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 | 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 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...
by Dan Williams | Jul 15, 2013 | Biomechanics, Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
Correct bracing for movement is imperative for three mutually inclusive variables; the maintenance of neutral spine, injury prevention and the maximisation of force production. The purpose of this article is two-fold, to teach strategies for bracing, and to explain...
by Dan Williams | Jul 14, 2013 | Biomechanics, Blogs, Exercise, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
Niall Ryan discusses research he condiucted into muscle activation patterns in full versus partial depth squats. A common misconception in training is that all healthy individuals should squat above parallel, and many believe that squatting marginally above parallel...
by Dan Williams | Jul 7, 2013 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
There is no denying the value of the bench press as a powerful method of strength development. Similarly, there is no denying the potential for musculo-skeletal damage that can result from poor mechanics. Here, we explore the mechanics of this movement, particularly...
