Community, Fitness, Mindset by CrossFit Mooloolaba

We live in an asymmetrical world, meaning we rarely move in a balanced way. We use one hand or foot for many tasks, sleep a certain way etc etc. For the most part this isn't an issue however when it comes to training and loading the body we want to balance our mobility, stability and strength as much as possible. Front to back, left to right, in to out. 

Dr Crispin is a sports Chiropractor at CNS Mooloolaba and owner and coach at The Movement functional training gym. Crispin gives us a tiny fraction of his knowledge to help us begin to understand the basic foundations of a balanced body.

Knowing how to train through pregnancy can be an uncertain experience. What is enough, too much? Is it dangerous? Should we wrap ourselves in cotton wool? 

Pelvic floor specialist physiotherapist and CrossFit Contessa Coach Candice Lamb unpacks a lot of the uncertainty and helps us understand yes you can and should train through pregnancy. We discuss some ways to modify to keep you and your baby safe.

We sit down with Dr Peter Mason, sports Chiropractor and founder of CNS Mooloolaba. We discuss Where do injuries come from? What are the common causes of injuries? How can we avoid them? If we do get injured how do we manage the road back to full training?

Sports chiropractic is an evidence and movement based approach to the body. Assessing how the body moves in the ranges of motion required for activity and making sure there is strength, flexibility and balance where needed and using any proven method to get results. 

With CrossFit it's all too easy to let the clock, the high achieving atmosphere and the loud environment feed right into your anxieties. We discuss how to have the right approach to CrossFit so that it supports your mental health and helps you become a more resilient person. We also talk about how to recognise warning signs and some actions steps for anyone dealing with potential mental illness.

James (Jimmy as he's known at CrossFit Mooloolaba), has long been an advocate of mental health and battling the stigma of mental illness. Jimmy started his journey with his own bout of mental illness before becoming inspired to help others. He's nearly finished his counselling degree and transformed his workplace at Energex to better support employees mental fitness, providing large companies with a better corporate model. Jimmy's been there and done that, and he loves to share his knowledge to help.

Laura Langman is revered as one of, if not the greatest netballers of all time. We sit down with the former Sunshine Coast Lightning and New Zealand Silver Ferns world cup winning captain to discuss how she developed the mindset tools necessary to get to the top and stay there, how CrossFit fits into her life and helped her netball career, and what she is up to in netball retirement. 

We meet coaches Aimee, Dan and Jayden and discuss how often should we train, how much attention should we put into our nutrition and sleep, some common ways we get injured and how to avoid them. We also get to know the coaches a little better and hear what makes them tick.

When starting CrossFit a lot of athletes get bitten by the CrossFit bug and really want to compete as well as train with CrossFit. We discuss how get the priorities in the right order and build a foundation of good technique and capacity to allow you to grow to your full potential.

A fixed mindset locks us into a perspective that you're either good or bad at something and everything we do is a test to prove that perspective. Changing to a growth mindset allows us to see ourselves as a work in progress and we can assess where we truly are and begin building progress.

Listen in to understand the difference between competing and training and why you should separate the two. Training progresses us, competing tests us. There's a time for each. If you can master that balance you will supercharge your progress. 

We all have our own unique reasons for starting CrossFit. This episode we discuss why understanding your purpose will help you to focus on how best to spend your time training, how much time and what your approach outside of the gym should look like. Everyone's purpose will differ, therefor everyone's approach should differ too.