*Disclaimer - Please note ICON Nutrition is in not affiliated to or endorsed by CrossFit Inc. Views of this blog are of our own opinion and love of the sport of CrossFit* Here at ICON we identify our brand with the sport of functional fitness and as such cater our nutrition and written material towards athletes of the sport. CrossFit is a relatively new sport defined by constantly varied Functional movement performed at high intensity. Whether you’re a seasoned CrossFit athlete or relatively new to the sport there will no doubt be plenty of PB’s and personal goals yet to...
ESTIMATED READING TIME - 10 to 15 Minutes Today's blog comes to you from Jonny Landels from Next Step Nutrition. If you have any questions about this article you can contact Jonny (the author) directly at @nextstepnutritionltd. Let's begin: This blog is going to give you a deep dive in how to create your own nutrition plan, from setting starting calories to setting macronutrients and when to worry about eating etc. SETTING INITIAL CALORIES Now, you don’t have to track your food or calories, but it’s important to at least understand how many you should be eating based on...
We caught up with Kelly Friel, owner of CrossFit Southampton, recently to discuss CrossFit workouts, sports supplements, nutrition and recovery. We hope you enjoy the interview: HOW DID YOU FIND OUT ABOUT CROSSFIT AND WHEN EXACTLY DID YOU START? KELLY: I started Crossfit in October 2012. A friend of mine opened Crossfit Southampton and said you gotta come down and try this out. Myself and my husband (Simon) went along and basically have never looked back. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT CROSSFIT VS. "TRADITIONAL TRAINING?" IS THERE ANYTHING YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT CROSSFIT? KELLY: With Crossfit I feel...
Today we are bringing your our FREE 'Lockdown Inspired Gymnastics Programming for CrossFitters by Team ICON Athlete and CrossFit Gym Owner Janie Garratt. We'd recommend doing something like the below Schedule: Monday - Train Tuesday - Train Wednesday - Tran Thursday - Rest Day Friday - Train Saturday - Train Sunday - Rest Ready to start - click the buttons below to view each days training, WEEK 1 - DAY 1 WARM UPComplete 3 rounds of;3 Wall walks - only nose must touch the wall, not stomach or legs.directly into 5 press upsdirectly into 10 single leg v-sits. ...