by Dan Williams | Sep 26, 2017 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Improving Athletic Performance, Psychology
Bad training days happen. They’re part of the game. The first step in learning to deal with them, is to accept that they WILL happen. Once you have this acceptance, you give yourself permission to have an ‘off-day’, and the associated stress or...
by Dan Williams | Sep 18, 2017 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
CrossFitters face one major problem in trying to develop correct strategy and pacing strategies. They make the mistake of trying to use an energy system that’s too intense for the workout they’re doing. As a result, they reach a threshold and the byproducts of the...
by Dan Williams | Sep 15, 2017 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
This practical webinar teaches CrossFit athletes the science and application of correct pacing and workout strategies. We use a knowledge of energy systems and human performance characteristics to develop a practical framework for maximising performance in competitive...
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 | Aug 15, 2017 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
In this short article, we discuss how to best recover for repeated bouts of exercise. There’s some science content, and if that doesn’t interest you (and you only want to know the practical implications), you can skip straight to the highlighted text. To...
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...
by Dan Williams | May 31, 2017 | Blogs, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance
Going away? Your fitness doesn’t have to! Check out some of our holiday exercise workouts. These workouts are NOT part of a balanced exercise program. Because of the limitations of exercising with no (or minimal equipment) they are NOT recommended as a long term...
by Dan Williams | Apr 30, 2017 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Psychology
It’s a phrase thrown around a lot, ‘It’s not a good workout for me’. You hear it at CrossFit competitions, or from people every day at training. Here’s the big problem with this phrase – it implies that your ability is fixed. It...
by Dan Williams | Apr 9, 2017 | Blogs, CrossFit, Improving Athletic Performance, Nutrition
Caffeine can be a powerful performance enhancer in sport and exercise. Here, we review the literature into its effects and mechanisms, as well as suggested dosing. The literature is largely unanimous in the benefit of caffeine supplementation for physical performance....
