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Monday 1st April 2013 – GYM CLOSED!

By Iain Barbour|2013-03-31T18:40:07+01:00March 31st, 2013|CFG Spartans Weightlifting Club, Events, Information|

Please remember that the gym is closed today (not an April fool, I assure you we won't be in - coaches need holidays too!), normal service will resume on Tuesday 2nd April. We will also be closed on Saturday 6th April as we are hosting the Scottish Open. All members are welcome to come along and support/spectate for free at the event. Some big lifters will be present as well as some members! We will be open on Sunday for a little longer to make up for being closed on Saturday.

13.2 information

By Iain Barbour|2013-03-14T15:00:49+00:00March 14th, 2013|Information, WOD|

13.2 With the announcement of 13.2 the format at the gym will be much the same as 13.1. We will run it as the regular WOD all day Friday and those that cannot make it can come in on Thursday, Saturday or Sunday to get judged. In order to accommodate so many people and for judging to go smoothly please bear in mind the following: - weekend hours are as normal. Saturday 9-12. Sunday 10-1. - you must enter your score onto the games website for us to validate it. - please go to the toilet, put on lifting shoes, tape up etc prior to the WOD starting. - be on time, be considerate of others, do not try and foam roll under someone lifting. - on weekends write your name into a heat slot and stick to it. - keep yourself warm or warm up by yourself. There will be warm up ideas posted on the walls, it will all be stuff you have done before, don't wait for us to tell you. - tidy up your station after you finish. Spray the bar if you bled, mop up sweat and water etc. - cheer on others! Who cares if you haven't met yet, ask the judge their name and help them achieve the best score they can! - if you want to help, take the online judges course and let both Iain and Gavin know your availability for all Friday/Saturday/Sundays. - again if you want to help, let [...]

WOD Thursday 14th March 2013 Games Open WOD 13.2 Released

By Gavin Heselton|2013-03-13T23:38:04+00:00March 13th, 2013|CrossFit Games Open 2013, Information, WOD|

Games Open WOD 13.2 Released Games Open workout 13.2 will be run as the WOD on Friday: all athletes are asked to turn up promptly to the class times and to bring all necessary kit. Wrist wraps, Voodoo Floss bands, tape and speed ropes will be available for purchase for those that require them. The Saturday and Sunday open gym sessions will be suspended to run heats of the Games WOD for all athletes. Please be prompt and sign up to one of the heats on the board as soon as you arrive. Any athlete who wishes to judge should first complete the Online Judges Course via the CrossFit Games site and should ideally have either coaching or competition experience. Level 1 CrossFit trainers are not required to complete the Online Judges Course unless they wish to be considered for judging duties at Regionals in Denmark. There are 183 athletes registered for the Games from our box: Be on time, be prepared and be awesome. WOD Today we will be screening the WOD announcement at the start of each class to show you what you have in store. The session will take an open gym format with coaches on hand to help guide you through the skills required to complete Games Open workout 13.2. We can advise on tech, help you mobilise and discuss strategy. For those who will be unable to make the WODs over Friday, Saturday and Sunday, or want to have a preliminary run under competition standards, we [...]

Upcoming Workshop

By Iain Barbour|2013-01-31T19:59:33+00:00January 31st, 2013|Information|

What: Self-induced 'Flow' for Performance and Competition. As the CrossFit competition season gets under way we are all seeking ways to improve the quality of our training, be it mastering the new, refining the old and getting stronger & faster. No matter what exercise, WOD or lift we do sometimes things just go wrong for no apparent reason. Or do they? Flow: "a state of concentration or complete absorption with the activity at hand and the situation". -Csikszentmihalyi, 1990 Why: Attend? Imagine you are able to breakdown, analyse and replicate what happens on the good days so that you are achieving "Flow" every time using the same techniques as the world class athletic elite. Interested? How: Do I get it? During this practical 2 hour workshop you will be taught the necessary tools using NLP methodology to discover, practice, implement & embed achieving "Flow" in a way that works specifically for you. When: Can I get it? CFG, Saturday 9th February 2013. 11.00. Max 20 places. £10

WOD Jan 31st 2013

By Gavin Heselton|2013-01-30T23:00:48+00:00January 30th, 2013|CrossFit Games Open 2013, Information|

10 Minute AMRAP 30 Double Unders 10 Overhead Squats 50/35kg There is no mobility WOD this evening. The 19.15 class will run as normal. Girls WOD will go ahead this Saturday at 11. The CrossFit Glasgow Spartans Weightlifting Club is looking for fresh blood and early discussions with Weightlifting Scotland suggest that we will be hosting at least 2 major competitions this year. Previous members should renew their memberships through one of the head coaches. Get involved. Reebok CrossFit Games Open 2013 That time is upon us once more. The CrossFit Games season is closing in fast and the biggest names in the Sport of Fitness will be vying for the title of the "Fittest on Earth". Mikko Salo (Winner, 2009 Games) and Josh Bridges (Tipped for 1st place last year had he not been on active service) will return to the fold in a bid to topple Rich Froning from the top spot. Annie Thorsdottir will be defending her title from stiff competition in the USA while the UK No. 1 Samantha Briggs makes a return from injury: could this be her year? CrossFit Glasgow will be programming and validating all of the workouts from this year's Open competition: The Open constitutes a series of online qualifiers that will see the progression of the best male and female individuals and best teams to the European Regional competition and ultimately to The Games. But more than this: The Open presents an opportunity for everyone - irrespective of experience - to [...]

