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2014 Crossfit Open: Conclusion

Crossfit Open 2014 has concluded with 14.5, the last Open workout, considered as one of the hardest in 2014 Open. At least for me, as it was the only workout I couldn’t complete (it was the thrusters!) The winner for…

SummerNats Australia’s Largest Automotive Event to be Staged for the Very First Time in Asia

Malaysia is the first Asian Country chosen to organise this 27-year-old premier Australian automotive event JPM Motorsport, Malaysia’s leading motorsports event company has been given the rights to organise and stage, what is recognised as Australia’s premier automotive event and…

Singapore indoor skydivers makes history at 2014 Bodyflight World Challenge

Teams from iFly Singapore clinch a silver medal in the inaugural 2-Way Dynamic and top 5 in the 2-Way Freefly Open categories [SINGAPORE, 06 April 2014] Today iFly Singapore proudly announced that their indoor skydiving team, iFly Singapore 1, formed…

Crossfit Open 14.4!

It’s a chipper! What is chipper? Chipper is usually a routine that strings 5 to 10 different movements together. It can be a team workout, where only one person exercises at a time, or a single persontimed workout. 14.4’s workout…

Crossfit Open 2014 half way point!

Just as I pen this, the Crossfit Open 2014 has passed its half way point. How do i feel about it? It was hard. 14.1 involved double unders, a move i have yet acquired. [embedvideo id=”I-E84llY-SY” website=”youtube”] 14.2 has overhead…

2013 Ironman All World Athlete Champions announced

TAMPA, Fla. (March 19, 2014) – After a successful year of competition, IRONMAN is proud to announce the overall All World Athlete™ (AWA) Champions for each Age Group category. IRONMAN® triathlon athletes received the AWA designation in their age groups…

Lowering Weights (No, we are not talking about weight loss)

As important as it is with “lifting weights” with the right postures, “lowering weights” is another important skill to learn. A wrong lowering technique may cause back and joints (ie. shoulders, knees, elbows) problems, at worst, it can break bones,…

Learn a new move: double unders!

With Crossfit Open 14.1 behind us, lets recap the moves that prescribed. Particularly, the double unders. The Crossfit Open 14.1 was: For men: Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 10 minutes of: 30 double-unders 75-lb. power snatches,…

Tacx presents the Tacx Ironman® Cycle-Mounting Trainer

TAMPA, Fla. (March 4, 2014) – Today, Tacx BV announced the launch of the new Tacx IRONMAN® Cycle-Mounting Trainer. The new trainer, built and designed for triathletes to achieve the highest level of performance, is Tacx’s first triathlon specific trainer….

USA Triathlon Announces Elite Triathletes of the Year for 2013

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — USA Triathlon today recognized the 2013 Elite Triathletes of the Year, highlighted by Gwen Jorgensen’s historic win at the Omegawave World Triathlon San Diego and other U.S. podium finishes. Elite competitors nominated eligible athletes with the…