by Dan Williams | Aug 3, 2011 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Improving Athletic Performance, Psychology
In order to formulate a teaching or training program, a coach must first appreciate the stages of learning, and teach students as proposed by these distinct stages. The learner progresses through three phases; cognitive, associative and autonomous. In the cognitive...
by Dan Williams | Aug 1, 2011 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Improving Athletic Performance
The individual differences we observe in the ‘levels of success’ that people achieve in performance of a motor skill depends in large part on the degree to which the person has the motor abilities that are important for the performance of that skill. The...
by Dan Williams | Jul 11, 2011 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Flexibility, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
Complex movements require certain anatomical allowances. Few are as important as thoracic extension. The thoracic spine is the portion of the spine referred to as the upper back. The inherent stiffness of the thoracic spine is no evolutionary accident. It serves a...
by Dan Williams | Jul 8, 2011 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance
Traditionally, gym based exercise has been segregated into weightbearing exercise, and cardiovascular exercise. I say ‘gym based exercise’, because before the development of exercise for the sake of exercise (as opposed to exercise in order to survive), no...
by Dan Williams | Jun 23, 2011 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Flexibility, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
There are few movements with as much benefit and global reach as the press. Sometimes, technique corrections are not sufficient in resolving poor movement. Let’s look at the musculo-skeletal issues which may jeopardise your ovehead press and how to fix them....
by Dan Williams | Jun 16, 2011 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Flexibility, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
There are two schools of thought. Here’s the quandary. The squat, deadlift and press, in my opinion are three of the most (if not THE MOST) important movements we can perform. Performed correctly they comprise the elements of almost every single movement we can...
by Dan Williams | Jun 14, 2011 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
Exercise, almost by definition is hard. To cause the body to adapt via an increase in strength, cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, or any other facet; a stimulus must be applied. Not only must this stimulus be applied, but to facilitate this improvement it must be...
by Dan Williams | Jun 10, 2011 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Flexibility, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
There are few movements with as much benefit and global reach as the deadlift. Sometimes, technique corrections are not sufficient in resolving poor movement. Let’s look at the musculo-skeletal issues which may jeopardise your deadlift and how to fix them. This...
by Dan Williams | Jun 3, 2011 | Blogs, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance
Who’d have thought that donning an expensive pair of black stockings would instantly categorise you as an ‘athlete’!? We identify these sexy tights so much with performance, that hosts of exercisers now wear them by default. My qualm is that most...
by Dan Williams | May 25, 2011 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Flexibility, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
There are few movements with as much benefit and global reach as the squat. Sometimes, technique corrections are not sufficient in resolving poor movement. Let’s look at the musculo-skeletal issues which may jeopardise your squat and how to fix them. This is not...
