by Dan Williams | Jul 31, 2021 | Chronic Conditions, COVID-19, CrossFit, Exercise, For Fitness Professionals, Health, Improving Athletic Performance
The surprising effects of mask wearing on fitness You might think that there are some hidden physical benefits to exercising in a mask. Anything that uncomfortable must be good for you right!? We’ve all experienced the anxiety-inducing claustrophobia that comes from...
by Dan Williams | Jun 26, 2021 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Programming, Weight Loss
How many times a week should the average person exercise? What is the optimal number of times a week to exercise? We know that exercise is one of the most important things we can do for our physical and mental health. But how much do we actually need? What’s the...
by Dan Williams | Jun 4, 2021 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, For Fitness Professionals, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
We Were Wrong: IMperfect Practice Makes Perfect Rather watch the video or listen to the podcast? Click here. First, we were told ‘practice makes perfect’. Then, they told us ‘PERFECT practice makes perfect’. It turns out though – they were wrong. In fact,...
by Dan Williams | Dec 10, 2020 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
Training to Failure – The Hidden Benefits (and 8 sessions to try). Does your exercise program include ‘training to failure’? Sets of exercises where you keep going until you cannot physically compete another rep? No? Maybe it should – there are loads of...
by Dan Williams | Nov 13, 2020 | Biomechanics, Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation, Programming
Why you need to ‘turn up the volume’ on your muscles before exercise Have you ever woken up in the morning and tried to make a really tight fist? It’s hard right? You just can’t seem to generate strength. And maybe feel heavy getting out of bed. And even taking the...
by Dan Williams | Oct 2, 2020 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, For Fitness Professionals, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
The 16 Physical Tests That Measure EVERYTHING 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...
by Dan Williams | Sep 25, 2020 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, For Fitness Professionals, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming, Weight Loss
Airbike vs Bike Erg: Training Effect Comparison While they’re both technically ‘bikes’, the airbike and the bike erg apply a very different stimulus to the body. And with a different stimulus comes a different adaptation, and different training effect for each. Let’s...
by Dan Williams | Sep 11, 2020 | Biomechanics, Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, For Fitness Professionals, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation, Programming
Sit-ups May Be Doing Your More Harm Than Good (and what to do instead) For as long as there have been gyms, there have been sit-ups. For good reason. They can be performed with no equipment and they’re relatively easy to complete. But are these really ‘good’ reasons?...
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
Why your Grandma (and you) should train like a STRONGMAN. 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...
by Dan Williams | Jul 17, 2020 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, For Fitness Professionals, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
Why Order of Exercises Matters: A Review 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...