Gym Closed

By Gavin Heselton|2013-01-18T10:38:22+00:00January 18th, 2013|Information|

Sorry to say there is no way we can open tonight. See slider pic above. We apologise and if anyone wants to come in and help clean and prep the gym then the more the merrier. We want this done ASAP and with the level of dust in the air it would do your Fran-cough no good! If any of you need your CrossFit fix then CrossFit Scotland have kindly offered to open their doors to CFG members for today to train. Please click this link to visit their webpage link here Please stop by if you have the time to help, it would be much appreciated, this is the last bit of work which requires gym closure and we hope you understand.

WODs cancelled

By Gavin Heselton|2013-01-17T16:17:24+00:00January 17th, 2013|Information|

Hey everyone, we are really sorry to say that the gym will be closed tonight due to the building work. There is more debris than anticipated and a lot of glass has made it onto the gym floor. Jonny's mobility class will still run at 19.15 however all WODs and Fundamentals prior will be cancelled. We apologise once again and those of you booked in for your Fundamentals we will try and book in ASAP.

Protect your Box

By Gavin Heselton|2013-01-15T09:05:08+00:00January 15th, 2013|Information|

CrossFit Glasgow is a legitimate, registered CrossFit affiliate gym. We pay an annual licence fee to CrossFit Inc to utilise the brand name in reference to the training methodology we provide. Our coaches have, at their own expense, invested in specialist training to bring the very best that CrossFit has to offer and the value of the training they provide lies in the expert knowledge they have received through exposure to the world's best coaches. As CrossFit develops and gains popularity we will encounter more of a small minority who want to use the CrossFit brand name to push their own business without investing in the ethos or necessary training. CrossFit is a registered trademark used under licence by legitimate affiliate gyms throughout the world yet some individuals without any sense of the community or skill in coaching the necessary components will try to pass off an inferior product under the CrossFit name simply because they know it is popular. They are making the money out of the hard work of other legitimate facilities and are acting illegally. Facilities that offer a substandard product dilute the standards and misrepresent the methodology in an way that cheapens the hard work of the affiliates and their members. If you have heard anyone suggesting that CrossFit is dangerous, "just circuits" or that it has no attention to standards of movement or athlete development through sensible programming; it is likely as a result of exposure to a poor imitation of what we produce here [...]

Fundamentals

By Iain Barbour|2013-01-06T16:16:04+00:00January 6th, 2013|Information|

The Fundamentals course is set to recommence on the 14th of January. A link to the new timetable can be found here. It will comprise of 5 classes and costs £35. Please note: we require every member to pass an assessment or the Fundamentals before they can become a member. It is not enough that you understand these movements, you must also display a level of competence executing them. This, you will be taught in each of the 1 hour classes by our coaches. CFG staff are also offering one to one sessions dedicated to any one of these skills for just £25 a time. This offer extends to current members as well as new. If you have never seen what goes on at CrossFit Glasgow have a look at the video below courtesy of Mat and Anna Kowalski - thanks to you both for photography at every event!

Girls WOD Guest Coach

By Gavin Heselton|2013-01-06T12:42:02+00:00January 6th, 2013|Events, Information, WOD|

This Saturday at 11am there will be a special Girls WOD hosted by guest coach Stephanie (Gaudreau) McCormack of CrossFit Invictus in San Diego. A former Coach at CrossFit Chula Vista and advocate of the Paleo diet; Steph has some impressive credentials: CF L1 CF Endurance CF Mobility Carl Paoli's Freestyle Connection Gymastics BSc in Biology, Master's in Education Co-owner of Healthy Happy Fit Life (nutritional coaching), Creator of stupideasypaleo.com Steph relishes the opportunity to demonstrate the benefits of her dedication to training and boasts the following competition standings: Left Coast Invitational 2012 - Advanced females 2nd place Left Coast Invitational 2011 - Females 5th place 2011 Cal State Games Weightlifting 63 kg class - 2nd place CF San Diego Powerlifting Meet July 2011 - 2nd place 2011 CrossFit Games Open - 83rd in SoCal 2012 CrossFit Games Open - withdrew in 5th week due to injury Max lifts: Deadlift 130kg Back squat 120kg Front squat 97kg Clean 85kg Jerk 82kg Bench 62kg Snatch 60kg Press 42kg This is an incredible opportunity for all of our female members to learn from a phenomenal coach. There will be a WOD running from 11am on Saturday morning under Steph's experienced eye followed by a Q&A session during which you can ask whatever you like: the importance of strength training, how to maintain a paleo diet etc. Do not miss this. All male athletes will require to have themselves and their kit out of the box by 11am. No excuses.