Suprfit Athletes

Goals for 2016

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I don’t make new years resolutions. They don’t make sense to me. Anything can be done at any time. If you need to wait until monday or Jan 1st then you’re just making too many excuses.
I don’t ever make new year resolutions but last year I made a wish list regarding my athletic development: 90kg Clean and Jerk, 70kg Snatch, get better at double unders and muscle ups. Everything came true except for the 70kg snatch. But hey, the year is not over YET! :)

Why am I telling you this? Because I know it works. Putting the things you want black on white is so much more powerful than living by “how things go” or even worse: complaining about xyz. Put it on paper, make a plan and then execute. Be as specific as possible. Writing down “I want to be better at CrossFit” is not a specific goal. What exactly do you want to get better at? How are you going to get better at it?


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Every CrossFitter should do biceps curls!

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So far, you needed a secret membership at a Globogym to feel free to do biceps curls.
God forbid you did them at a CrossFit Affiliate!!!
But let me tell you, those days are over. You no longer have to hide!

Most CrossFitters would argue that a biceps curl is worthless because it isn’t functional.
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STOP cheating on your Workout!

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I would say that atleast 90% of people cheat on their first couple CrossFit workouts.

Sometimes they don’t want to feel exposed as “unfit”, sometimes they’re afraid to die (fair enough) and most of the time they just don’t understand how to perform the workout/movement properly yet.

Everything for that one rep....really?
Everything for that one rep….really?

However, after a few weeks or months, people get the hang of it. They also comprehend that if they want to get fit, they can’t half ass their workout. Not for any reason other than an injury or lack of mobility.

They are aware of the fact that they are doing this for themselves and nobody else.

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How to prevent shoulder injury in CrossFit

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A lot of CrossFitters have shoulder problems. The reason for this is usually a prior imbalance (due to activities of daily life) coupled with poor form in workouts and neglect of substitutional isolated exercises.

Even top athletes like Kristan Clever are not safe from shoulder injuries
Even top athletes like Kristan Clever are not safe from shoulder injuries

Some may argue, that isolated training exercises aren’t “CrossFit”, but neither is Yoga. We still do it, because it helps us stay flexible for CrossFit. Isolated movements can help us train weak muscle groups, that can then contribute to the functional movement.

While an imbalance in the shoulder position won’t necessarily bother a person that doesn’t work out, it will surely show up once some load is added in form of training over a period of time.

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How To Improve On Your Pull Ups

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Pull ups are a basic movement in CrossFit. But in terms of gymnastics they are fairly intermediate. Most people who start with CrossFit can hardly pull their own bodyweight up.

When we think of CrossFit pull ups, we think of kipping or butterfly pull ups, right?

But doing a kip before you master the strict version (at least 5 reps) can reck havoc on your shoulder because you simply lack the stability to perform a safe kipping pull up. Point blank.

Elli Hachmann doing pull ups during this year´s Cry Me A River challenge
Elli Hachmann doing pull ups during this year´s Cry Me A River challenge

There are many ways how to get your chin over the bar but not all of them are getting you stronger.

Here are 3 things you can do which are worth your time:

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2 Key Exercises To Improve Your Snatch Performance

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When you first started CrossFit or weighlifting, you were getting stronger almost every day.

This stagnates tremendously after training for a few years. Bummer! Sometimes it takes months and months just to put another pound on the bar. It can be so frustrating!

Suprfit-Athlete Maurice during his snatching routine
Suprfit-Athlete Maurice during his snatching routine

You may also have noticed, that snatching more often hasn’t really helped you either.

But why is that?

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Hamburg-based Suprfit-Athlete Elli Hachmann during the 2015 Cry Me A River Challenge

3 Exercises To Improve Your Snatch Technique

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The Snatch can be one of the most complicated lifts. Some days you might have no misses and one day and miss every single rep. Training technique is vital when it comes to the olympic lifts. Here are a few ways you can improve in the snatch…

Hamburg-based Suprfit-Athlete Elli Hachmann during the 2015 Cry Me A River Challenge
Hamburg-based Suprfit-Athlete Elli Hachmann during the 2015 Cry Me A River Challenge (Photo Credit: Volker Brehme)

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Athlete´s Interview: Hilary Riordan

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Now that the dust from the Regionals has settled, we met up with Suprfit-Athlete Hilary Riordan to speak with her about her achievements in 2015 so far and the goals for the rest of the year.

Read here who the likeable athlete from Clonakilty (IRE) sees her own progress and what advice she has for abitious young Crossfit athletes!

Suprfit Athlete Hilary Riordan during this year´s Crossfit Meridian Regionals in Copenhagen
Suprfit Athlete Hilary Riordan during this year´s Crossfit Meridian Regionals in Copenhagen

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Stress and how it can affect your performance in CrossFit

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We know today that we must take care of the body for it to be healthy. No one would ever question whether it’s necessary to brush our teeth every day.We just do it on a daily basis, because we don’t want our teeth to get sick.

Same with our overall health. We don’t just wait to get sick, we proactively cultivate health by getting enough sleep, eating a healthy diet and working out regularly.

Physical health seems like something we have down (for the most part).

Where most of us are having trouble, however, is with our emotional and mental health. We underestimate to which degree our mental health directly affects our physical health. Tight muscles, headaches, backpain, high blood pressure and diarrhea are just the tip of the iceberg.

And in sports we often forget how our mental stability affects our physical performance….

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