by Dan Williams | Oct 8, 2013 | Blogs, CrossFit, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
Barely a week goes by when someone doesn’t post the question on social media, “Is it possible to be too strong?”. I’ve considered this concept, and for CrossFit at least, I believe it is. Not because you can become ‘too strong’ per...
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...
by Dan Williams | Jul 2, 2013 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise Philosophies, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
Range of Motion athletes completed a comprehensive self assessment following the 2013 Primal Throwdown. Here, we examine some of their responses. There follow some of the key statements made by Range of Motion athletes following a complete review of their performances...
by Dan Williams | Jun 21, 2013 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Improving Athletic Performance
Anyone who has trained with a prowler would have no doubt of the benefit of this mode of training, on empirical observation alone. Examining the literature however reveals more to the observer than the contents of the victim’s stomach. Prowler pushes are highly...
by Dan Williams | Jun 13, 2013 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
I’ve had a lot of people ask me about my preparation for the 2013 Australian CrossFit Regionals. I thought I’d answer their questions with a blog on the training process I went through to qualify. The aim was always to qualify for Regionals. I never for a...
by Dan Williams | Jun 7, 2013 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
I’ve spent a lot of time considering the most productive and beneficial ways to scale workouts for individual athletes. I talk about the danger of ‘over scaling’ in The Perils of Scaling. At first glance, scaling for an individual would seem the...
