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Tips, news & viewsSunday, April 29, 2007
We are in the process of creating an online store where you will be able to purchase training, clothing and equipment. Stay tuned for more info. And make sure you sign up to the newsletter to receive special subscriber only deals.
Today was a good test for the new wet weather policy. By 8:45am it was bucketing down. Our most dedicated athlete, Aaron, was the only person to show up so we treated him to breakfast in place of a workout.
Over the past three weeks there has been a lot of precipitation of a Sunday morning. This has caused much confusion regarding whether Sunday training would be held or not. So, we've decided to create a standard policy.
If it is raining at 8:30am (or when you leave home if it's earlier) then please call Adam directly on 0419 359 484 to confirm if training is proceeding. Saturday, April 28, 2007
Adam & Erica celebrate their 6 month wedding anniversary today.
Friday, April 27, 2007
The St. Kilda Football Club recently learned something very valuable. They learned that not including the humble squat in their strength and conditioning program was a very silly decision. It seems that The Saints have been neglecting the vital exercise for quite sometime. Can anything good come of this? It seems not.
The team has been plagued by a raft of hamstring injuries over the past few seasons. Until recently no-one could work out why. Finally, they discovered that the team has been avoiding the squat. Why any professional team would do this is beyond our understanding. It just proves that even "professional" strength & conditioning coaches can get it wrong. We can guarantee that no-one at St. Kilda would have been avoiding squats if we were in charge. Read the full story by Lyall Johnson at realfooty.com.au. Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Take some time today to think of the sacrifice made many years ago by the ANZACs.
Make a donation here. Tuesday, April 24, 2007
We are pleased to announce that our group fitness intensive sessions have found two new homes.
On May 21, training will commence at the South Yarra Sports Centre. On June 25, training will commence at La Trobe University, Bundoora. Training will continue at the George Knott Athletics Field, Clifton Hill. The next course starts on May 7. Register or get more info. Monday, April 23, 2007
We have now moved to our new servers. That means heaps more space for articles and videos and blog posts and all the other goodies that you like.
We are changing our web servers at the moment for bigger and better prospects. So, you may noticed that the blogs are strangely silent for a couple of days. Don't worry everything will be back to normal soon!
Saturday, April 21, 2007
We are in the process of developing fitness training tailored to the needs of fighters. It's the CrossFit model with a few fight-specific tweaks. We see that some fighters are still missing the point when it comes to their fitness training and fight preparation. For example, the standard fitness training of a fighter consists of a body-building resistance routine and medium distance running. This does not train for the physical demands of a fight (not to mention the mental aspect). A fight is predominantly a powerful, anaerobic event requiring immense power endurance. CrossFit is the perfect model for developing such fitness.
If you are a fighter and you want an edge on your opponents, contact us to discuss how we can help. This is an area of athletic development that we are very passionate about and we won't allow you to come up short in the ring. Tuesday, April 17, 2007
"We believe that where you train is less important than how you train and that who you train with matters more than what gear you have." - Coach Glassman
You can train just about anywhere. All you need is a little improvisation and you're away. To prove the point, here is a video of Adam training out the back of his house. Monday, April 16, 2007
Peter and I had some time this morning after the group intensive to shoot some video footage. We were fooling around with an Olympic bar and plates totalling 40kg (a good weight for some light practice).
The videos have been uploaded to the media library. Please leave your comments to tell us what you think. We will be shooting some more stuff soon. If you have any requests, post them to comments. Sunday, April 15, 2007
This week we welcomed three new participants to our weekly Sunday training sessions. Thanks to Carryn, Anthony and Adam for coming down and joining in for the first time.
 The workout: Four rounds (for time):
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Firstly, we're sorry if you hit the main page today and couldn't find the blog. We decided to move it. You've found it now so all is okay!
We've made a bunch of changes to the website. Let's see, we've added a media gallery of photos & videos we've got a new service to offer too: In-depth health & fitness assessments. You may have noticed that the image at the top of each page rotates every time you load a new page. Hit F5 now to see a new images. Pretty cool, eh? What else? You can now email posts from this blog and from the Daily Workouts page to your friends by clicking on the envelope at the bottom of each post. And you can leave comments on each and every post without having to register. So, tell us what you think about the changes, comment on our workouts or just say G'day! Friday, April 13, 2007
 Chuck Liddell is one mean mixed martial arts fighter. At 37 years of age he is also one of the fittest athletes on the planet. How does he maintain such a high level of fitness? He trains with John Hackleman at The Pit (a CrossFit affiliate in the USA).Read this online article from Sports Illustrated that tells you more about Liddell's training regime. If you want to train like the Iceman, contact us. Tuesday, April 10, 2007
We often get a lot of questions about what people should read regarding health & fitness. The big problem here is that there is a lot of garbage out there. Also, there's a lot of politics too. So, it's hard to know what's worth your time and money.
We have read so many books, magazines and journals over the years that we think we sit in a fair place to make recommendations regarding health & fitness material. We are yet to find a better publication than the CrossFit Journal. It's a no BS manual that teaches you how to achieve real fitness and lasting health. It's published monthly. If you only read one thing this year, make this journal it! 
You can now leave your comments on our posts without needing to be a Google member.
So, what are you waiting for?
We hope you all had a good break over the Easter period.
Everyone's back on deck here, so it's training as normal from this point on. Wednesday, April 04, 2007
It's no secret that almost everyone will indulge in chocolate over the coming days and weeks. Truth be told, we're partial to a bit of chocolate now and then ourselves.
This Easter we recommend that you think of quality not quantity. You will do well to eat less chocloate than previous years. How about buying yourself something a bit more exclusive this year? Perhaps ask for something you will really savour rather than a pile of chocolate eggs. In the end it will cost the same to buy less of something special as it will to buy more of something average. And you won't have to be too worried about eating too much sugar. Happy Easter!
Please note: there is no Sunday training this week & there is no intensive training in Clifton Hill on Friday (this week) and Monday (next week).
We're back on deck on Tuesday, April 10th. See you all then! |
