by Dan Williams | May 3, 2019 | Biomechanics, Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Flexibility, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation, Nutrition, Programming, Psychology
The Range of Motion Athlete Camp is a two day Perth event for CrossFitters, designed to help you become a better athlete, whether you’re a complete beginner or an elite competitor. We’ve sought out the leading coaches in their fields, and brought them together to...
by Dan Williams | Apr 12, 2019 | Blogs, Exercise Philosophies, Improving Athletic Performance, Nutrition, Psychology, Weight Loss
One percenters. Marginal gains. They’re touted as the solution to all our problems. We search for these ‘hacks’ in our lives. Tiny things we can do that will push us towards better health, more financial success, greater happiness. And sure, these...
by Dan Williams | Feb 15, 2019 | Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Weight Loss
Weight loss is really complicated. Or at least that’s what people think. But it doesn’t need to be. Firstly, a disclaimer. Weight loss is more about nutrition than exercise. But of course exercise is still important. So what can we do in the gym to make...
by Dan Williams | Nov 2, 2018 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Flexibility, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation, Nutrition, Programming, Psychology, Weight Loss
The Range of Motion Model of Health sets down the principles for everything we do at Range of Motion. The model resembles a ‘wagon wheel’ with individual spokes. Each spoke is required to keep the wheel circular. Should one spoke fail (even thought the...
by Dan Williams | May 11, 2018 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
With CrossFit now no longer in its’ infancy, we’ve learnt a lot about have taught us a lot about ‘known event’ preparation. Here, we break down the step-by-step approach to this vital phase of training and practice. For the majority of the...
by Dan Williams | Mar 22, 2018 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Psychology
So you’ve fallen short in your goals. In your mind, you’ve failed. You feel like the sacrifice and commitment and hard work has been a complete waste. You’re frustrated. You’re feeling like shit. You feel like a failure. You know you shouldn’t but that doesn’t change...
by Dan Williams | Feb 16, 2018 | Blogs, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Nutrition, Psychology
Behaviour change is complicated. It starts with the motivation to want to make a change, and the values that support that end result. Then come goals, outcome goals to define your destination, and process goals to define the steps to get there. With a plan in place...
by Dan Williams | Nov 7, 2017 | Biomechanics, Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Flexibility, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
It’s human nature to find the easiest way to do things. In fact, it’s in our genes – a survival advantage. In the field of exercise and health however, sometimes the easy way isn’t the best way. We have to fight the deconditioning and...
by Dan Williams | Sep 26, 2017 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Improving Athletic Performance, Psychology
Bad training days happen. They’re part of the game. The first step in learning to deal with them, is to accept that they WILL happen. Once you have this acceptance, you give yourself permission to have an ‘off-day’, and the associated stress or...
by Dan Williams | Sep 18, 2017 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
CrossFitters face one major problem in trying to develop correct strategy and pacing strategies. They make the mistake of trying to use an energy system that’s too intense for the workout they’re doing. As a result, they reach a threshold and the byproducts of the...
