by Dan Williams | Nov 2, 2018 | Blogs, Q&A ROMcast Transcriptions
Geoff Asks: How many minutes between eating healthy food and consuming caffeine and vice versa, should people wait, so as not to inhibit the macro and micro nutrient absorption. For example, I’ve heard caffeine blocks vitamin C and that this impacts protein...
by Dan Williams | Nov 2, 2018 | Blogs, Q&A ROMcast Transcriptions
Leanne asks: Why are pull-ups more effective for me with no gymnastic grips on? Do I rely on my grip more when I’m not wearing the grips? Is this why it’s better? TRANSCRIPTION FROM THE ROMCAST PODCAST: Okay, this comes down to a matter of physics....
by Dan Williams | Nov 2, 2018 | Blogs, Q&A ROMcast Transcriptions
Casey asks: “How much is my training affected when I have to stop and start or take an extra minute to tend to kids or to feed the baby? It’s not every session but it does happen.” TRANSCRIPTION FROM THE ROMCAST PODCAST: Well, of course your training...
by Dan Williams | Nov 2, 2018 | Blogs, Q&A ROMcast Transcriptions
Karen asks, “When do you need to start buying accessories like knees sleeves and lifting belts?” TRANSCRIPTION FROM THE ROMCAST PODCAST: The short answer to this is you never NEED to. You never NEED to start buying these accessories. But, they can be...
by Dan Williams | Nov 2, 2018 | Blogs, Q&A ROMcast Transcriptions
Karen asks, “How do you overcome feeling intimated and self-conscious as a newcomer when you see people throwing barbells over their heads and swinging around on pull-up bars?” TRANSCRIPTION FROM THE ROMCAST PODCAST: Okay. Karen, yes, we understand. This...
by Dan Williams | Nov 2, 2018 | Blogs, Q&A ROMcast Transcriptions
Richo asks: “As I’ve gone past 40, I found I don’t recover anywhere near as fast as I used to. I currently try and roughly every second day and quite often I’m still sore and am unable to loosen up, and it inhibits movements and sometimes it...
by Dan Williams | Nov 2, 2018 | Blogs, Q&A ROMcast Transcriptions
Pip asks: “If you only have a certain amount of time in the morning, say 60 minutes, how do you break up that hour in terms of your warm-up, you pre-exercise routine, your training, and your post-exercise routine?” TRANSCRIPTION FROM THE ROMCAST PODCAST:...
by Dan Williams | Jul 27, 2018 | Blogs, Improving Athletic Performance, Q&A ROMcast Transcriptions
“If you have an obvious limiting factor in a workout, is it best to work hard on the other movements to make up for it, or go easy on those movements to stay fresh for you weakness?” This all comes down to protecting against the limiting factor. This is...
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, Exercise, Improving Athletic Performance, Musculo-skeletal Rehabilitation, Q&A ROMcast Transcriptions
“Is the prowler a useful tool to improve top-end leg strength, or is it only useful for conditioning?” Really good question. Using the prowler, and to understand our use of the prowler we need to understand a little bit about the mechanics of muscle...
