The Story of a Sad CrossFitter who Went to Metabolic-Wasteland
There was once a CrossFit guy named Jim. Jim started CrossFit 8 months ago and was starting to see great results. He was leaning up, getting stronger, feeling amazing and could finally see some abs. But then around the 6-month mark Jim’s results started to plateau a little. Jim was not about to let all […]
Practical diet tips for shift workers
I have had quite a few nutrition clients who do night shifts and/or 12 hour shifts, i.e. flight attendants, cops, emergency workers, nurses etc. and these type of people present their unique set of challenges when it comes to eating healthy and reaching their diet goals. It’s been very interesting and challenging for me to […]
10 things I have learned from being a CrossFit coach
1) You do not need to PR everyday, Training and testing are two different things. 2) Do the strength work and percentages properly. If the strength work is front squats 4 sets of 5 @ 80%, then make sure you do that properly. It’s not time to go for a PB squat or do a […]
My musings after the CrossFit Regional weekend
With another Regionals done and dusted, and me pondering my goals for this next year, I was thinking back about my very first CrossFit sessions and competitions years back. I realised that one reason why I am so thankful I found CrossFit is because it has made me a better person in other areas of […]
Tips for athletes on staying healthy during stressful times of training & competition
Today’s post is inspired by the unit I am working through at the moment in my nutrition studies. I have been doing a lot of research on athletes, competition and impaired immune function. I thought it would be a good time to do a blog post on it, seeing as we are right in the […]
Thoughts on self-sabotage and how my “so what” rule helps me out
The following is something I sent to my newsletter email list a couple of weeks back, but I reread it today and thought it would make a great blog post too, especially with the CrossFit Open competetion in full swing at the moment! (If you want to get on my newsletter list where I send […]
7 things yoga has taught me which is helping me in CrossFit
The importance of body positioning and alignment Yoga places a big emphasis on placing your body in the right positions. The number one emphasis is not whether you look “perfect” doing the pose (even if you are super flexible and get into those positions), but rather whether or not you are using the right muscles to […]
Why women should include negatives in their upper body training
I’m a big fan of using negatives to get stronger. I find especially for women this makes a huge difference in helping them develop better upper body strength and get better at movements like pull ups, muscle ups, push ups, etc. Women naturally have less muscle mass in their upper bodys than men, and because […]