Change is hard. Change sux. It requires letting go of past habits, comforts and beliefs. Sometimes it requires letting go of relationships with people we trusted and valued. The really tough thing about changing your results is that it almost always requires changing your actions. When it comes to talking nutrition, health, fitness…
The Double Under. Perhaps one of the most hated movements in the CrossFit arsenal. It seems you either have them or you don’t. Or you have them one day, next day they’ve been stolen from your list of skills. Here are some quick tips to help fix the common mistakes seen in the performance of…
The final part of my pregnancy journey with CrossFit was surprisingly the hardest. My little baby came into the world hard and fast. I had someone joke that they had done workouts longer than my labour. I know that I was very lucky for such a quick labor and I was very surprised at my physical strength….
Third trimester The third part of my pregnancy journey with CrossFit follows my triumphs and tribulations during my last trimester. Being pregnant is a tough gig at the best of times. The body is an amazing thing that creates life and endures great pains to achieve that. No one warned me that the second time…
This is the second part of my pregnancy journey with CrossFit. Explaining the physical and emotional Roller-coaster I experienced during my second pregnancy. It’s funny how as soon as it’s known that you are growing a tiny human, people assume you are frail. After we got past the “safe zone” of 13 weeks we decided to…
First Trimester Babies are the reason my CrossFit journey started. Back in late 2012 I was overweight and unhappy with my life. I had previously been diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome at the age of 19. I knew that my chances of conceiving naturally were very low. My daughter, then 3, was conceived through fertility…
Some days everything rocks. Your lifts feel good, your work capacity is through the roof and all in all you feel like a rockstar in the gym. Whilst these days are great, are they really the days that make us improve the most? Some days suck. The weight is heavy, your legs feel slow, you…
Wrist pain is a common ailment amongst any group of athletes that place load through their hand and wrists. It is particularly pertinent amongst new CrossFitters. Put simply, your wrist is the weak link. You will see some quite rapid increases in strength during your initial days of CrossFit, sometimes the wrist just can’t keep…
Sometimes we get to wrapped up in “Testing” our abilities rather than work hard to improve them. It’s great to test your limits and see where you stand with your strength, flexibility, fitness etc. but all to often we see people get stuck in the testing zone and disregard the volume and hard work required…