by Dan Williams | Jan 21, 2016 | Blogs, CrossFit, Flexibility, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
‘Mobility’ is in vogue. Both the word, and the practice. All the cool kids are ‘mobilising’. But first let’s define the term, because I fear it has become a blanket term for the pre- and post- exercise routines that all individuals should complete around their...
by Dan Williams | Jan 19, 2016 | Biomechanics, Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
As coaches and judges, we’re really good at policing the range of movements. We define a movement by its start and end point. Hip crease below the knee, chin over bar, arms locked overhead. These attributes are important, they allow us to define movement. But...
by Dan Williams | Jan 19, 2016 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Improving Athletic Performance, Psychology
Life is a series of choices, a series of decisions. I’ve noticed that’s it’s usually the least favourable decision that leads to the most favourable outcome. Decision A is very easy to make. It requires no great work or dedication (usually just a...
by Dan Williams | Jan 19, 2016 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Exercise, Health, Weight Loss
In order to understand the reasons for the incidents of cardiovascular disease in contemporary society, we must understand the situations and selective pressures during the late Paleolithic era. So influential was this period in the scheme of human evolution, that it...
by Dan Williams | Jan 19, 2016 | Blogs, Uncategorised
Since the dawn of human thought, humans have endeavored to explain their world. But to really appreciate the reason and nature of our being, we shouldn’t ask why, but how. If we ask why we will be met with a range of superficial answers. The question of how is met...