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What Is The Paleo Diet?

September 13, 2018

crossfit, diet, fitness, gymnastics, nutrition, paleo, weightlifting

What is the Paleo Diet? The Paleo Diet is a diet modelled on the thought process that if a Palaeolithic (think caveman) person didn’t eat it, you shouldn’t either. This means foods such as meat, eggs, fruits and vegetables, nuts, and seeds are all on the menu. However, foods such as grains, many legumes, dairy…

Hookgrip. What Is It, And Why Do You Use It?

August 29, 2018

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barbell, clean, crossfit, deadlift, exercise, fitness, grip, hookgrip, snatch, training, weightlifting

Hookgrip is a method used to grip onto a barbell, which is generally utilised by Olympic weightlifters in order to improve their grip strength. This grip requires you to wrap your thumb around the bar, and then wrap your index and middle fingers over your thumb in order to secure the grip. This is opposed…

What Is Intermittent Fasting?

August 29, 2018

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crossfit, diet, eating, exercise, fads, fasting, food, gymnastics, weightlifting

What is Intermittent Fasting? Intermittent fasting is a blanket term used to describe eating habits that involve a strictly timed period of eating, and a period of fasting. One of the most common forms of intermittent fasting involves an 8 hour eating period and a 16 hour fasting period. Some individuals will choose to do…

Can’t Grasp A New Skill? This Is Probably Why…

August 29, 2018

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crossfit, exercise, fitness, gymnastics, handstand push up, performance, skill, training, weightlifting

The Four Stages of Skill Acquisition Stage 1: Unconscious Incompetence Unconscious incompetence is the first stage of skill acquisition. At this point, the athlete doesn’t know that they aren’t capable of the skill, and also does not value the performance of the skill. For example, the athlete is unable to perform a muscle up,…

Should You Do A Warm Up Before Exercising?

August 29, 2018

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crossfit, exercise, fitness, injury, prevention, recovery, rehabilitation, training, warm up, weightlifting

There are two main types of people, those who dedicate time to a long warm up, and those that do the bare minimum if any. So, why do we warm up, and is it really necessary or is it just a big waste of time? The need to warm up before exercise is similar to…

Why Use Weightlifting Shoes?

June 28, 2018

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crossfit, exercise, fitness, muscle, shoes, strength, training, weight training, weightlifting

You may have seen people wearing Olympic weightlifting shoes before, but not really understood why. Read on to discover the benefits of these unique, specialised shoes. Heel Raise One of the most obvious features of Olympic weightlifting shoes is the raised heel. Different brands offer different heights, however, all produce the same benefit. The position…

What are BCAAs?

June 28, 2018

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BCAA, coaching, crossfit, exercise, fitness, recovery, steroids, supplements, training

BCAAs, or branched-chain amino acids, are one of the many supplements people can take to help improve their exercise performance and recovery. What are amino acids? Acid can sound a little intimidating, but amino acids are part of the essential makeup of your body. You may know that protein is a vital nutrient required by…

Should I Train Through Pain?

June 28, 2018

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chiropractor, crossfit, exercise, fitness, pain, physiotherapy, recovery, training

No pain, no gain. It’s a famous saying and one we hear far too often in the fitness industry. But is it really safe to train through pain? What is DOMS There are 2 major types of pain commonly associated with training, DOMS and injury pain. DOMS, or Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness, is the term…

How To Get Through The Winter Blues

June 28, 2018

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cold, exercise, fitness, friends, morning, pain, training, training buddy, training in cold, warm up, winter

It can be difficult to find the motivation to train during winter. Not only is it often dark and cold, but you’ll often be wearing thick, concealing clothing. No one will see if you put on a few kilos right? Stopping your training during winter means you have to fight so much harder to get…

Is Poor Sleep Ruining Your Workout and Health?

June 28, 2018

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crossfit, exercise, fitness, gymnastics, recovery, sleep, training, weightlifting

You have probably heard that sleep is important for your health, but do you really know why? It may surprise you to know that lack of sleep can have long term effects on both your physical and mental health. Australian adults get an average of 7 hours and 18 minutes of sleep per night, bordering…

What Is The Paleo Diet?

Hookgrip. What Is It, And Why Do You Use It?

What Is Intermittent Fasting?

Can’t Grasp A New Skill? This Is Probably Why…

Should You Do A Warm Up Before Exercising?

Why Use Weightlifting Shoes?

What are BCAAs?

Should I Train Through Pain?

How To Get Through The Winter Blues

Is Poor Sleep Ruining Your Workout and Health?

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