by Dan Williams | Aug 1, 2011 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Improving Athletic Performance
The individual differences we observe in the ‘levels of success’ that people achieve in performance of a motor skill depends in large part on the degree to which the person has the motor abilities that are important for the performance of that skill. The...
by Dan Williams | Jun 14, 2011 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
Exercise, almost by definition is hard. To cause the body to adapt via an increase in strength, cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, or any other facet; a stimulus must be applied. Not only must this stimulus be applied, but to facilitate this improvement it must be...
by Dan Williams | Jun 13, 2011 | Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Weight Loss
EPOC gives you the benefits of exercise for free. EPOC, or ‘Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption’ refers to the prolonged benefits that can be derived from exercise at intensity. Tradition long slow cardiovascular exercise elicits a decent benefit...
by Dan Williams | Jun 9, 2011 | Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Weight Loss
A ‘fat burning zone’. There are two major issues with this concept. Misconception: If you exercise at a lower intensity you will burn more fat. If you exercise at a lower intensity you will burn a GREATER PERCENTAGE of fat. In the graph, total energy...
by Dan Williams | Jun 7, 2011 | Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Kids
Exercise should form a major part of a healthy pregnancy. Certain modifications should however be made to ensure safety and effectiveness. Numerous changes in the body occur during pregnancy, with implications from each affecting and determining exercise requirements...
by Dan Williams | Mar 12, 2011 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Improving Athletic Performance
The Crossfit Open. Unknown? Unknowable? Maybe not. For the uninitiated… “The CrossFit Games Open Qualifiers is a six week, worldwide competition in the sport of fitness. The Open is the first step in the CrossFit Games season and takes place from March 15...
by Dan Williams | Dec 29, 2010 | Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Improving Athletic Performance
Research (Gill et. al. 2007) reveals that reported measures of exercise intensity “…show the median level of vigorous-activity is consistently ZERO minutes.” Read that again… zero minutes. That doesn’t even take into account high-intensity activity, which...
by Dan Williams | Dec 29, 2010 | Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
Ok, so this might sound like the next Terminator Movie – but the truth is, exercise machines could do a lot more damage than Arnie with a grenade launcher. People know how good exercise is. A lot of people exercise. But few exercise smart. It’s time to...
by Dan Williams | Nov 12, 2010 | Blogs, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Nutrition
The word we use to describe one of the essential macronutrients is the very same word that we use to describe an unwanted body shape. Fat never stood a chance. How is it possible for anyone to think anything other than the fact that fat makes you fat? Now, we don’t...
by Dan Williams | Oct 15, 2010 | Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Improving Athletic Performance
Exercise training for sport falls into two broad categories, Specific Physical Preparedness and General Physical Preparedness. Simply speaking, Specific Physical Preparedness identifies what an athlete needs to succeed at their specific task or skill, and gives them...
