by Dan Williams | Jun 23, 2011 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Flexibility, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
There are few movements with as much benefit and global reach as the press. Sometimes, technique corrections are not sufficient in resolving poor movement. Let’s look at the musculo-skeletal issues which may jeopardise your ovehead press and how to fix them....
by Dan Williams | Jun 17, 2011 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Health, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
You’re injured. The next few hours are critical to your long term recovery. What do you do? You have no time to waste… so let me give you a super fast recipe for injury care, and the justification behind each initiative. Compression and elevation: Bandage...
by Dan Williams | Jun 16, 2011 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Flexibility, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
There are two schools of thought. Here’s the quandary. The squat, deadlift and press, in my opinion are three of the most (if not THE MOST) important movements we can perform. Performed correctly they comprise the elements of almost every single movement we can...
by Dan Williams | Jun 14, 2011 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
Exercise, almost by definition is hard. To cause the body to adapt via an increase in strength, cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, or any other facet; a stimulus must be applied. Not only must this stimulus be applied, but to facilitate this improvement it must be...
by Dan Williams | Jun 13, 2011 | Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Weight Loss
EPOC gives you the benefits of exercise for free. EPOC, or ‘Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption’ refers to the prolonged benefits that can be derived from exercise at intensity. Tradition long slow cardiovascular exercise elicits a decent benefit...