CSTL – Road to Regionals – Episode 1 – Standout Individual Performances
With the 2015 CrossFit Open done and dusted, join Coach Ed Haynes as he reflects back on the 5 weeks of action, and looks ahead to the 2015 Regionals competition in Wollongong, Australia. Over the...
View ArticleCSTL – Road to Regionals – Episode 2: Team CSTL Open Performances
In episode 2, we start where we left off. In episode 1, we highlighted some of the standout performances from the top male and females finishers in the 2015 CrossFit Open. In episode 2, we analyse the...
View ArticleCSTL – Road to Regionals – Episode 3: Ant Haynes Individual Preperations
Let me introduce myself first. I’m a 25 year old guy who likes to workout. I used to play rugby to a high standard until I no longer enjoyed the ins & outs of the sport. I now find enjoyment and...
View ArticleDowntown Throwdown Summary
Well… What can I say? Downtown Throwdown 3/Central Sectionals (2015 edition) was a huge success! We had athletes, volunteers and spectators a like fly in from China, Taiwan, Japan and Macau. We ran 2...
View ArticleCrossFit Testing Block
CFPT Testing block As we close off week 8 of our current strength cycle, all Coastal Fitness Performance Training members will enter a 5 day testing phase, starting on Monday the 1st of June, 2015. We...
View ArticleCSTL – ROAD TO REGIONALS – EPISODE 4: THE RESULTS!
Athletes ready… Standby… What a journey it was. When you look at a competition on the scale of the Pacific regional level of competition for the CrossFit games you have to realize that the process...
View Article10 reasons why taking up CrossFit at Coastal fitness has been the best thing...
Introducing Steph Lown, Client at CFPT, Founder of CoLab, and Hong Kong native. Over the next few months she will providing her view on training with CFPT and fitness in general so have a read of her...
View ArticleCoastal Fitness on CNN
Head Trainer and Founder at CFPT, Ed Haynes, was asked recently for his view on a new fitness “fad” entering the spinning world and how it compared with the functional training that has been...
View Article10 useful things to know to help you blag your way through your first...
So you’ve made up your mind! You’ve done all the research and you’re going to start CrossFit! – And there’s nothing anybody can say to stop you from joining now! If that’s the case you’ll have read...
View ArticleThe Neera Cleanse: The What, Why and how
Cleansing/detoxing. These are terms which we are all familiar with, but most of which for the wrong reasons. Supplement and juice companies in particular, like to use the word ‘cleanse’ or ‘detox’...
View ArticleBilly Tam – Movement Case study
i-Train client Billy Tam working under coach Ed Haynes, on day 1 of re-testing after completing a 16 week rebuilding phase. Billy, an amateur Muay Thai fighter and extreme sport enthusiast, started...
View ArticleImproving performance by integrating Yoga into your training regime
Let me start by stating clearly that this is not a sneaky way of selling one of our services. The reasoning behind this blog post stems from something I am seeing more and more of in our clients, group...
View Article15 signs you’re hooked to Crossfit
So regardless of whether you’ve just started doing Crossfit or have been attending classes for some time now, the Crossfit bug is going to get you sooner or later! If you face was glued to a screen...
View ArticleCase study: Steph Ng, Hong Kong National team Powerlifter
Case study: Steph Ng, Hong Kong National team Powerlifter Athlete name: Steph Ng Trainer: Ed Haynes Training Programme: Personal Training (2 p/w) + CrossFit group coaching (3 p/w) This girl needs very...
View ArticleWelcoming the arrival of new coach Steven Hightower!
We are over the moon to welcome Coach & Athlete Steven Hightower to the ranks at Coastal Fitness Performance Training! Having started his career in America and in more recent times blessing our...
View Article7 reasons why is youth exercise so important (…and the studies that support...
So Little Movers is back starting September 19th and with classes for age groups; 2-4 years old, 5-7 years old & 7-11 years old – there’s something for everyone! At Coastal Fitness, these classes...
View ArticleClient Analysis – Marko
As my work comes to a close at Coastal Fitness HK, it’s given me some time to reflect upon a few lessons I’ve learnt and experiences I’ve gained. In a 3-part series I want to scratch the surface of my...
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Once again we look to literary and keyboard wizard/Client Steph Lown for her take on the CrossFit world… There are some fantastic myths flying about regarding CrossFit, here are: 6 CrossFit myths...
View ArticleWelcoming Belinda Halcrow to the Coaching Staff
We are very happy to announce the hiring of long time Coastal Fitness Performance Training stalwart Belinda Halcrow as a Health and Performance Specialist. Belinda brings with her a wealth of coaching...
View ArticleChris Folino: Using CrossFit to develop power lifting
Chris Folino has been a CrossFit and Personal Training client of Coach Ant Haynes at CFPT for over a year and has seen some impressive results through a periodized approach to mixed modal fitness and...
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