I try to do Snatches twice a week now. It is one of my favorite exercises. My normal routine would be PVC warmups followed by bar work. I the progress to heavier weights. You will see me walk around the bar to prepare for the next set. My own personal record is 80 kg at Reactor Crossfit in Almaty, Kazakhstan. This workout I got up to 75 kg. I should hit 80 kg by the end of … [Read more...] about Snatch at Saigon Sports Club
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Saigon Sports Club awesome upgraded Crossfit box
Well, we all been waiting for this since the summer now. Saigon Sports Club finally upgraded their Crossfit box for Crossfit Q7. The new upgrade includes 21 Squat racks and over ten of each 20 kg men's and 15 kg women's bars. The Crossfit area is huge and brightly lit. This is a big difference from the smaller dark area that Crossfiters and Weightlifters have been using the … [Read more...] about Saigon Sports Club awesome upgraded Crossfit box
Saigon’s CrossFit box – CrossFit Thao Dien
Since I started working outside in 2013, I got to see the development of CrossFit firsthand. In Kazakhstan, I was a member of Reactor CrossFit and CrossFit Bruteforce in Almaty. Both boxes gave me a perspective of CrossFit that I never saw before. It was nice to see members doing the same Olympic Weightlifting lifts as I was doing. In Shanghai, I spent a year at CrossFit … [Read more...] about Saigon’s CrossFit box – CrossFit Thao Dien
Best Saigon Gyms for Weightlifters
Edited on: January 31, 2020. If you are a weightlifter, such as myself, finding a good gym in Saigon can be challenging. Until the summer, 2014, I actually struggled to find a gym that will allow me to do the classical Olympic weightlifting exercises; Clean & Jerk and Snatch. Most gyms just do not like the idea of a lifter "dropping" the weights after each lift. Hence, you … [Read more...] about Best Saigon Gyms for Weightlifters
My Sports Supplements Update
People keep asking me which supplements I use. For starters I use only the ones in the below picture. I take glucosamine, a daily vitamin, fish oil and gingseng in the morning. I take calcium, magnesium, zinc, and fish oil in the evening. After workouts I drink chocolate milk. Notice I do not drink any whey protein which I think is a scam. I get my protein through … [Read more...] about My Sports Supplements Update