How to Prevent Common Running Injuries -Infographic
Running injuries are no fun. Here's what you can do to prevent common running injuries, and tips to keep you running.
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Could HMB Help You Preserve Strength While On Lockdown?
This article was written at the start of the COVID-19 crisis. It was a time where much of the world’s population was on house arrest and athletes who had dedicated...
Infographic - Your Guide To Recovery Time!
Injury for any athlete is always challenging. You are raring to get back into the gym before the cast is even off, but taking the correct amount of time to...
Fine Tuning Your Nutrition For Injury Recovery
You know the story... You get injured, timing is bad, and you need to get back to training for that competition/game/beach volleyball session ASAP! You're lining up the therapies, preparing...
Infographic - Strains vs Sprains (and how to treat them)
Injuries suck, theres no denying that, and its especially difficult to watch as the people you train with/compete against continue to grow and improve while you are rehabbing an injury. There...
Why YOU should make sleep a priority in your daily training (Infographic)
We all know getting enough sleep plays in important role in our athletic performance (and sleep deprivation can have a significant negative impact), but just how much does it really...
Easy and essential post-wod stretches
What's your favorite cool down activity? Athletes use everything from rowing to foam rolling to ease their muscles out of a killer training session into recovery mode. We believe two...
Your chair is killing you
In our fast-paced world, you'd think we'd all be active enough to eliminate the dangers of spending most of our days with our butt glued to a chair, but even...
The great debate: ice or heat?
With the CrossFit Games Open less than a month away, athletes are training harder than they have all year. With this increased volume comes improved work capacity, strength, and endurance,...
Infographic - 10 Reasons to Strength Train
Why Do We Strength Train? In addition to feeling (and looking) like badasses, lifting weights can help Lower Blood Pressure Improve sleep patterns Boost Metabolism Increase our levels of dopamine,...
Infographic - How to Foam Roll Like a Pro!
Walk into most Boxes or go to any Crossfit competition and grimacing athletes rolling out their sore muscles is a pretty common sight (we do love our foam rollers). But are...
The Four Pillars of Mental Toughness
“The most important game you will ever play will happen on the 4 inch ‘field’ between your ears” That is something one of my all-time favourite coaches used to say...