Strength in Depth 2019

                   

Strength In Depth 2019 was the UK’s first CrossFit Sanctioned Event and it was amazing.

Sam Briggs and Sara Sigmundsdottir among some of the big names for this competition.

Massage Rx were proving Athlete Services as to say we were busy from start to finish would be an understatement!

We treated 132 Athletes on the Saturday and about 140 on the Sunday.

This was busier than any Regionals I have attended!

Sophie was Team Leader, with Chloe and Lester on Triage and front of house management.

The Therapists were Sophie, Steve, Emily and of course Dale.

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Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVpfwK8RsrU

CrossFit Europe Regionals 2018 Recap

                     

Regionals Europe 2018

Iceland, Russia and Norway take the stage.

Annie Thorisdottir wins Regionals for the ladies with a score of 544, this is the 6th time she has qualified for Regionals and a 9th trip to the CrossFit Games.

With Sara Sigmondsdottir and Kristin Holte in the top 5.

Roman Khrennikov wins for the Men with his first trip to Regionals.

Who is Roman?

He is 23 years old, from St Petersberg, Russia, he trains at CrossFit Sever.

He has only been doing Crossfit 2 years!

Gudmundsson sneaks into the games at the last minute despite battling a knee injury, very impressive performance.

Maxpuls Spartans (Norway) win the Team event with 476 points.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/user/CrossFitHQ

Road to the Games - Dottir Style in Iceland

                   

318,000 people in Iceland.

But a disproportionate amount of super CrossFit athletes.

How do these amazing girls from Iceland do it?

The answer is, it’s never easy, no matter who you are.

Sara, Annie and Katrin talk about their road to the Games and what it means to them.

Katrin and Annie train together to push each other to the next level.

Annie trains with Fredrick who is also a Games athlete.

Annie has a background in Gymnastics, but CrossFit is her Sport and her passion. 

She still gets excited about going to the Gym!

Do you?

Every year these girls get fitter and stronger.

With the new North Europe Regionals, let's hope we see different athletes appear on the journey to the CrossFit Games.

Sara, Katrin and Annie, the Bulletproofbodies Team salute you.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/user/CrossFitHQ

Sara Sigmundsdottir and the importance of naps

                     

Sara Sigmundsdottir

CrossFit is my job!

It takes time, that’s just how it is. 

You need to be patient.

But you also need to be ready.

You never know what could come up.

Eat, sleep, train repeat.

Not sleeping enough was a big problem for Sara.

It is something that we often forget in a world full of training.

Sleep hygiene is important to allow you to get 8 hours sleep per night.

Combined with 20 minute naps throughout the day.

20 minutes is the perfect amount of time for a nap.

Any longer and your body goes into a deeper sleep and you will feel groggy when you wake up.

So there you have it.

Sleep more!

Video: https://www.youtube.com/user/DrinkFitAid

What can we learn from the amazing Sara Sigmundsdottir?

                     

Congratulations, you made it!

The 2018 CrossFit Open is over.

Now it's time to stop being an athlete and start being a fan!

What can we learn from these amazing athletes?

Sara Sigmundsdottir describes her journey to the games.

How bad do you want it?

If you wouldn't give up in competition, why would you give up in  training?

She describes combating food poisoning both her rib fracture and knee injury.

The cause was over-training and not recovering enough.

In CrossFit you are taught to go through the pain, however, you need to differentiate between pain from training that goes quickly and pain that creeps up on you that does not go away.

What about YOU?

Are you training or are you draining?

Below are 7 questions you need to ask yourself about over-training:

1.     Are you getting odd pains and aches all over your body?

2.     Are you feeling tired or de-motivated?

3.     Are you having trouble sleeping?

4.     Have you lost your appetite?

5.      Have you lost your sex drive?

6.     Does your workout feel harder than normal?

7.     When was the last time you got a personal best?

Now that the Open is over, take some time out to let your body recover.

Have a couple of weeks of de-loading and then watch as you feel more motivated and you get a PB for the first time in ages.

Video:  https://www.youtube.com/user/DrinkFitAid