Workouts leaving you hanging? Watch CrossFit Seminar Staff member James Hobart as he demonstrates the hang clean and push jerk. Points Of Performance Deadlift the bar to the hang position Extend hips and legs rapidly Shoulders shrug, followed by a pull under with the arms Bar is received in a full squat, the stand Torso […]
CrossFit Seminar Staff member Julie Foucher demonstrates the dumbbell clean and split jerk to help keep your technique clean and perfect. Reap more benefits each CrossFit session with this simple movement tip. Points Of Performance Set up in position for a dumbbell clean Hips and shoulders rise at the same rate Then hips extend rapidly […]
CrossFit Seminar Staff member Julie Foucher demonstrates the dumbbell power clean and push to help you keep your technique clean and powerful. Points Of Performance Set up in position for a dumbbell clean Hips and shoulders rise at the same rate Then hips extend rapidly Shoulders shrug, followed by a pull under with the arms […]
It’s time to perfect your technique with this demo of the glute-ham raise. Remember, the way to reap the benefits of each CrossFit session is to master your technique. Points Of Performance Start with legs flexed on the top of GHD Keep abdominals braced, do not over-extend spine Descend until torso parallel to floor Flex legs […]
CrossFit Seminar Staff member James Hobart demonstrates the floor press to help you knock your workouts down to the ground (or in this case, the floor). Points Of Performance Slightly wider than shoulder-width grip Begin with arms extended, bar over the chest Shoulders remain in contact with the floor Elbows move closer to the hips […]
CrossFit Seminar Staff member James Hobart demonstrates the slam ball. Master your techniques and end your next workout with a big slam. Points Of Performance Shoulder-width stance Lift ball overhead to full extension of knees, hips and arms Throw ball to the floor between the feet Catch ball on rebound Keep weight in heels Extend […]
The Snatch and the Clean and Jerk are the two movements contested in the sport of weightlifting (also known as Olympic weightlifting or even Oly by CrossFitters). A while back we looked at the Clean and Jerk and all the associated variations and over the next few weeks, we are going to look at the […]
CrossFit has defined 9 Foundational Movements, which provide a greatly rounded starting point for anybody starting out with CrossFit. These are niely combined in this video, which covers: Air Squat Front Squat Overhead Squat Shoulder Press Push Press Push Jerk Deadlift Sumo Deadlift High Pull Medicine Ball Clean
CrossFit Seminar Staff member Julie Foucher demonstrates the dumbbell swing, a movement that isn’t seen very much as it is not as favoured as the kettlebell swing. The Dumbell doesn’t lend itself to the swing in quite the way the ketttlebell does, but as you can see from the demonstration, it makes a perfectly good […]
This week CrossFit Seminar Staff member Julie Foucher demonstrates the Dumbell Hang Power Snatch for us. Just like with the barbell variation of this movement, you can make it simple by considering each of the individual words in this rather lengthy movement name! 1. Dumbell (not barbell) 2. Hang – starting from above the ground […]
