by Dan Williams | Jan 19, 2016 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise Philosophies, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
In my opinion, there is no way to be a good CrossFitter without consistent and long term weakness biasing. ‘CrossFitness’ is largely dependant on two things; the magnitude of fitness and the balance of its components. Balance without magnitude delivers a...
by Dan Williams | Jan 19, 2016 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation, Older Persons, Psychology
CrossFit for health, CrossFit for fitness or CrossFit for performance? The evolution of CrossFit has seen the emergence of an identity crisis of sorts. Is it an exercise program? A sport? A corporation? A brand? This crisis exists not so much within the community...
by Dan Williams | Jan 19, 2016 | Blogs, CrossFit, Improving Athletic Performance, Nutrition
Athletes work hard for months leading up to competition to ensure that when they stand in front of that first barbell, they know there is not a thing they could have done differently to make themselves better prepared. But these months of intensity, of working on...
by Dan Williams | Jul 31, 2015 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
Range of Motion’s Exercise Improvement Programs have been developed to assist in improving the ability to complete the movements that people most commonly struggle with. They are designed to be cycled through over time, with each session running for only five minutes....
by Dan Williams | Jul 31, 2015 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
Range of Motion’s Exercise Improvement Programs have been developed to assist in improving the ability to complete the movements that people most commonly struggle with. They are designed to be cycled through over time, with each session running for only five minutes....
by Dan Williams | Jul 31, 2015 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
Range of Motion’s Exercise Improvement Programs have been developed to assist in improving the ability to complete the movements that people most commonly struggle with. They are designed to be cycled through over time, with each session running for only five minutes....
by Dan Williams | Aug 19, 2014 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Improving Athletic Performance
Check out the Allstars Affiliate Series App for the Perth scoreboard and target times/scores. Event 1: Rank your three guys based on their rowing ability. Rank your three girls based on their overall ability to complete the row+deads. This is your starting order. The...
by Dan Williams | Oct 8, 2013 | Blogs, CrossFit, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
Barely a week goes by when someone doesn’t post the question on social media, “Is it possible to be too strong?”. I’ve considered this concept, and for CrossFit at least, I believe it is. Not because you can become ‘too strong’ per...
by Dan Williams | Oct 2, 2013 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
Your program is a direct result of your profile. It contains your weaknesses at a higher frequency than your strengths. The type of sessions, as well as the frequency of sessions differs for each profile type. These sessions are broken down in a continually repeating...
by Dan Williams | Sep 15, 2013 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
As CrossFit has evolved from a constant state of General Physical Preparedness, to a sport requiring a time specific peak, the programming supporting these diverging goals has evolved. I have often written that the overall concept of the periodisation is that of...