Strength will serve you well in your physical practice. There are benefits to being flexible and mobile. Your capacity to endure, and then produce mass amounts of force in a short amount of time is useful. However, the most important component in your physical practice is none of the above. It is attention. An athlete paying […]
Functional Training. This term is well overused. Most of this comes from two opposing camps. The first are the purists; perhaps better known as the “anti bicep curl” crew. The belief in this camp is that if it isn’t a compound, multi-joint, free weight exercise which movement pattern shows up in your day to day, then it
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The concept of the gym originated in Ancient Greece, although some 2000+ years on, many things have changed. Women, for example, are allowed to train and athletes no longer douse themselves in olive oil prior to their workouts. Clothes are also generally worn to train, when previously, they were not. But perhaps one of the most important
Most of us associate endurance with long bouts of aerobic exercise, synonymous with repetitive conditioning work. This is the perspective of the strength and conditioning world. Endurance, however, is not limited to this. A quick google search illuminates this. The dictionary references endurance as one’s ability to endure; to “withstand adversity”, “engage with a difficult process”, or to “continue
Name:Rameka Brougham Age: 30 Occupation: Logistics Specialist How long you have been a member at CrossFit Hurstville? 8 months What motivates you to get to the gym everyday? Win the morning win the day What are your current training goals? Do a muscle up, lose 5kgs and hit consistent double unders. Favourite Exercise/Crossfit movement? Any
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Self-regulation is a high level skill. We are often quick to forget this as coaches. We offer generic advice in the brief: “pace yourself”, “ease into this” or “stick to your plan”. This is only effective if we assume everyone knows what this means. This is not always the case. We are also under no
Practice does not mean easy. Since transitioning into a new programming model – distinguishing between practice, mental toughness and competition days – we have experienced a few “growing pains”. One of these is an unanimous understanding of what practice means… The most appropriate definition, as it relates to our programming is: “to perform or work at repeatedly so as
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Change is hard. A workout exemplifies this. As soon as you place hands on a barbell your state begins to shift, as you are ripped away from the comfort of baseline. Heart rate elevates as blood rushes to muscles. Sweat begins to form as core temperature rises. Change has begun and completing the work is
There are very few original ideas. Much of what is communicated, written, taught or expressed has been adopted from elsewhere. A concept on its own is usually just a recycled idea. Take for example, training. Strength and conditioning principles have been well established for many years. Most exercise scientists, physiologists and coaches now consider these
Name: Maria Egan Age: 69 and feeling fine! Occupation: Retired School Teacher – Full Time Grandma How long you have been a member at CrossFit Hurstville? 4.5 Years What motivates you to get to the gym everyday? I want to keep up, maintain my mobility, and support from the amazing coaches and the friends I have made. It
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