by Dan Williams | Sep 26, 2016 | Blogs, Health, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation, Nutrition, Weight Loss
In our environment of evolutionary adaptiveness (the environment where we spent a large chunk of our time evolving), our omega 3 (DHA and EPA primarily from seafood) to 6 (seed/vegetable oils) ratio was approximately 1:1. This reduced the instances of inflammatory...
by Dan Williams | Jan 19, 2016 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Improving Athletic Performance, Nutrition
Daily Training, Movement Preparation, Nutrition and Mental Preparation Guidelines: 6-7 days from competition. 4-5 days from competition. 2-3 days from competition. 1 day from competition + competition day....
by Dan Williams | Jan 19, 2016 | Blogs, CrossFit, Improving Athletic Performance, Nutrition
Athletes work hard for months leading up to competition to ensure that when they stand in front of that first barbell, they know there is not a thing they could have done differently to make themselves better prepared. But these months of intensity, of working on...
by Dan Williams | Jun 21, 2015 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Nutrition, Weight Loss
Nutrition – Our Evolutionary Perspective: In order to understand the the basis behind Range of Motion’s position on nutrition, we must understand the situations and selective pressures during the late Paleolithic era. So influential was this period in the...
by Dan Williams | Mar 12, 2013 | Blogs, CrossFit, Improving Athletic Performance, Nutrition
You know that post-workout exhaustive ‘glow’? Where your body’s screaming at you for something, but you’re not quite sure what? Here’s the answer. Within 10 minutes of finishing high intensity exercise, your body has a narrow window...
by Dan Williams | Jul 31, 2012 | Blogs, CrossFit, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Nutrition
Creatine has long been a popular supplement in the bodybuilding community. Ironically, it’s role in strength training has not been as prevalent. Ironically, because one of the primary roles of creatine is in increasing strength. Although bodybuilders are stronger than...
by Dan Williams | Jun 12, 2012 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Improving Athletic Performance, Nutrition
I don’t intend to raise any of my own thoughts or opinions in this post, but rather, to review a small sample of a large body of research into post exercise nutrition with the aim of increasing future performance. For those with access to journal articles...
by Dan Williams | Apr 12, 2012 | Blogs, Health, Nutrition
We follow our standard nutritional recommendation: “…we can surmise that a modern diet should comprise of the closest modern equivalent to “animals caught via hunting, and uncultivated plant foods from gathering. There are three macronutrients;...
by Dan Williams | Feb 15, 2012 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Health, Nutrition, Psychology, Weight Loss
Peter Scherp shares his tips for weight loss. Read more about Pete’s journey. Having lost over 64 kg, I often get asked what my secret is or what are my best tips for losing weight. There is no real secrets I can reveal, but I can give some tips. In no...
by Dan Williams | Aug 19, 2011 | Blogs, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Nutrition
A supplement, by definition, is designed to act as a supplementary to your regular nutrition. In short, the answer of how much to supplement your diet is as much as is necessary to ensure you are receiving the recommended daily intake levels of macro and...
