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10 Reasons to Participate in a Spartan Race

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As official sponsors of the 2017 Spanish Spartan Race, we’re all getting ready for a summer of mud runs, cargo nets, walls and ropes. Loads of people are into obstacle course racing, from the casual weekenders who do it for the laughs, to the competitive OCR pros who train year-round to end up on top […]

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8 Full-body Fitness Workouts to Build Muscle and Burn Fat

8 full-body fitness workouts

Fitness is about building muscle or losing fat, or both at once. While the outlook might be the main goal, muscle-building/fat-shredding workouts come with a whole bunch of other health benefits.Muscles support our upright body posture and help preventing chronic pain. Lower body fat percentage helps our heart and other organs function better. Both support […]

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Quick Tips For 17.5 — Thrusters and Double-Unders

Quick guide to 17.5 Velites double unders

Praise Castro, the double-unders have finally arrived. The final WOD of the 2017 CrossFit Open will see athletes perform 350 double-unders, no matter what. We hope that you’ve got your Velites Fire 2.0 ropes at the ready, but if not, head over to the online store and get yours now, so that at least you […]

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How To Train For Your First Spartan Race

hot to train for your first spartan race

Spartan races, or more generally, obstacle course races (OCRs) have been popular for a few years now, with people looking for a way to challenge themselves and test their agility and technical skill over distance. Short courses start at around 5km, with Super Spartan races stretching out over 15km or more. In all honesty, most […]

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Quick TIps For Open WOD 17.4

Quick TIps For Open WOD 17.4

Congratulations, we all guessed correctly. Your only goal for 17.4, is to beat your score from 16.4. If you did it last year and survived, then you can do it again, but harder. Let’s take a look at 17.4 and break down a few strategies for making the most of it.CrossFit Open WOD 174 is:AMRAP […]

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