Living Better Podcast – Ep12 – The State of Hale
It’s 2016 and it’s time to check in! The State of Hale This week’s show is all about Hale, and all about you! 2016 is a big year, with tons in store both online and offline for CrossFit Hale. This show gives an overview of what’s to come. Especially important if you missed the announcements […]
Living Better Podcast – Ep10 – Am I overtraining?
This week’s podcast talks about overtraining, what it looks/feels like, what it leads to, and how to avoid it. One of the common knocks on CrossFit is that we train too hard and get people hurt.
Living Better Podcast – Ep 9 – How to overcome fear
How do you overcome fear?
At some point, we’re all afraid of something. Load up enough weight on a back squat, stack up to a high enough box, or try a new skill (like a muscle up), and there it is. It’s the feeling “this might not go well for me”, “I might get hurt”, or “maybe I should play it safe”. Fear is always at play when you’re training hard, whether it’s on day one or year 7. If you’ve never felt it, you aren’t pushing yourself hard enough.jonnylog
The thing is, you need that fear. That fear breaks you out of your comfort zone and gets you to the next level of your training. Nothing worth having in life doesn’t have some sort of fear attached to it. The key is figuring out how to get past it.
We talk to Jonny again in today’s episode. It’s all the strategies and tips we’ve used with our athletes and ourselves to overcome fear and continue to make progress
Living Better Podcast – Ep8 – Meet Jonny
While I was in London, I sat down and chatted with Jonny Landels, our strength coach at CrossFit Thames, a theatre actor, and all around interesting guy. Here’s Jonny! Jonny has a great story of starting CrossFit after his rugby career ended. He was one of the biggest guys on the team (255 lbs @ […]
Living Better Podcast – Ep7 – How do we come up with the workouts?
Have you ever wondered where we get these crazy workouts from? Is it magic? Is it random? Today we answer the question… How do we come up with the workouts? Programming…it’s one of the sneaky big barriers to people staying consistent with their training. Before you found CrossFit, you likely followed one program or another, […]
Phil’s Story
Phil Morton has been doing CrossFit since 2009, and started as one of the original members of Thames CrossFit. At 59kg (133 lbs), he was a skinny guy who’s idea of fitness was running long distances.
Hear the story of how he started, what his biggest challenges were, and how cutting out all long distance work and training with weights improved his endurance.
Living Better Podcast – Ep5 – Developing Mental Toughness
The best part about training hard and overcoming obstacles at the gym is what it teaches you about yourself. Hard fought mental toughness developed at the gym extends to every area of your life. Ever finish a workout, then go to work and think “nothing can be as bad as that workout, I’m going to CRUSH this day!”? Those are my favorite days.mental toughness
Every time you learn a new skill you’ve been working hard on, set a new PR on a lift, or finish a workout you wanted to quit on, you are getting stronger. Today’s podcast explains what mental toughness is, why it’s important, and how you can develop more.
What should I do if I’m injured?
Often we get people with small aches and pains who ask “should I train if this hurts?”. Soreness and aches and pains are part of getting older, and whether you get them at the gym or in your day to day life, it’s important to know how to deal with them.
In general, we recommend people see a doctor before deciding whether to train or not. However, in most cases small aches and pains and soreness are normal parts of everyday life, and should not completely derail your training.
In this podcast, we talk about the different types of injuries, go through some rules of thumb about when to train around those injuries, and give you some ideas on how to avoid them in the first place.
Living Better Podcast – Ep3 – Do I need to be in shape before I start?
You don’t have to be in shape physically, but you do have be willing to show up, work hard, and be coached. We go into detail about the types of people this works for and the types of people who should probably avoid coming in during this week’s show.
Living Better Podcast – Ep2 – How often should I work out?
How often should I work out to get the best results?
The answer is…it depends (it’s never that easy). We talk about and suggest training schedules for different types of athletes, from beginners to experienced CrossFitters. We also discuss the key workouts that everyone should be hitting at least once per week.
