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Sleep and its importance for athletic performance and recovery.
Pssst, if we told you that you could get an edge in your chosen sport simply by catching the zzz’s, would you believe us? Seem too good to be true? Well, it’s not. Research shows that sleep is crucial for optimal athletic performance and is one of the most underrated elements to improving your health and fitness overall. For many of us sleep can be seen as a luxury. In today’s society many of us are sleep deprived and we don’t even know it. With longer working hours and more pressure on us from external sources the recommended 7-9 hours...
14 CrossFit Workouts That You Have To Try At Least Once
CrossFit workouts typically combine olympic lifting and gymnastic movements, sprints, and bodyweight exercises such as push-ups and burpees. The sport is growing rapidly, with people from all walks of life pursuing CrossFit workouts to get fit, healthy and strong!CrossFit workouts are fun but physically demanding. They require you to be strong at high heart rate whilst still maintaining good form and technique. When you’re feeling fatigued it’s often your technique that will go first but if you want to be a good crossfitter then this is something you’re going to have to work on. In today’s post we’re going to...
Lois Smith CrossFit Journey - From a dream to CrossFit Games Sanctionals Qualification
Good evening, how are you all? This feels strange, writing as if I am speaking… please do bear with me as this is the first time I have written a blog! I was thrilled when Shaun, a good friend of mine, and owner of Icon Nutrition approached me to write a blog. And with the sanctionals season underway, what better topic to chat about? So yeah, Hello, I’m Lois. I’m a mummy of two wonderful boys, George (5) and James (3). I work as a Lecturer in Sport Rehabilitation at The University of Hull and I’m married to retired...
5 Pre & Post Workout Nutrition Strategies
#1 – Pre-Pre Workout Meal A meal containing Protein, Slow Carbohydrates and Healthy Fats should be consumed 2-4hrs prior to a workout. The size of this meal depends on the person and sport but try to hit all areas. Having a meal will ensure that you are providing your body with the calories and nutrients that your body needs to fuel the coming workout. It is also important that you ensure that you are keeping hydrated at this point too, no sports drinks or anything at this time, water is good enough. Keep sipping on that water as of now! #2 –...