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The winners of the 2020 CrossFit Games

Peter Koopmans

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This year the CrossFit Games had, due to COVID (dang this thing pops up everywhere!!!) a new format. There were 2 stages. During stage one of the 2020 (Sept 18-19) Reebok CrossFit Games, 60 athletes — 30 men and 30 women — competed in seven events across two days. Which were pretty hard (as one can imagine). September 18…

Strength Training and Exercise Selection for a Full Body Workout

Peter Koopmans

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Whereas last month I told you about a minimal equipment set up, in this article I will explain the different components a strength workout should have to make it a full body strength workout. First a couple of words why strength training is an important part of your overall fitness and benefits and why people of all ages should…

PubQuiz 4 November: To promote Murph Challenge

Cindy Deraymaeker

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Some of you might know the weekly Pub Quiz in Mr PickWick pub. Besides being challenging there is also a big attendance of international folks. We thought it might be a good idea to attempt the quiz and at the same time use this platform to promote the Murph Challenge and get some funding for the Bobbi Bear Charity….

THE 24 HOUR MURPH CHALLENGE: UPDATE 2

Peter Koopmans

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As I write this update it is Saturday September 21st and we’re about 70 days away from the challenge. Operation Bobbi Bear. The past week I managed to connect with Jackie Downs Branfield, the founder of Operation Bobbi Bear in South Africa, and she was so grateful for the effort we’re doing. True enough, we’re still far away from…

THE 24 HOUR MURPH CHALLENGE: UPDATE 1

Peter Koopmans

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The preparation for WAD-WOD (World Aids Day- Workout of the Day) has started and while I am trying to put in the required volume of training, the UNAIDS Fitness committee is in full swing with all the preparations for our very first 24 Hr event. For those of you who were not yet aware, this year we will be…

Behind the scenes

Peter Koopmans

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Apart from our regular blurbs on nutrition, strength cycle and athlete of the month, the fitness committee and coaches are also doing lots of other things, such as…. …. getting new equipment: We’ve just received a some new equipment and Cindy and Martina have been busy unpacking and numbering the newly arrived items. We can now include new equipment…

The Murph and some (wise) words of advice

Peter Koopmans

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Memorial day is approaching and before tackling our yearly Murph workout, I wanted to share some words of advice, especially for those who never did a Murph before. First of all if you have come regularly to the workouts, your conditioning has improved… and even though some of you may have some doubts still, YOU ARE READY!! …

B3F is now “CrossFit B3F”!

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You may have noticed a name change on our website. Although it is not yet 100% official, we are pleased to announce that our little box is in the final stages of CrossFit affiliation. This will make us officially “CrossFit” and one of more than 13,000 affiliates worldwide. We now have a link on the website to the CrossFit…

Take the Murph Challenge!

Chris Fontaine

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For the third year running, UNAIDS Fitness and CrossFitB3F will be participating in one of the biggest events on the functional training calendar: the Murph Challenge – one mile run, 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 squats, one mile run. Held on US Memorial Day, the Murph Challenge is dedicated to the heroism of Navy SEAL LT. Michael P. Murphy,…

The Ten ….. Why we do hero-workouts ?

Peter Koopmans

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Hero workouts are more than a test of physical ability. They give us the chance to sweat, suffer and at the same time remember the ones who fell in the line of duty (in some cases close friends) one rep at a time. I would like to thank those of you who were there to do ‘The Ten’ our…

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UNAIDS Fitness is a non-profit, sustainable, staff-led initiative dedicated to improving the fitness, health and overall wellbeing of its members. UNAIDS Fitness has a “box” gym on the -1 level of the UNAIDS/WHO building and a larger outdoor training area in the courtyard. Each week UNAIDS Fitness organizes Be Fit Feel Free (B3F) functional-training sessions, including beginners, regular and specialty (mobility and gymnastics) classes.

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