Keeping it simple!
The world of fitness is heavily influenced by marketing and advertising. Fitness now seems to be not so much concerned with sport as it is…
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Isometric training!!
There are three types of contractions that muscles can perform. These are Eccentric, Concentric and Isometric. Each one refers to the action of the muscle.…
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Alcohol and athletes!
Check out our recent article on how alcohol interacts with our body during training and competition. As featured in BOXROX magazine! http://www.boxrox.com/alcohol-crossfit-performance/
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Our top 5 finishers to a strength workout!
Following on with our offseason theme I have decided to give out some our favourite strength workout finishers. When we go into the offseason period…
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It’s never wrong to be strong!
There are very few sports where absolute strength is unimportant. Regardless of whether or not the athlete’s bodyweight is important to performance, strength is always…
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Training age!
Training age is an important concept which both athletes and coaches should be aware of. Many now make the mistake of comparing athletes based on…
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Stalled progress!!!!
There are times in our training when no matter how much effort we put in, progress seems to stall. Our natural inclination is to do…
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Clear goals, Clear Progress!
Our body has a remarkable abilty to adapt. There are hundreds of processes and systems which work in unison to keep us functioning. When we…
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Weight training and endurance athletes!
Traditionally endurance athletes tend to avoid doing a lot of weight training. The reason being that they don’t want big blocky muscles which they will…
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Conditioning for the competitive Crossfitter!
Crossfit can seem like a daunting undertaking for many coaches. It’s not so different to other sports. It should be viewed similarly to team sports…
