Posts in CrossFit ChalkBox
Recovery after training

Regardless of whether you’re an experienced CrossFitter or a beginner, you know what those first few weeks felt like. You hurt! Experienced CrossFit athletes will tell you that in time you adapt to the rigor, but perhaps the more pertinent question is this: How do you know when you’ve optimized your recovery between WODs? The answer is: You don’t.

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'Stronger, Leaner & Healthier You' trainings program update

Bring on the gainzzz starting April 16th:

The next 90 day trainings cycle is upon us divided in 3 blocks of 30 days. Each week has got 6 workout days (Monday - Saturday). The Sunday is an additional day you got ChalkFit or Barbell Club to choose from.

In the first 30 days we will have a strength bias, clearly focused on the major lifts and addressing some structural imbalances in our body. It is 3 weeks of heads down and working hard. So how will it look like?

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How To Perform The Perfect Thruster

From the ground, the thruster is a serious compound exercise combining a clean, front squat and push press to overhead and can be performed using almost heavy objects: dumbbells, kettlebells, barbells,  medicine balls, sandbags, atlas stones.

Compound exercises utilize movement around more than one joint which allows their benefits to carry over to sports and physical performance. Working essentially all your major leg muscles — your quads, hamstrings and glutes work very hard in the squat portion of thrusters.

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