by Dan Williams | Aug 31, 2016 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
Volume and intensity are undeniably important elements of high level training. More of both is better. To a point. If an athlete is doing nothing (or not enough), any increase in volume or intensity will result in improvement. The problem however, lies in the athlete...
by Dan Williams | Aug 31, 2016 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
Exercise is a form of stress – it’s actually termed ‘Eustress’. Eustress is positive stress, stress causing some favourable effect to your body. None-the-less, it is stress, and stress has the potential to cause damage and degeneration. The...
by Dan Williams | Aug 31, 2016 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Flexibility, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation, Programming, Psychology
In the list of the top ten causes of premature death, cancer appears three times. Top factors causing loss of life years due to premature death (in order): Ischaemic heart disease Stroke and other cerebrovascular disease Trachea, bronchus, lung cancers Alzheimer and...
by Dan Williams | Aug 29, 2016 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, CrossFit, Exercise, Health, Older Persons
In the list of the top ten causes of premature death, cancer appears three times. Top factors causing loss of life years due to premature death (in order): Ischaemic heart disease Stroke and other cerebrovascular disease Trachea, bronchus, lung cancers Alzheimer and...
by Dan Williams | May 8, 2016 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Psychology
An athlete can improve their own performance by improving the performance of others. The pursuit of improvement can often be a selfish one. There’s nothing wrong with this selfishness, it’s simply what is often required to reach the lofty targets set for...
by Dan Williams | May 1, 2016 | Biomechanics, Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
You should see every repetition you do as an opportunity for improvement. Every. Single. Rep. The end goal is perfection. But it’s a goal that can never be achieved, because absolute perfection of movement is unrealistic. What is realistic is improvement....
by Dan Williams | Apr 25, 2016 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, CrossFit, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation, Psychology
The use of various temperature protocols (cryotherapy, cold water immersion/ice baths, contrast therapy) for increased recovery and performance has garnered mainstream acceptance from athletes. Here, we review the literature to examine the effectiveness of these...
by Dan Williams | Apr 21, 2016 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
My Fitness File is our training program at Range of Motion. My Fitness File examines, tests and measures an athlete’s fitness, develops a custom profile, prescribes a completely unique exercise program based on the individual’s needs, and examines...
by Dan Williams | Apr 3, 2016 | Blogs, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Psychology
This is part of a five part series on Psychological Skills Training, covering the education, acquisition and practice of psychological skills. Other posts in this series include: Arousal Regulation – Psychological Skills Training Imagery – Psychological...
by Dan Williams | Apr 3, 2016 | Blogs, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Psychology
This blog post marks the first in a series of six posts on enhancing performance through training mental skills. This post will act as an introduction to the key concepts, while subsequent posts will cover arousal regulation, imagery, self-confidence, goal setting and...
