by Dan Williams | Apr 18, 2020 | COVID-19, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Improving Athletic Performance
The best exercise to build a bigger deadlift… is the deadlift. The Law of Specificity tells us so. But that doesn’t mean it’s the only way to build a bigger deadlift. And there’s a small group of exercises that have a huge amount of science...
by Dan Williams | Apr 14, 2020 | Blogs, COVID-19, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation
There’s no denying that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the way the world exercises. We’ve been dealt a whole hand of challenges. And while each of these can be overcome, we have to be smart about how we adapt. Perhaps the biggest change has been to the...
by Dan Williams | Apr 12, 2020 | Blogs, COVID-19, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
At the time of writing, and with the world in the grips of COVID-19 social distancing, social media is littered with posts of long, gruelling workouts going down in garages and home gyms around the world. We think this is amazing! To see people sharing their efforts...
by Dan Williams | Apr 7, 2020 | Blogs, COVID-19, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Improving Athletic Performance
The are a few key rules that the human body plays by when building strength. Physiology textbooks give these names like ‘progressive overload’, ‘specificity’, ‘diminished returns’, reversibility’, ‘specific adaptation to imposed demands’, ‘general adaptation syndrome’...
by Dan Williams | Mar 18, 2020 | Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
At Range of Motion, we use a battery of four tests to test absolute strength. We define absolute strength as the ability to lift an external weight (that is, not your body weight). Having more strength has a raft of health and fitness benefits for the general...
by Dan Williams | Mar 18, 2020 | Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
At Range of Motion, we use a battery of four tests to test relative strength and stamina. We define relative strength as the strength you have to lift your own bodyweight (this may require assistance, or you may be able to add extra load), or how strong you are...
by Dan Williams | Mar 18, 2020 | Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
At Range of Motion, we use a battery of four tests to test power. We define power as the amount of work that can be done in a certain time – it is a product of both strength and speed. When measuring power, we’re measuring the individual’s ability to move...
by Dan Williams | Mar 18, 2020 | Blogs, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
At Range of Motion, we use a battery of four tests to test work capacity. We define work capacity as the ability of our body to produce the energy needed to fuel movements at different intensities and for different amounts of time. Having high work capacity has a raft...
by Dan Williams | Mar 13, 2020 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
Unable to access equipment but still want to follow your usual programming? This resource will allow you to modify your training to ensure you’re still benefitting from your normal program as much as possible. Exercises are listed in alphabetical order, with the...
by Dan Williams | Feb 3, 2020 | Blogs, Improving Athletic Performance
Whether you’re a high level beach volleyball player, or a social weekend warrior, there are certain exercises that you can add to your exercise regime to turbo-charge your on-court performance. These are our favourite exercises to improve your game –...
