Part two on the ‘Skinny on Obesity’ series. Dr. Robert Lustig illustrates the overabundance of sugar in today’s processed convenience foods and explains how our bodies metabolise these sugars in the same way as alcohol or other toxins, causing damage to the liver and other organs.
Our resident blogger Carolina is back at it this week and she has had an article published for the Crossfit Games website, take a read and show your support!
Workout of the day
10 rounds for time:
3 Power snatches 40/30kg
12 Wall balls 9/6kg
Carl Paoli teaches some handstand push up progressions at his recent Freestyle Connection Cert at Reebok Crossfit Thames. We will be using those progressions today to get you all into a perfect handstand and handstand push up.
Foundations Course
This is a recommended two week long course for all CrossFitters. Gain a solid introduction to the fundamental movements, exercises and theory behind Crossfit. Each course is limited to 8 places. The next two courses begin on the 28th of May and 11th June. Call us at (0)203 318 5900 or email info@thamescrossfit.com for more info.
Sunday 1st July 2012 - CrossFit Movement and Mobility Trainer course - This one-day seminar is a performance oriented workshop for athletes and coaches wishing to develop effective mobility and flexibility strategies, improve ideal athlete positioning and movement set-up, and implement whole-body maintenance practices. Click here to register
Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd Sept 2012 - CrossFit Olympic Lifting Trainer Course - SOLD OUT! - Improve your form and learn how to teach the snatch and clean and jerk. This is a CrossFit trainer course designed by Coach Burgener.
