Useful Links & Articles
Hand Care Pre & Post WOD
This is a good article from Callus Performance about how to care for your hands, how to reduce the risk of tearing, how to treat calluses and how heal your hands if you do rip.
There are lots of products on the market, but in a nutshell, you want moisturised supple hands, you want to file down hard skin and limit use of chalk as it dries your skin out. If you rip, stop your work out, clean the damaged area, wipe your equipment and take care of your hands.
The best Weight lifting Shoes in 2023
Barbend coming in hot with this comprehensive review of the different weightlifting shoes on the marketing in 2023. Design, durability, heel, materials, price, use… if you are thinking of getting a pair or replacing an existing pair, take a read…
https://barbend.com/best-weightlifting-shoes/
Also Gym Garage Reviews have done a good one too:
https://www.garagegymreviews.com/best-weightlifting-shoes
And one more by Scott Murdoch at Task & Purpose.
HOw to find out about local CrossFit Competions
There are a number of websites to find out about fun, competitive CrossFit / Functional Fitness Competitions to take part in. Here are just a few:
Gym Etiquette & Health & Safety
We strive everyday to provide a welcoming, safe and friendly environment for everyone to train in. Here are some general rules to ensure we all get along and continue to thrive as a community. Sometimes we forget to share things that are second nature now, so this is a summary of good gym etiquette.
Review of Best Gymnastics Grips for Crossfit
Cooper Mitchell ("Coop') is the creator of Garage Gym Reviews. He’s written a brilliant and comprehensive review about all the gymnastics grips on the market in June 2023 - he covers price, construction, durability, use and purpose. If you are looking for new grips or to buy some for the first time, this article is a great starting point for research.
https://www.garagegymreviews.com/best-gymnastic-grips-crossfit
HOw to bail safely out of a Back / Front squat
Christopher Corvello writing for Garage Gym Reviews, looks at how to safely bail out of a barbell squat. This is something we practice in class too, but a useful reminder here: