March 2020

Weekly WODs – Monday 16th of March to Sunday 22nd of March

Announcements and Messages

Coronavirus (Covid-19) Update

Thank you for your continued patience and support with us during this time. As a developing situation, we don’t have all the answers, but will be doing everything we can to minimise disruption whilst promoting a safe environment for our members and staff.

While we are planning for all scenarios, we do not want to make any major changes to our schedule/classes unless we have to. We are considering all options going forward, including limiting class sizes if required (we would add further classes to the timetable in this scenario) and issuing at home workouts to help ensure as many of you as possible can still get your workout in. At the end of the day, we can only go by the guidance we receive, but keeping you and your families fit and healthy is our number one concern. In order to limit our chances of getting to a worst case scenario option, we are going to be making a few more changes for the time being:

Starting this week, we’ll be putting out home workouts for you to complete in the event you can’t attend the gym. It doesn’t count unless there is a picture ;P, so tag us @basefitness_crossfit and let us know if you like them!

Sadly, the chalk bucket will be no longer. If you are really struggling, you can buy your own online. Please ask the coaches if you need suggestions on where from.

You’ll notice a sign on the door as you enter the main gym. Please make a habit of properly washing your hands upon entering either of our gym facilities. Continued washing as needed during your workout and post session would also be recommended. Remember that if you cough or sneeze, you should try and catch these in a tissue and dispose of it immediately after use (and then wash your hands again).

In order to prevent a big crossover of people at class times, we’d ask that you hold off entering the gym until at least 5 minutes prior to class times. The same will go for post classes and we’d ask that you refrain from hanging around longer than necessary. It’s not a step we like to take, but will help us keep numbers within the gym at any one time down.

Workouts will be planned going forward to ensure you have time to sanitise all equipment used during your workout. Please be mindful of what you touch and only use what you need. All equipment must be cleaned once used, so don’t forget about things like mats, bands, pull up bars, etc. From a planning perspective, we’ll be avoiding partner workouts for the time being and minimising having the share equipment where we can.

For children entering the gym, there will be a strict hands-off equipment policy. We’d ask that if kids are coming into the gym, they understand that they will be asked to sit quietly in the change rooms during a workout. They too will need to observe the handwashing guidelines and shouldn’t enter the gym if they themselves aren’t feeling well.

Our coaches will also be supporting with cleanliness at points throughout the day. Our main focus will be shared spaces, door handles, etc as well as a general sweep during any break times.

As with our communication to your earlier this week, all other advice regarding health + hygiene still stands. Should you have any symptoms of cold/flu/fever or have concern you might be becoming ill, we’d encourage you to stay home as advised by the government. While you might feel ok enough to keep going, the risk to other groups by your attendance may be high. This is for your safety and the safety of everyone around you.

Thanks for your help and understanding with this. We will keep you updated of any further updates.

Beyond Training

Recipe of the Week – Delightfully Baked Apples

Sometimes, you just need a treat. This one always hits the spot for me. It’s warming and perfect on a cold night. For those evenings you feel you need something sweet, this might just hit the spot!

Delightfully Baked Apples
Baked apples topped with oats, cinnamon and brown sugar. Like little individual apple crisps without all the added fuss of cutting and peeling the apples. A simple, low fat, healthy dessert for a cool autumn evening, serve this a la mode for an extra special treat!


Weekly Workouts

Base CrossFit

Monday

Hard Cindy
Complete as many rounds as possible in 20 minutes of:
5 weighted pull-ups
10 push-ups with feet on a box
15 squats holding a plate
♀ 25-lb. pull-ups, feet on 24-in. box, hold 25-lb. plate
♂ 35-lb. pull-ups, feet on 30-in. box, hold 45-lb. plate

Tuesday

2:30 on/2:30 off x 4
22/17 Kcal Bike / Ski / Row
12 burpees
Max power Cleans remaining times 70 / 50
x4

Wednesday

A)
Front Squat 3 x 10

B)
12 min AMRAP

15 DB squats
16 Back rack Barbell lunges (from rig)
30 KB swings

Thursday

A)
8 minute AMRAP
DB Power Cleans x 15
DB Push Press x 15

rest 2 minutes

8 minute AMRAP – ascending ladder
4,8,12,16….. Kcal Ski
4,8,12,16…..Press Ups

Friday

5 rounds for time:

30 DB snatches
30 Box jump overs
15 TTB

Saturday

10 minute AMRAP:
7 Cleans
14 burpees

rest 3 minutes

10 min AMRAP
7 Burpees
14 Front squats

Base Strength

Monday

A)
Push Press
6 x 3
Then max effort at 50%

B)
EMOM – 16 mins
1 – DB Floor press 15-20
2 – Ski ME 45 seconds
3 – 15 reverse flyes
4 – 45 second tuck hold

Friday

A)
Back Squat
6 x 3 pause back squat (3 sec hold at the bottom)

B)
4 Rounds
10 split leg lunges each side
20 BB Good Mornings
Max effort tempo press ups

Finisher – tabata single leg V Sits/ crunshes/ sit ups

Sunday

Repeat Friday’s Strength class

Base Conditioning

Tuesday

3 Rounds
3 min Max Kcal
2 min Down Ups
1 min Sit Ups

Wednesday

Row
3 min 30 sec work 1-3 sec faster than 2.5km pace
30 sec rest
x 3
Ski 1-3 sec faster than 2.5km pace
3 min 30 sec work
30 sec rest
x 3
Run
5 min on 1 min rest Aim to Run further than last week
x 2

Sunday

Repeat Wednesday conditioning
Home Workout

Workout 1
12 minute AMRAP

12 kneel to stand
12 Burpees

Tabata (20 seconds on 10 seconds of for 8 rounds) plank
Tabata alternating side plank

Workout 2

30 minute AMRAP
Run around your block or step ups for 2 minutes (try to find something close to 400)
10,20,30,40,50..etc squats

Workout 3

A)
6 rounds
10 bench dips
10 sit ups
10 tuck jumps
rest 30 seconds

B)
Gymnastic swimming

Workout 4

35-25-15
Jump squats
Hollow rocks / seconds hollow hold
Rest 4 minutes and repeat

Tabata wall squat

Workout 5

10 min amrap

10 jumping alternating lunges
5-10 press ups

Workout 6

3 min AMRAP burpees
1 minute rest
3 minute AMRAP 10 air squats 10 reverse lunges (loaded)
1 minute rest
3 minute AMRAP 5 v-sits 10 press up 10 sit ups
1 minute rest

Repeat x 2

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Weekly WODs – Monday 9th of March to Sunday 15th of March

Announcements and Messages

CrossFit Teens starts again this week!

After the success of our first block for CrossFit Teens, it’s here to stay. This time around we’ll be doing a 4 week block that runs Tuesdays 4.30pm-5.30pm and Fridays from 4pm-5pm. To get involved, your 12-16 year olds can either join both classes across the 4 week block for £60, or £30 if they can only attend one day or the other.

The CrossFit Teens class is an excellent class for your young exercisers to get fit, gain awareness and also learn more about all things health and fitness. Expect them to cover a range of movements within the class and walk away each time feeling motivated and excited for their next session!

To book, please email info@basefitness.co.

Beyond Training

Recipe of the Week – Mushroom Hash Poached Eggs
Back to breakfasts this week and swapping out potato hash, for some mushrooms! This recipe will see you hit 3 of your 5 a day before you even make it to lunch. Give it a try and let us know what you think!

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/mushroom-hash-poached-eggs


Weekly Workouts

Base CrossFit

Monday

In Pairs – 2 Rounds for time
100 Wall Balls (heavy RX+ if can do 50 wall balls UB)
75 Box Jump Overs
50 Deadlifts (100/70)
25 Strict ring dips (or dips on toes)

Tuesday

A)
Build to Heavy
1 Hang Power Clean
1 Power Clean

B)
12 – 1
Hang Power Clean 42.5 / 30
Burpees over the Bar

Wednesday

A)
10-8-6-4-4
Push Press

B)
30 seconds on/off x 20
Alt each round
Kcal Ski
Push Press 42.5/30

Thursday

A)
Back Squat
5 sets of 8 reps

B)
20 min AMRAP for quality
20 KB reverse lunges
10 broad jumps
20 Kcal bike
30 sec L sit/ Knee tuck

Friday

5min AMRAP
30 Double Under
10 V-Sit

Rest 1 minute

5min AMRAP
15 KB swings
15 Air Squats
15 Ring Rows

Rest 1 minute
x 3

Saturday

In Pairs –

For time:
Alternating minute (1 partner work 1 min, 1 partner rest 1 minute) –
EMOM 8 burpees OTB
100 Power Cleans (60/40)
100 Push Press (60/40)
50 CNJ (60/40)

Base Strength

Monday

A)
4 x 8 Bench press

B)
16 min AMRAP
10 muscle clean and strict press
15 DB Front Squats
15 Bench dips
30 second hollow hold/tuck hold

C)
45 secs on/off
banded face pulls
x 2

Friday

A)
Deadlift
5 x 5 tempo (3 sec up/lower)

B)
10 down to 1
Barbell Front Squat
Single Arm Strict press
Front rack reverse lunges (each leg)

Sunday

Repeat Friday’s Strength class

Base Conditioning

Tuesday

4 sets of:
8 rounds of 20 sec on / 10 sec off
Kcal Run
Barbell Thrusters
Ski
Weighted Sit Ups
Down Ups

Wednesday

Row
3 min 15 sec work (1-3 sec faster than 2.5km pace)
45 sec rest
x 3

Ski
3 min 15 sec work (1-3 sec faster than 2.5km pace)
45 sec rest
x 3

Run
4.5 min work on 1.5 min rest / Aim to Run further than last week
x 2

Sunday

Repeat Wednesday conditioning

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Weekly WODs – Monday 2nd of March to Sunday 8th of March

Announcements and Messages

Long Term Membership Offer – Available to start in April – please let us know in writing by this week if you are interested

By now most of you have hopefully seen our video on the Private Members page (or visited in person!), showing you an insight into what the new gym currently looks like. It’s a great big space and we have equally big plans to make it the best gym ever. In order to help facilitate some of our plans coming to life, we have decided to offer a one off opportunity to purchase a long term membership option with us. This is something we’ve never done before and likely wont again, so if it is of interest we’d ask you to reach out. The details? Please see below:

18 month membership contract offer – This option would involve an upfront payment of £1200 and offer you a Gold membership across the contract term. In this option you would receive a discount of £150 off the normal cost of 18 months, which is equivalent to two months free!!

12 month membership contract offer – This option would involve an upfront payment of £825 and offer you a Gold Membership across the contract term. In this option you would receive a discount of £75 off the normal cost of 12 months, which is equivalent to a month free!

This will be a one time opportunity that will go live in April for those interested. Please send an email to us at info@Basefitness.co by Sunday next week to confirm your interest. T+C’s will be attached to this offering, so please get in touch to find out more.

Beyond Training

How much Protein should you eat?

One of the questions we get over and over again, is how much protein is a good amount in order to support body/fitness goals? This helpful article by precision nutrition breaks down how much protein you may want to be eating based on your goals, as well as the research behind claims you often see in the media. If you want to learn more about how much protein you should be eating, or perhaps just want to learn more about what protein is/does in the body, then have a read!

Read the article here: https://www.precisionnutrition.com/will-a-high-protein-diet-harm-your-health?utm_source=marketingcloud&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=022720-L1PresaleProspects-HighProteinDiets

Still lost? Remember at Base Fitness we offer both 1 to 1 and group nutrition coaching. Contact info@basefitness.co to find out more.

Recipe of the Week – Turkey Chilli Jacket Potatoes

Opting for an all in one type recipe this week, this recipe gives you your carbs, fats and protein all in one! Add some veg and you’re good to go for lunches and meals during the week *it’s a good re-heat option! If you made last week’s recipe of the week and want to swap out the Ground turkey, consider swapping for 5% steak mince instead for a change in flavor.

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/turkey-chilli-jacket-potatoes#


Weekly Workouts

Base CrossFit

Monday

A)
4 x 10-15 Box Dips
or
4 x 4-10 strict ring dips (pause at top and bottom)

Try and increase reps from previous week

B)
100 kcal
80 wall balls
60 ring rows
50 kcal
40 wall balls
30 ring rows

Tuesday

A)
5-5-5-3-3 Thruster

B)
1min On/off
10 Thrusters (60/40)
max OTB burpees
x 6

Wednesday

20 min AMRAP

5 power snatches
7 TTB
9 Box Jumps

Thursday

A)
Barbell reverse lunges
4 x 16 (8 each leg)

B)
1km row for time

C)
100 banded Good mornings
max hollow hold after every 25 reps

Friday

A)
4 Min AMRAP

10 Deadlifts (90/65)
15 Press Ups
60 Double unders
Rest 2 Minutes

4 Min AMRAP
5 BMU/10 CTB
20 Goblet Squats
Rest 2 minutes

x 2

Saturday

In Pairs

30 minute AMRAP
1 partner AMRAP Cindy
1 partner max distance row/ski/bike
Rotate every 5 minutes
So 3 rounds of each

Base Strength

Monday

A)
Build to heavy 5 RM push press
(12 minutes to build)

B)
15 min AMRAP
15 Stiff leg deadlift
20 Single arm push press (10 each side)
Max effort tempo press ups (3 secs down / 1 sec hold / fast up)
20 leg lifts

C)
30 seconds on / 30 seconds off
Banded pull aparts

Friday

A)
Build to heavy 6RM Back squat

B)
5 rounds:
20 Back Squats @ 40% of a)
16 DB Bent over rows
45 seconds Glute bridges

C)
5 sets of 6 broad jumps

Sunday

Repeat Friday’s Strength class

Base Conditioning

Tuesday

4 min AMRAP
20 kcal (alt)
15 goblet squats
10 press ups

1 min rest x 4

Wednesday

Row
3 min work 1-3 sec faster than 2.5km pace
60 sec rest
x 3
Ski 1-3 sec faster than 2.5km pace
3 min work
60 sec rest
x 3
Run
4.5 min on 1.5 min rest
x 2

Sunday

Repeat Wednesday conditioning

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