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 23, 2016 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
CrossFit competitions see a knee-jerk reaction from athletes who had weaknesses exposed. A perceived failure in one movement too often sees a 180 degree about-turn in programming focus to solely target the offending movement. Learning from competition performance is...
by Dan Williams | Aug 9, 2016 | Biomechanics, Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
We preach inclusive fitness. The scaleability of movement for all levels of exerciser. But sometimes I think the method of scaling is missing the mark. We scale for lower levels of current ability, but the real WHY of scaling comes down to two reasons: ...
by Dan Williams | May 29, 2016 | Blogs, Exercise, Improving Athletic Performance, Psychology
A series of practical five minute mental skills training drills that you can implement to improve physical performance. The following mental skills training drills work to improve the most common mental deficiencies in athletes. They are designed to be implemented...
by Dan Williams | May 22, 2016 | Blogs, CrossFit, Improving Athletic Performance, Psychology
This seminar will walk you through the week leading up to a CrossFit competition. You will leave with a complete plan of skill development, training, nutrition, mobilisation, tapering, sleep, pre-game routine, mental strategies and game day nutrition. PURCHASE...
by Dan Williams | May 22, 2016 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Improving Athletic Performance
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 | 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...
