by Dan Williams | Oct 16, 2020 | Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Nutrition, Programming, Psychology, Weight Loss
There is one MASSIVE glaring problem with habit building that no one’s talking about. Because of this oversight, well-meaning people (just like you) launch into a new diet or exercise regime with the best of intentions, but then come crashing down in a ball of flames...
by Dan Williams | Oct 2, 2020 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, For Fitness Professionals, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
At Range of Motion, and with our online Range of Motion Individualised Programming clients, we place high value on the pursuit of growth and achievement. And regularly testing performance is a big part of that. But fitness and performance are broad reaching, and...
by Dan Williams | Aug 14, 2020 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation, Older Persons, Programming, Psychology, Weight Loss
Usually reserved for big sweaty dudes with bulging muscles and bushy beards, ‘Strongman’ style training may actually be one of the best things you can do for your health and fitness. ‘Strongman’ training is characterised by heavy weights, odd objects and short,...
by Dan Williams | Jul 17, 2020 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, For Fitness Professionals, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
To the naked eye, an exercise session can sometimes appear to be a random collection of exercises, thrown together in a random order. But with a little understanding of the science, and the effects that different exercises (and orderings) can have on the human body,...
by Dan Williams | Jun 19, 2020 | Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation, Programming, Weight Loss
There seems to be a general belief that the HARDER an exercise session is, the more BENEFIT it will give you. That without ending up in a crumpled, sweaty puddle on the floor, the session will be a waste of time. Too often, we tend to think that levels of exertion and...
by Dan Williams | Jun 12, 2020 | Blogs, Business, Exercise Philosophies, For Fitness Professionals, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Psychology
As human, we place a lot of importance on what other people think of us. It makes sense. We want people to like us. We want people to respect us. We want people to think more highly of us. It comes from our evolutionary past. If we’re liked, we’re more likely to find...
by Dan Williams | May 3, 2020 | Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
Specific training to improve power has far-reaching benefits for a broad spectrum of sub-populations. But first, let’s define the term. In physics terms, power = force x distance / time. We can simplify this equation by saying that power is the ability to move a...
by Dan Williams | Apr 18, 2020 | COVID-19, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Improving Athletic Performance
The best exercise to build a bigger deadlift… is the deadlift. The Law of Specificity tells us so. But that doesn’t mean it’s the only way to build a bigger deadlift. And there’s a small group of exercises that have a huge amount of science...
by Dan Williams | Apr 14, 2020 | Blogs, COVID-19, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
There’s no denying that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the way the world exercises. We’ve been dealt a whole hand of challenges. And while each of these can be overcome, we have to be smart about how we adapt. Perhaps the biggest change has been to the...
by Dan Williams | Apr 7, 2020 | Blogs, COVID-19, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Improving Athletic Performance
The are a few key rules that the human body plays by when building strength. Physiology textbooks give these names like ‘progressive overload’, ‘specificity’, ‘diminished returns’, reversibility’, ‘specific adaptation to imposed demands’, ‘general adaptation syndrome’...
