Tips to get your glutes & posterior chain firing, and improve your front rack. Workout 18.2 is another chance for those the dumbbells to have an outing, this time in a couplet with the new burpee standard. 18.2 is an ascending couplet of 1-10 DB squats and bar facing burpees. Followed immediately by 18.2a, which … Read more
Helping You Improve Your Kipping Efficiency and Overhead Position Congratulations if you managed to stay up and watch GLC2000 athlete Sam Briggs smash Crossfit Open workout 18.1 in the live announcement overnight in São Paulo, Brazil. Don’t worry if you haven’t watch it yet, there are no spoilers here. Workout 18.1 is a triplet consisting … Read more
The Crossfit Games Season 2018 is almost upon us, and it’s looking to be the biggest Open yet. Last year’s competition boasted 380,000 entries, an amazing 41% of entries were masters athletes. That meant more than 148,000 masters signed up and half of these fell into the 35-39 category. This growing popularity has been recognised … Read more
In the Summer of 2014 I injured my wrist catching a heavy clean. It slipped off my shoulder and bent my wrist at a very awkward angle. As a full time coach this did more than affect my training, it meant I struggled to demo even the most basic of movements. Push ups hurt, overhead … Read more
Recovering from Shoulder surgery 2x as fast with GLC2000 Over the years the left side of my upper body has been battered through competing in Crossfit. Back in 2010 I lost a heavy kettlebell snatch behind me and refused to drop the ‘bell. This caused me to dislocate my left shoulder. My shoulder got popped … Read more
My name is Tom Dunphy. I am the owner and head coach at CrossFit Waterford in Ireland. Ive been CrossFitting for almost 5 years and was previously involved in kickboxing and Muay Thai. In early 2011 I developed a pain in my right shoulder and was later diagnosed with a slap tear. I couldn’t do … Read more
Principles For Coaches To Assess And Improve Mobility & Movement Presented by Mobilise Activate Perform & GLC2000 Most people understand that they should be doing something to look after their joints, loosen up and increase their flexibility. There is a wealth of information available, but having access to a library of drills or stretches is … Read more
Since my early teens I have always wanted to be a boxer. I had my first amateur bout in 2004 at the age of 13, and after 10 years and countless fights as an amateur I obtained my professional boxing license. Understandably I threw myself even more into my training, excited for my first fight. … Read more
The 2017 Crossfit Games is now less than one week away, so here is our rundown of UK athletes who are heading to Madison to test their fitness. Samantha Briggs The 2013 Crossfit Games champion needs no introduction. Sam is a Games veteran, who at the age of 35 managed to qualify to compete in … Read more
At the highest level of sport, injuries do happen. Crossfit athletes are constantly pushing the envelope of fitness, moving heavier weights, faster, and for more reps. This ever increasing volume constantly puts strain on joints and connective tissues, which are much slower to adapt and repair than muscle. Most of the time injuries can be … Read more
‘Crossfit Games Masters Athlete Overcoming Shoulder Impingement & Elbow Tendinitis’ I first heard of GLC2000 when I competed in the 4 nations Crossfit competition in July 2014. Other Crossfit masters athletes on the team where already using it and it came highly recommended. “GLC2000 meant I was no longer scared of lifting heavy overhead” I’ve … Read more
Supporting Regionals Athletes Back in January GLC2000 ran a small training camp ahead of the Crossfit Open. Life as a top athlete can be quite solitary, following specialist programming in a quiet or deserted gym 6-7 days a week. So we got some top athletes together in Manchester, the spiritual home of UK Crossfit. It … Read more
As we age, things that we could once do without a second thought leave us aching and feeling sore. Repeating this process over time starts to cause little niggles or can lead to serious injuries. Aches and niggles can drastically affect our quality of life and happiness. They can stop us pursuing a sport or … Read more
Mobility to Reduce Your Fatigue During High Rep Double Unders & Thrusters Open workout 17.5 brings together a couplet of 2 classic Crossfit movements. It’s no surprise to see either of these movements, but the rep scheme is a little unusual. Neither the 9 thrusters nor the 35 double unders are particularly taxing on their … Read more
Are You Fitter Than Last Year? Testing your fitness is what the Crossfit Open is all about. There’s no better way to do that than to repeat a highly metabolic chipper from 12 months ago! 17.4 combines 4 complimentary movements in a high reps, so your muscles are ready to transition to the next exercise … Read more
Mobility, Recovery & Injury Prevention for Weightlifters Weightlifting is a tough sport, there are so many benefits that come from strength training, however recovery and looking after yourself is very important. A few weeks ago we helped our coach out being demo models and extra pairs of eyes when he was running a beginners Olympic … Read more
Helping You Fail Fewer Snatches The Open WOD 17.2 saw some absolutely amazing performances, with many people getting their first T2B or even BMU. Congratulations to GLC2000 athletes Samantha Briggs & Emma Mcquaid who after 2 open workouts are sitting in 1st and 8th place in the world! Bye Bye Dumbells – Hello Chest to … Read more
Team GLC2000 take on 16.1 at Crossfit 3D A behind the scenes look at a 2016 GLC2000 athlete training camp. Where some of the UK’s best Crossfit athletes came together to torment each other, train and take on Open WOD 16.1. There were some impressive performances, especially Samantha Briggs completing a total of 348 reps … Read more
Over my ten year military career I have been an active member of the parachute regiment, before becoming a physical training instructor (PTI) for 22 SAS. I’ve been a member of the P Company staff for selection of potential Parachute Regiment recruits as well as second in command of physical fitness at first battalion Parachute … Read more
Fixing My Elbow and Shoulder Issues I’ve had long standing elbow and shoulder injuries for years, these have affected my work and training. These niggles were brought on by my job, which involves a lot of repetitive gripping and hammering. I used to see a chiropractor once a week just to keep it in check, … Read more
Improving Shoulder Stability, Grip and Hips – Full body preparation for 17.2 For 18.2 Mobility Guide Click Here A big shout out to GLC2000 athletes Emma Mcquaid & Sam Briggs for placing 2nd and 6th in Europe on 17.1. Hopefully after 17.1 your members lower back and grip muscles have had a bit of a … Read more
My physical job and training twice a day always left my joints feeling a bit stiff. It wasn’t that it was stopping me doing anything, there were just always dull aches that I couldn’t seem to shift. Since I started using GLC2000 6 months ago I haven’t any soreness in my joints. My schedule is … Read more
Improve Your 17.1 Open WOD Time With 5 Minutes Of Mobility Congratulations if you managed to stay up and watch GLC2000 athlete Sam Briggs smash Crossfit Open workout 17.1 in the live announcement overnight. Workout 17.1 consists of two big, full body, hip opening movements. With a lot of work done in awkward unilateral positions … Read more
Behind the scenes at the GLC2000 UK Athlete Camp 2017 Training Is a 9 – 5 We are lucky enough to work with elite Crossfit athletes regularly. Most have them have been using our product way before they were top athletes. These athletes all treat their training as a full time job; absolutely everything they … Read more
