Cristini Athletics

4 WEEKS OUT FROM HYROX TORONTO. 🔥

This week at Cristini Athletics, we’re continuing to build the engine, strength and race-specific capacity needed for race day.

WEDNESDAY — HYROX STRENGTH
7:00 PM at Markham + Woodbridge
Longer intervals, controlled pacing and strength under fatigue.

THURSDAY — HYROX WOD ONLY
All classes. Both locations.
Sled work, carries, ergs, wall balls and burpee broad jumps — finishing with work at 110% race speed.

SUNDAY — 90-MIN HYROX CLASS
This is the long one.
13 sets. 5 minutes on. 1 minute off.
Running paired with sleds, ergs, burpees, lunges and wall balls.

Total run volume: 6.5K.

Every week, the volume climbs.
Every week, the stations get more specific.
Every week, we get closer to race-day demands.

HYROX Toronto — we’re building for it now. 🏁

Hey Cristini Athletics family! Before you head out for the long weekend, take two minutes to lock in your classes for next week. Between Labor Day Monday and back-to-school season starting up, routines are about to get busy. Getting your schedule set today makes staying on track completely effortless.

Got a friend or gym buddy looking to reset their routine with you this fall? Tell them to check out our September Intro Special so they can jump into class right beside you!

Head over to our website (link in bio) to reserve your spots or grab our September promo before it fills up!

Back-to-school season isn’t just for the kids, it’s time to get back into a solid routine for yourself too! We’re kicking off September with an incredible intro promo to help you smash your fitness goals this fall. For $399, you get 2 full months of unlimited group and HYROX classes, 3 personal training sessions, full access to our awesome community, plus a 30-minute physio assessment and treatment to keep you moving right. Spots fill up fast, so come train with us!

Tap the link in our bio to lock in your September Special today!

Happy Birthday to the leader, coach, and one of the driving forces behind Cristini Athletics, Steve! 🏋️‍♂️💪

Thank you for constantly pushing the community to hit new PRs, stay disciplined, and crush every goal inside and outside the gym.

Wishing you an incredible year ahead filled with heavy lifts, strong gains, and endless success!

Drop your birthday wishes for Steve in the comments below! 👇🎉

September 1st is officially here! If your summer was packed with trips, ice cream, and zero workouts, awesome. You enjoyed it, and you earned the rest.

Now, it’s time to refill your cup so you have the energy to tackle the busy months ahead. No guilt, no extreme detoxes, just expert coaching, a great sweat, and getting back on track with your Cristini Athletics family.

Whether you’re hitting our Markham or Woodbridge locations, let’s make this season your strongest yet.

Set your alarm, claim your spot, and let’s get after it. Check the first comment to lock in your class. See you on the floor!

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🔥 GEARING UP FOR HYROX TORONTO 🔥

At Cristini Athletics, we’re officially ramping up our HYROX training as we get our members and athletes ready for HYROX Toronto.

For the next 8 weeks, you now have 3 dedicated HYROX training opportunities every week:

⚡ TUESDAY / THURSDAY ALL CLASSES — HYROX WOD ONLY
Alternating each week, our WOD-only day will be dedicated completely to HYROX. Expect running, stations, pacing and learning how to keep moving efficiently while fatigued.

💪 WEDNESDAY — HYROX STRENGTH
We’re continuing to build the strength and muscle needed to attack every station. Sleds, carries, wall balls, lunges, ergs and more — building the strength behind your race performance.

🏃 SUNDAY — 90-MIN HYROX CONDITIONING
Starting this week, Sundays move into our 90-minute format.

This is where we begin preparing you for the long haul — longer runs, fuller versions of the stations and learning how to manage your effort over an extended workout.

And as the weeks progress, we’ll gradually increase your total running kilometres, bringing you closer and closer to race-day demands.

The goal isn’t to suddenly test a full HYROX.

We build you there. Week by week.

Running. Strength. Stations. Pacing. Endurance.

🏁 HYROX Toronto — we’re coming.

🍂 CYCLE 4/7: CROSSFIT ESSENTIALS 🍂

Your CrossFit Open performance is built in the fall.

Tomorrow is the start of Cycle 4/7 at Cristini Athletics.

This is the time of year where we take the strength, technique, gymnastics and aerobic capacity we’ve built — and start applying it to CrossFit.

Over the next 8 weeks:

🏋️ Snatches under fatigue
🔥 HYROX conditioning
⚡ Clean & Jerk cycling
🤝 Team WODs
🦵 Athletic Leg Day
🤸 Gymnastics under fatigue
🏋️‍♂️ The return of our 2017 20RM Back Squat program
💦 Saturday Sweatfests

The goal now is simple:

Keep the technique. Add the intensity.

Welcome to Cycle 4/7 — CrossFit Essentials.
Fall training starts now. 🍁

If your knees cave in when you’re getting deep into a heavy squat, you’re putting way too much stress on your joints. Keep them healthy with three quick fixes: twist your feet firmly into the floor, open up your hips, and make sure your knees stay lined up right over the middle of your foot through the whole rep.

Hit the link in our bio to see how our coaches use movement science to help you lift heavier without beating up your body.

Carbs get a bad rap, but if you’re putting in work at the gym, you need ’em. They’re your body’s best tank of quick fuel for high-intensity training. Swapping out the refined sugar for solid, complex stuff, like sweet potatoes, oats, and rice, keeps your energy steady all day and helps your muscles bounce back faster after a tough session.

Check out our main website to learn more about our coaching and training programs!

Getting 8 hours of restless sleep isn’t the same as landing 7 hours of deep, solid REM recovery. To actually help your muscles rebuild after training, try tweaking your routine tonight: drop the room temp, turn off the bright lights an hour before bed, and go light on the late-night snacks.

Save this post so you remember to prep your room tonight!