Stop playing the comparison game with others
We all do it from time to time…We compare ourselves to others and gauge where we are based on where they are at or how they are doing. And in comparing ourselves to others, we often end up judging ourselves a bit too harshly. The problem with constantly comparing yourself to others is that there […]
How not to fall off the fitness wagon
We have all seen that person who decides to “get fit”, so they join a gym, join a bootcamp 2 mornings a week, get a personal trainer, change their whole diet, start off with a bang, super committed, training 7 days a week, eating “perfectly” and not taking a single day off, only to fall […]
2 reasons why your body is not changing even though you have been training for years now!
(This post in in regards to the training side of things. There is also the very real possibility that your diet may have something to do with your lack of results – but that is a separate issue. Today I am focusing on why your training program might be letting you down. ) Have you […]
Do compression garments ACTUALLY work?
I wanted to do a post on compression garments as I’ve had some questions of my own on whether or not they are actually useful. I tend to be a bit of a skeptic when it comes to some of these things. Recently I’ve been on a bit of a hunt tracking down as much […]
My 10 Top Tips for Beginner CrossFitters!
Stepping into a CrossFit gym for the first time can be a bit intimidating and overwhelming. I totally get this. I was a beginner myself and remember feeling extremely overwhelmed too. Since being a trainer I have also taken multiple “fundamental” classes and trained lots of beginners. I have seen the pitfalls, I’ve seen people […]
Yoga’s dirty little secret
Today’s post was inspired by my Bikram yoga class this morning. As we were doing the Standing head to knee pose I cringed when I saw the extremely hyper-mobile woman in front of me locking her joints out with no muscle control every time the instructor told us to lock out our knees. I wanted […]
Moderation? …Or mediocrity?
“That, however, is mediocrity, though it be called moderation.” Friedrich Nietzsche Someone wrote this on a thread I was following recently: “I hate looking at the competitors, because when I see their bodies and how fit they are, I honestly feel sorry for them. We aren’t all obsessive like that. Some of us practice moderation. […]
Supplementing for CrossFitters
(All quotes included in this post are taken from www.examine.com) Seeing as CrossFit is what I am most familiar with and most invested in, I thought I would write a post on the supplements I recommend for CrossFitters. I train primarily CrossFit, which consists of a lot of strength training, but also a very large […]
12 things I learned in 2014
2014 has been a big year for me, I think more in a “personal development” kind of way than anything else. I was thinking about last year and some of the things I learned/discovered, and seeing as it’s almost the end of the year I thought I would make a post of it. Some of […]
How often should you train your abs?
We all want a nice set of abs, but spending too much time training them specifically (in the generic way that everyone thinks you are meant to, i.e. directly training the abs on a floor mat) is not the best way to get your abs to show. Abs are highly sought after, but a good […]
Product Review: The BodyScience Athlete Tights
I have been LOVING the BodyScience athlete tights in black. I get sooo much use out of them. They are great for performance and recovery. They double up as training tights and work tights for me. They have seen me through winter and are so tough and durable. Today I was doing hang snatches in […]
New ways to measure your progress once your “newbie gains” have passed!
I’ve always been a big fan of holistic or total fitness and making sure my training includes a wide range of skills i.e. strength, speed, endurance, power, flexibility training etc. I find it’s good for the body and better for my health overall. Of course there is nothing quite like adding 5kg to your clean, […]