BLOG 5 : Run Club Recovery.
With the incredible surge in the popularity of run clubs of late, Perth locals, including the Chamber crew, are pounding the pavement like never before and clocking up some serious kms in the process. While we love to see it, the odds of breaking down due to sharp increases in volume combined with lacking recovery strategies are a foregone conclusion, meaning all the hard work comes to a grinding halt, and the Steve Moneghetti dream is all but over… devastating!
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BLOG 4 : “The Rest Day Revolution” – Embracing balance, good times and BIG ENERGIES.
Are you the sort of mad cat who finds it harder to take rest days than you do to front up and train? Maybe you’re the type whose thoughts revolve around having to “get after it” on the daily, because if you don’t, you’re going backwards ? Well, that was me for a very long time, until more recent times anyway.
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BLOG 3 : “Unilateral Unleashed” – The Top 5 Reasons to Embrace Single Leg Strength Training
Have you hit a wall in your strength training? Perhaps you’re looking to add some variety to your traditional Lower Body Strength Days ( Squats / Deadlifts )? Maybe your body just isn’t agreeing with heavy loads and you’re experiencing pain or discomfort from certain movements?
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BLOG 2 : The Cardio Chronicles, Uncovering the sleeping Giant of fitness and longevity
At Chamber Fitness, we recognize the immense value of incorporating sustained cyclical aerobic sessions into our weekly programming. In fact, we prioritize a minimum of two sessions per week to harness the benefits of this often-overlooked aspect of training. But why exactly do we place such emphasis on aerobic exercise, and what benefits does it offer beyond just breaking a sweat?
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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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