenging and rewarding experience. To learn new movements safely, it is important to be coached in proper mechanics and progressions. This allows the necessary training adaptions to improve your fitness. When getting started at CrossFit Marrickville, we stick to the CrossFit...

Think CrossFit is not for you? Think again.

May 9, 2018wodyWODNo Comments

Maybe being a lean, mean fitness machine is your end goal. But You don’t have to start out that way. We get it! The world of CrossFit can seem intimidating. It can be easy to think you’re not going to fit in unless you have rock-solid abs and can lift twice your own body weight....

Why Planking Is Worth The Pain… Really!

May 7, 2018wodyWODNo Comments

Planking is one of the exercises that many people love to hate. Because let’s face it… it’s flipping hard! But is all that difficulty worth in the end? The plank, also called a front hold or abdominal bridge is a core strength exercise that involves maintaining a position similar to a push-up for the maximum...

The Ultimate Guide For Preventing And Repairing Hand Tears

May 3, 2018wodyWODNo Commentscrossfit hands, handcare, ripped hands, smart training

CrossFit is an incredibly rewarding sport. It builds muscle mass, helps you to lose fat, tones the body and increases overall fitness… it’s also lots of fun. However, when you’re talking about kettlebells, weightlifting and rowing, your hands can sometimes suffer. Hand tears are when the sensitive skin on your palms gets rough, blistered, sore...

Training Tips For Brand New Mums

March 11, 2018wodyWODNo Comments

If you’ve just become a Mum, firstly, congratulations on your new family member! If you’re a brand-new Mum then the thought of exercising probably isn’t high on your priority list. There’s feeding routines, hormones and of course sleep to focus on! Pregnancy, birth and the early baby stages are physically and mentally exhausting, plus, you...

No Pain No Gain? How Hard Should I Be Pushing Myself?

March 8, 2018wodyWODNo Comments

You’re half way through an eight-round Tabata and you’ve had enough. You’re tired, your muscles ache and your trainer’s motivational words are no longer reaching your ears. You’ve heard the expression “no pain no gain” many times but what does it mean and when should you stop? CrossFit is filled with challenges and in this...

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