The common narrative of our first Crossfit workout is that no matter what the workout consisted of, the end result left us on our backs thinking “what just happened to me?” No matter how long you have been in the sport, this will continue to be the most common end result. Once you’ve decided to […]

So hopefully we can all see the light at the end of the tunnel and we will soon be seeing a return to the box and some form of training in the ‘new normal’. We have all been through a challenging and quite frankly insane time with lots of us having a complete pause to […]

Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy CROSSFIT NOTTINGHAM LIMITED EQUALITY PROGRAMME To provide some context these policies and programmes cover not only CrossFit Nottingham Limited but other fitness facilities/services we own and run. Our Equality Statement is included on our website and is sent out to all members Our Management team, attend an Equality & Diversity […]

When Crossfit Nottingham was formed 9 years ago it was always with a view of being a welcoming, fully inclusive and supportive environment for our members. In 2020 that is still one of our guiding lights. We strongly disagree with the posts and messages coming out of Crossfit HQ right now. Whilst CFN is a […]

If you go into your average CrossFit box nowadays, you’ll inevitably see a number of athletes in open gym following their own programming. That is, programming that isn’t provided as part of the class WODs. I know I’ve certainly noticed it. But what’s the deal? What’s the benefit? Are these people getting access to some […]

Efficacy and efficiency with moving our own load through space is undeniably a necessity for health, function and CrossFit performance. CrossFit at heart supports this notion, placing gymnastics at higher importance than weightlifting in the hierarchy of athletic development. I look at this from a standpoint of ‘if you can’t move your own load effectively, […]

“Success is the ability to move from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm’ Winston Churchill Injury in sport and fitness can be a huge obstacle for an individual to overcome. The physical effects of injury are obvious whilst the psychological effects are longer lasting, more difficult to quantify and harder to tackle. The […]

“I’d love to do it, I’m just not fit enough”. The amount of times I have heard this, or a variation of it, when talking to someone who is interested in doing CrossFit but is convinced they are not ready for it. “I’m going to get fit in my <insert gym name here> and then […]