In December 2017 more than 80 athletes from 20 countries came together in Northern Thailand's Chiang Mai to compete at the 2017 Thailand Throwdown. Among them, six athletes from Hanoi representing CrossFit Tay Ho!

They came to sweat and fight for each second and each kilogram on the barbell...

But they also came to have tons of fun...

And they finally finished the weekend with great success! Congratulations to...

• Jacques, for a 3rd place in the Men's RX Division
• Patrick, for 22nd place in the Men's RX Division
• Aaron, for a 3rd place in the Men's Scaled Division
• Jenn, for a 4th place in the Women's Scaled Division
• Brontee, for a 12th place in the Women's Scaled Division
• Kal, for a 5th place in the Men's Masters Division

In May 2017 we realized that our little Tay Ho box desperately needed some serious 'reconditioning'! The problems with our flooring started to affect the quality and safety of workouts, especially when heavy barbell work was involved. And although we all loved the patina of the box… we felt that a bucket of fresh paint and some new shelfs would do good as well. So we gathered the community and started a project!
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Here is the box before the renovation...

When you start digging deep in the basement of a house in Hanoi… well, we discovered that there was no foundation, no concrete or whatsoever beneath the layers of gym mats, wood and (hollow) tiles of our box floor. 

After taking out the old floor and paving over the concrete we could finally start to place the new shiny blue gym mats (made in Vietnam!).

And here is the result… our new 'heaven of gains'!

Check out our new Thursday class: The ‘Barbell Club’
From September 2016 on, coach Karl has introduced a new class in the weekly schedule: The ‘Barbell Club’.
So, what’s it all about?

• The weekly session focuses on developing skills, confidence and strength with the olympic lifts.
• Each week the session alternately focuses on the clean & jerk, snatch or an element of those moves.
• The session always starts with lightweight skills & drills and may then contain various skills, strength and WOD elements.
• So, the magic formula is: Focus on bar path and mechanics = proficiency, confidence and strength as a natural development!
• It takes place every Thursday at 5.30pm.

And what’s the overall objective of ‘Barbell Club’?

• To get you proficient with the olympic lifts! And by doing that, make you stronger and fitter for life!

How does a session look like?
Here an example from this weeks ‘Barbell Club’ focusing on “Jerk Work”: