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Jul 23, 2021

An Uncomfortable TruthThere’s a misconception within CrossFit that the best just go and don’t think. That they just turn off and put themselves in the pain cave and that it’s...

Jun 15, 2021

It is so easy to complicate fitness and exercise.Every week there seems to be a new, cool and complex exercise protocol claiming that it’s guaranteed to get you results lightening...

May 12, 2021

Intensity is Everywhere!We live in an intense world. We are constantly drip fed the narrative, that in order to achieve something we must hustle, work more, push harder. If some...

Apr 10, 2021

Some Perspectives from competition and this year’s OpenOften our initial reactions to events and situations are incorrect or perhaps more accurately they are incomplete. This is known as standing to...

Mar 18, 2021

Use hook grip, i know it sucks when you first start but there is a reason why every single olympic lifter on planet earth uses it. The hook grip is...

Feb 25, 2021

Intensity Is an ExpressionYou can not express what you can not recover from. It’s not something we build its something we express. It’s purely an expression.Stalled out or burnt out...

Jan 7, 2021

Human beings are designed to be aerobic. The more aerobic we are the more resilient we can be in life, period. The aerobic system is one of three energy systems...

Dec 23, 2020

What is it that holds you back?You train hard, smart and consistently but feel like you’ve reached a plateau.So, is it your psychology that holds you back or your physiology?Psychology...

Nov 8, 2020

Here at crossfit light we have a method and structure in the way we program. We often get asked why so here i will explain it.When speaking about general program...

Nov 1, 2020

A great tool we can use to improve our work capacity, build quality volume and dial in our pacing is through the use of intervals. This is often an over...

Oct 16, 2020

LED BY LIGHT VLOG #1- Tips for training at home.We have received a lot of messages regarding people training on there and how hard it is. Coach Jake and coach...

Sep 22, 2020

 One of my favourite descriptions of virtuosity is, “doing the common, uncommonly well.’To me this simply implies excellence in all that we do, even the mundane and seemingly worthless.We all...

Aug 27, 2020

Some things to think about;Preparing aerobic system (pulmonary, cardiovascular, and muscular systems) for work aheadGetting the mind prepared and centred on the tasks aheadGetting the brain and body connected to...

Jul 2, 2020

What is pacing?Pacing could have multiple meanings and definitions, but for context regarding this discussion, the simplest way it can be defined is, sustainable and repeatable efforts.Pacing often has connotations...

Jun 18, 2020

 Skills pay the bills as they say and every movement you do is a skill from rowing to snatching to squatting to muscle ups. The more you practice, the better...

May 1, 2020

A key cornerstone to success in any endeavor is developing strong and healthy, rituals, routines and habits.What is habit?A habit is a routine of behavior that is repeated regularly and...

Apr 19, 2020

Sadly, the word “scaling” is often demonised and can be a negative term within a CrossFit gym. This could not be any further from the truth.We find that there is...

Mar 7, 2020

SleepThe performance benefits of sleep are:What is the most powerful performance enhancer that’s also free? Sleep!A section from matthew walker’s book entitled “why we sleep” will give some perspective:“obtain anything...

Feb 20, 2020

The first week of February (feb 3rd – feb 8th) we will be completing a series of benchmarks that will give you the athlete insights to where your athletic balance...