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Post Regionals08.05.12 by Jobst
The updates for this week:
- This past weekend, from Friday to Sunday, May 4-6, we had the biggest CrossFit event in Africa ever, the CrossFit Games Regionals. Thanks to all the volunteers and judges who helped make this an amazing event and congratulations to Rika (who finished 1st and will represent Africa at the Reebok CrossFit Games), to Team Cape CrossFit (finished 2nd) and Chris (finished 3rd) as well as all the other participating athletes for their amazing performances! You can check out all video from the event on the Games website.
- New stuff: Dips stations for the squat racks. World class. More stuff to come soon. Make sure you book your next class now :)
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Regionals are On!01.05.12 by Jobst
The updates for this week:
- This week, from Friday to Sunday, May 4-6, we will have the biggest CrossFit event in Africa ever. It is going to take place in Camps Bay High School. There will be NO classes on those days. If you are not involved as an athlete or volunteer come as a spectator: Cape CrossFit has 50 3-day passes reserved at the entrance for our clients/athletes on a first come first serve basis. The Regionals Schedule is up now.
- New stuff: Storage space for your gym bags. World class. More stuff to come soon. Make sure you book your next class now :)
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Public holidays and Regionals25.04.12 by Jobst
The updates for this week:
- Friday, April 27 and Tuesday, May 1 are Public holidays. On Friday, we will have classes only at 7am and 12.30pm, on Tuesday only at 5 & 6pm. On Saturday, we are going to have the 9am class as usual and the Open gym at 10am. On Monday, we have the regular schedule with all classes.
- Next week from Friday to Sunday, May 4-6, we will have the biggest CrossFit event in Africa ever. It is going to take place in Camps Bay High School. There will be NO classes on those days. Make sure to get involved as a volunteer (register through the Games website) or come as a spectator. The Regionals Schedule is up now.
- New stuff: Floor markers for the 2nd gym area. World class. More stuff to come soon. Make sure you book your next class now :)
Workout of Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Workout of the Day
Clean 2-2-2
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Double alternating tabata:
- Clean @ 50% of 1 RM
- Burpee side jump over bar
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The benefits of Olympic Weightlifting
Not to beat this topic to death, but I am going to bring it up once more to address anyone who is interested why we include Olympic Weightlifting in our classes. Well, for one: Lifting heavy weights overhead is badass, and I guess nobody really minds that. Wayne send me a link to the Olympic Weightlifting Resource, which talks a bit more in detail about some of the benefits of OW:
- Higher Safety and smaller injury rate than other forms of resistance training. Also, Weightlifting training and competition are much safer than football, soccer, basketball, etc.
- Positive effects on body composition: Lower resting heart rate, increased lean body weight, reduced body fat ond blood pressure.
- Improved athletic abilities (including physical skills such as coordination, accuracy, agility and balance).
- Increased bone density.
- It is actually quite enoyable.
Olympic Weightlifters are the most powerful athletes in the world - and it is not like these athletes have been selected to lift weight: They are so powerful because they lift. We use the Olympic Lifts in our program, because we want all these benefits.
Oh, and by the way: Congratulations to Anton, Graham, Daniel and Roland for achieving their first ever muscle up yesterday. Great job! And well done to the rest of the crew who made great improvements on their transition!!!
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Wednesday, 28 July 2010 09:38
posted by Ellie
That is amazing, FOUR people with their first muscle ups on the same day. Congratulations to all of you!!
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