by Coach Kelvin | Apr 9, 2016 | Conditioning, Crossfit, Gymnastic, Strength, Training
Getting your first muscle up is a coveted experience for most Iron Fitness Singapore Athletes. Everybody remembers when and where they got their first one and how good it felt! As far as functionality goes, muscle ups are very much like climbing a fence or pulling...
by Coach Kelvin | Mar 28, 2016 | Crossfit, Olympic Lifting, Strength, Training
The Split Jerk can be used just as much as the snatch and clean. Anytime that you have shoulder to overhead work, the split jerk is an option that you can use to get the weight up. It is actually the best option for athletes, especially when the weight starts getting...
by Coach Kelvin | Mar 15, 2016 | Crossfit, Olympic Lifting, Strength, Training, Workout
The weightlifting belt has been a stable of the powerlifting and strongman circuits for years, and it is growing in popularity within Functional Fitness Athletes?as well. However, there is an?incredible?amount of conflicting research and opinion on whether an athlete...
by Coach Kelvin | Mar 14, 2016 | Conjugate Training, Crossfit, CrossFit Games, Strength, Training
After the complexities of two triplets in the first two workouts of the 2016 CrossFit Open, Dave Castro, speaking from CrossFit Officine in Milan, Italy, took things back to the basics as he announced 16.3. 16.3 Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 7...
by Coach Kelvin | Mar 7, 2016 | Conjugate Training, Fundamental Class, Olympic Lifting, Strength
The 1? squat is a variation of either the?back squat?or?front squat?that focuses on the bottom of the movement. Execution Perform the?eccentric?portion of the?back squat?or?front squat. Recover only partially (about to parallel or slightly below), return to the...
by Coach Kelvin | Mar 6, 2016 | Crossfit, CrossFit Games, Strength, Training
16.2 is a mix of high skill movements and heavy weights! No where to hide in this one, Either you’ll be limited by your double-unders and/or toes to bar, or by the weight of the squat cleans. I could probably spend 20 minutes alone walking through all the...
by Coach Kelvin | Mar 3, 2016 | Conditioning, Crossfit, Fundamental Class, Olympic Lifting, Strength, Training
Welcome to Iron Fitness Singapore, Home Of CrossFit Iron Fitness Fundamentals! It is very important to us that all our members and potential members understand?how to?perform the fundamental movements of Strength Training & CrossFit with proper form and without...
by Coach Kelvin | Feb 28, 2016 | Conjugate Training, Crossfit, CrossFit Games, Fundamental Class, Strength, Training
So the first workout of the 2016 CrossFit Open, aka 16.1 has been announced. 16.1 Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 20 minutes of: 25-ft. overhead walking lunge 8 burpees 25-ft. overhead walking lunge 8 chest-to-bar pull-ups Men lunge 95 lb. Women lunge...