by Dan Williams | May 3, 2019 | Biomechanics, Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Flexibility, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation, Nutrition, Programming, Psychology
The Range of Motion Athlete Camp is a two day Perth event for CrossFitters, designed to help you become a better athlete, whether you’re a complete beginner or an elite competitor. We’ve sought out the leading coaches in their fields, and brought them together to...
by Dan Williams | Mar 28, 2019 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
Sometimes the CrossFit Open can create a knee-jerk reaction from athletes who had weaknesses exposed. A perceived failure in one movement too often sees a 180 degree about-turn in programming focus to solely target the offending movement. Learning from competition...
by Dan Williams | Mar 1, 2019 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
Superheros are already pretty… super. But just like the rest of us they have strengths and weaknesses. We bet Spider-man can do muscle-ups all day, but he’d struggle beating The Hulk in an arm wrestle! So we thought it’d be fun to put together a...
by Dan Williams | Feb 8, 2019 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation, Nutrition, Programming, Psychology, Weight Loss
Stress is stress. Sure it takes different forms, but they all go in to the same ‘stress bucket’ – and once that bucket’s full, it starts to overflow. Let’s talk about what this means. When you’ve got a tight work deadline…...
by Dan Williams | Nov 2, 2018 | Blogs, Chronic Conditions, CrossFit, Exercise, Exercise Philosophies, Flexibility, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation, Nutrition, Programming, Psychology, Weight Loss
The Range of Motion Model of Health sets down the principles for everything we do at Range of Motion. The model resembles a ‘wagon wheel’ with individual spokes. Each spoke is required to keep the wheel circular. Should one spoke fail (even thought the...
by Dan Williams | Oct 15, 2018 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Flexibility, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation, Older Persons, Programming
Older adults and masters athletes face a raft of challenges when it comes to exercise. Here, we discuss our tips for overcoming some of these obstacles: Injuries: Injuries are a part of the game, and while we try to minimise them, they happen. Of course, there’s...
by Dan Williams | Oct 12, 2018 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Health, Programming, Weight Loss
Exercising from home has it’s advantages, but it’s not all upside. There are a raft of challenges that come with exercising from home, so let’s explore them and some solutions to ensure your can benefit from this convenient way of training....
by Dan Williams | Oct 11, 2018 | Blogs, CrossFit, Exercise, Health, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming
Fly in / fly out workers face numerous challenges in trying to maintain a consistent and regular exercise program. Inconsistency is the common theme, with hours, locations, roles, nutrition, swings and sleep patterns all variable. The two biggest challenges on site...
by Dan Williams | Jul 27, 2018 | Blogs, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming, Q&A ROMcast Transcriptions
“Is it more beneficial to a CrossFit athlete to have a high one rep max, or to be able to do multiple reps close to their max?” All right, I’m going to give you a short answer here and then we’ll delve into the science behind this a little bit...
by Dan Williams | Jul 27, 2018 | Blogs, CrossFit, Improving Athletic Performance, Programming, Q&A ROMcast Transcriptions
“Should I wear a lifting belt? Is it better to squat heavier with a belt, or lighter with no belt?” All right. So, let me answer this in two ways. The first answer I’m going to give is based on faulty assumptions. I’m going to give this answer...
