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 | Mar 1, 2018 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Psychology
Social media is a great medium to share your accomplishments and the fruits of your labour. It’s an opportunity for you to share with your peers the things you’re most proud of. But there’s a phenomenon emerging of people excusing their amazing...
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 21, 2017 | Biomechanics, Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation, Programming
The pull-up is a key exercise in the development of strength and shoulder health. When done correctly. Many of the issues with pull-ups occur as a result of incorrect shoulder mechanics, often resulting from ineffective methods of scaling. We discuss these mechanics...
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 | Oct 19, 2017 | Blogs, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Psychology
Flow. The Zone. Ideal Performance State. Runner’s High. Being at one with… Each of these refers to an optimal state of consciousness where we feel our best and perform at our best. An inverted U model shows the relationship between performance and arousal,...
by Dan Williams | Oct 12, 2017 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Flexibility, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation, Programming
Your taper in the days leading up to a competition is a vital part of your preparation. But a taper doesn’t mean inactivity. Here, we outline the best way to prepare your body for competition. For the full picture, and a day-by-day guide from a week out, read...
by Dan Williams | Sep 12, 2017 | Blogs, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Psychology
There is no shortage of resources and opportunities available to improve health. Education is at an all-time high. Exercise in its varying forms is unequivocally accepted as a positive life choice. Nutrition information and guidelines are (in the majority) now...
by Dan Williams | Aug 29, 2017 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Psychology
Improvements in any metric of life, be it health related or otherwise, often come as a process of strategy and commitment. Your strategy is the actions you undertake, and your commitment is the long term continuation of these actions. Strategy + Commitment = Results....
by Dan Williams | Jun 6, 2017 | Blogs, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Nutrition, Psychology
We are creatures of habit. The vast majority of what we do every day is a result of routine. We go through our days segueing from one task to the next – a repetitive and predictable stream of events. It’s no wonder we find it so difficult to introduce new...
