COACH K’S – TRAINING TIP

WHY WE PROGRAM SCALING OPTIONS? So, I’ve coached a few wild cats in my time and one of the most frustrating points to get across is the importance of scaling. I know you are thinking to yourself “Coach K I’m a peacock, you gotta let me fly”. Well my functional friend before you get RX’D…

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COACH K’S – TRAINING TIPS

IMPORTANCE OF CORE STRENGTH Here wego friends of functionality, lets conquer the world of core. Now when most people think of core strength, they immediately think of their abs. I know if I asked most of you what exercises you think work the core you would immediately think of crunches, sit-ups, leg raises, hanging knee…

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COACH K’S – TRAINING TIP

THE IMPORTANCE OF TRAINING THE SMALLER MUSCLES(SYNERGISTS) Picture this crew, I’m at the whiteboard and I’m talking through our strength piece for the day and our assistance strength exercise (e.g. 1 Arm D/Bell Row). This is usually followed by a very blank look on some of your faces when referring to assistance exercises. I get…

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FITNESS FACTS FRIDAY – NUTRITION

As the weather starts to warm up here in Belmont’s hoFest shed, I thought I would take the 0me to go through the ins and outs of hydra0on. 1.How do I know I am dehydrated and what ramifica0ons does it have on my training? Your greatest natural detec0on system for dehydra0on is thirst. Unfortunately, by…

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WHY TEMPO

Commonly in the crazy world of crossfit the only tempo that seems to maIer is how FAST we are able to move. We are dictated by the clock. There are no PB bell rings for the slowest front squat or how well you can perform the lowering phase of a ring row. If you are…

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