I always like to write these blog posts as it is a cathartic process to see the year out and to take stock of the previous twelve months (previous editions can be found here and here). It can be hard to write these articles without some air of self-indulgence but these are only lessons that I have p...
I wrote this article 7 years ago now (7 years!) and at the time it got a lot of reaction. For some reason I like to dig it up every year and reminisce. It is kind of like looking at my debs photos, I cringe, laugh and almost sympathetically look back at them thinking, I really didn’t have a clue. Th...
Over the years, many folks have joined our gym with the goal of being able to perform one or multiple Chin Ups. This is a noble goal and one that demonstrates an impressive amount of strength, coordination and mobility. As time has passed, we have found numerous ways to accomplish this goal and have...
I have been competing in powerlifting for a few years now. I has been great fun, a fantastic learning experience and something I hope to be doing for the foreseeable future. The most recent competition in July time was the only time (apart from newbie nerves!) I felt anxious or unsure. I have never...
I am sure most of you have heard of the term ‘’Meal Prep’’ before – some of you may have even undertaken such prep work in the past or others may do so on a regular basis. The purpose of this post is to look a little bit deeper into what ‘’Meal Prep’’ really is and why people should be doing i...
We had the pleasure of hosting Jane Erbacher for her Project Row and Project Ski seminars this past weekend. If you have been following our social media, you will have seen that it was a resounding success. In all honesty, I was aware of Jane’s work on social media but I never paid it too much atten...
Yes, this is another carefully timed Monday motivational post and one that will likely get lost in the clutter of similar motivational nuggets to get your week started. The message of this post is so easy that there is a strong possibility of it getting disregarded altogether in favour of a more gla...
We are excited to announce that we are hosting Jane Erbacher for her renowned Project Row & Project Ski Seminars on the 21st and 22nd of July. This will be a great opportunity to learn how to use two of the most common pieces of cardio equipment used in Crossfit and S&C gyms throughout the c...
This weekend just gone we had the privilege of hosting DR. Mike Israetel, Dr. James Hoffman and Dr. Melissa Davis from Renaissance Periodization for a seminar on Sports Nutrition and Recovery. The seminar was over two days and the level of information was second to none. I have attended numerous sem...
I was asked this question the other day in class and it made me think. Of course the brief answer is always ‘it depends’ but I thought about the question in the context of who was asking it and tried to get a little more specific. There are numerous factors to take into account when providing an ans...
