mark beck

I’ve Left Crossfit Manchester

27 July 2010

As rubbish as it is to announce this sort of thing on the net, working away from home currently means that it’s the simplest way of not having to repeat myself over the next few weeks. As of yesterday (Monday 26th July) I’m no longer a member of Crossfit Manchester, something I never thought I’d [...]

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British Masters Weightlifting Champion – Oooh that sounds good!

30 March 2010

Thanks for all the messages of support, I can confirm that I did win my category at the 2010 BWLA British Masters Olympic Weightlifting championship finals this weekend. I was expecting to be lifting against Anthony (Tony) Down, from the Empire Club in Bristol, but it turned out that he came in overweight for the [...]

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Why Crossfit Coaching Sessions are Priceless

20 March 2010

As many people have noted from my earlier post, snatch practice for the British Masters has not been going well. Dropping six 70kg (154lb) snatches in a row, 2 weeks before competition day, is never a good sign. So this weekend, with 2 sessions back at Crossfit Manchester, I desperately needed the experienced eye of [...]

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BWLA British Masters Weightlifting update

15 March 2009

Yesterday was my best lifting event yet, by far. To say I’m extremely pleased, is a major understatement. The goal of the day was to lift the 175kg qualifying total, as much as anything, to justify my attendance there. (This is because they let me go, even though I hadn’t managed to lift the 175 [...]

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