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17th December 2013
09:32pm GMT

Cicaplast Hands by La Roche-Posay
From lifting heavy weights to doing pull ups, your hands take a huge amount of punishment in the gym, and doing CrossFit involves a lot of these movements. Whether you're doing a deadlift or working through some cleans and jerks, your grip is key, which means that calluses on your hands are pretty hard to avoid, so Cicaplast Hands will help to speed up the rate at which your skin repairs. Rob and Alex both swear by it, and given that it's available in most pharmacies for just €7.50, it's not going to break the bank either.
Sliotar or hockey ball
Rob and Alex were keen to point out to us that warming up and cooling down are vital parts of your workout that a lot of people ignore, but doing so is a bad idea. Find those extra ten minutes in your schedule to give yourself time to get ready and make sure to put a hard ball, like a sliotar or a hockey ball, in to your gym bag so that you can roll out tight spots. Alex points out that, in particular, a lot of people have tight spots around the hip and the shoulders which are important joints. It might not be the most comfortable thing in the world to do, but there are real benefits to making sure you do it regularly.
Flip Flops
No one prefers showering at the gym, unless your gym happens to be incredibly clean with taps made of solid gold, so the best way to make sure you don't have to deal with the fairly unpleasant, slightly moist and weirdly squidgy ground is to throw a pair of flip flops in.
Shower gel and Shampoo
If you're doing your work right in the gym, you'll break a pretty good sweat. You'll need to wash that off, and a good body scrub might even be the ticket if you want to make sure you smell fresh when you get into work. Don't forget to bring a shampoo, as using your shower gel is alright, but we should definitely take good care of our hair, we never know how long we're going to have it after all.
Towels
That's right, towels; plural. You obviously need one for drying off after the shower, but don't forget about bringing one with you for during your session to wipe down equipment for other gym members. Alex in particular was vocal on this subject, and also reminded us that in a good workout, in particular during CrossFit, you're going to break a pretty good sweat, so bring something to make sure you're not dripping all over the place.Explore more on these topics: