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  • Mum’s the word - CrossFit during and after pregnancy

    Becoming a parent changes you, whether you are a Mum or a Dad, and it changes all of your relationships. You begin a new relationship with your partner as you start to navigate your new role of raising a child, the relationship you have with your parents changes as you perhaps start to understand... View Post

  • High-Intensity Power Training Workouts

    High-intensity power training (HIPT) remains an unclear subject due to being a relatively new concept for most people across the globe. There are only a couple of research-based articles available about HIPT. This lack of information makes the HIPT training program hard to differentiate from high... View Post

  • Best CrossFit Nutrition For Building Muscle

    We have described how we can sensibly lose fat with a healthy diet and CrossFit, it is now the turn of all those who want to build as much muscle mass as possible during the challenge. A few things have to be made clear in advance: In order to grow, our muscles not only need the right training s... View Post

  • Best CrossFit Nutrition For Fat Loss

    When following a CrossFit training regimen, your diet is as crucial as the workout itself. You will have to adjust your diet depending on your fitness goals. For instance, you will have to add food items to your diet plan that help you lose fat if you perform CrossFit workouts for weight loss. Ha... View Post

  • Burn Maximum Calories With HIPT

    The Crossfit training unit "HIPT" is the new calorie miracle - this is even confirmed by a study. Endurance sport has so far been considered the calorie burner but running the same route over and over again gets boring at some point. Time for a change - and preferably one that burns as many calor... View Post

  • 5 Tips When Starting Weightlifting and CrossFit

    When you first start Weightlifting or CrossFit, it is the best thing in the world. You instantly fall in love with the rapid progress that you make week in week out. You're on cloud 9 and can't believe you didn't start sooner. However, as anybody who has made it past this first 6-12 week period k... View Post

  • UK's Best Whey Protein 2021

    When you are looking for the best whey protein powder you need to consider a few things as the best whey protein powder for you can vary depending on your goal and budget. At ICON Nutrition we keep things simple. No crazy amount of different proteins to choose from, just 3 simple versions which o... View Post

  • What Is a Deload Week And Do You Need It?

    On a scale from one to ten, how important would you say recovery is? Maybe four or five? Six or seven if you feel generous, right? But do you know what? Recovery scores an easy ten in the importance category. Without it, no amount of good training or eating well will help you see the results you ... View Post