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Are we still talking about knees over toes?

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For years we (RedPill) have thought knees coming over toes as not an issue but we still deal with people who see this as dangerous.

Where does this theory come from? Jowsey, Phil and Jemma discuss why the industry believed this and how damaging that understanding has been. 

"Movement MRI scans on professional weightlifters have shown that they possess significantly higher cartilage thickness in their knee caps than non weightlifters... without injury, there is no suggestion that that is a negative thing." Jemma

Don't call me a Movement Coach

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Phil interviews Jowsey about his experience in CrossFit and how he became known as ‘the fixer’.

I started out fixing people and patching people up. I gained the reputation of ‘fixing people in one session, which is not true.”

What is fixing somebody?

"For me it’s everything, making them great at CrossFit - not just getting out of the injury….It only takes 1 degree of extra motion…  extra flexibility or range of motion to mean that there is pain or no pain. So, a small change can mean they are out of pain, but they may still be missing 10 degrees of motion that they need to get, not only to be pain free but to be performing better."

 

I started out fixing people and patching people up. I gained the reputation of ‘fixing people in one session, which is not true.”

What is fixing somebody?

For me it’s everything, making them great at CrossFit, not just getting out of the injury….

It only takes 1 degree of extra motion… extra flexibility or range of motion to mean that there is pain or no pain. So, a small change can mean they are out of pain, but they may still be missing 10 degrees of motion that they need to get, not only to be pain free but be performing better.

What happens when the snowball stops?

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This is the second in the Shot in the Dark podcast about momentum. Phil & Jowsey continue their discussion, why does momentum stop and what to do about it.

"The athletes and teams who aren't performing well... finding a way to find success in their everyday and growing that is our job as coaches but it's also the job of the athletes themselves to look and focus on those successes rather than negatives." 

Momentum is a snowball

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It's a big weekend coming up for Phil and Jowsey as they take their athletes to the 2018 CrossFit Regionals - so we're delving into the 'Shot in the Dark' podcast library. This is a podcast from this time last year looking at momentum for athletes and how important it is. 

All athletes are chasing that extra kilo or second, the trick is to make them feel like 'today's a success'. 

"The lower we come, the higher we can reach" Phil Mansfield

Cilla Black means back

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Cilla Black Means Back?
Jowsey, Jemma and Phil discuss back pain, specifically disc pathology.

When is back pain disc pathology and when isn’t it? What’s the best exercise to undertake with disc pathology? When is it time to really worry?

A disc is the spongy material in-between the vertebral bodies and allows for movement of the spine... disc pathology ‘prolapse etc…’ essentially means disc material is not where it should be. The time when you would be more concerned about that is if you are getting pain associated with…. If it was lower back then for example you would be getting leg pain.

“Statistics say that 20% of people in their 20’s will have disc pathology that they don’t know anything about…. I wouldn’t say it is even damage its part of a normal process… disc material can move in and out. You might scan the back one day and then a couple of weeks later and disc material will be different.” Jemma Chambers

Strict v Kipping?

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Kipping can be the subject of ridicule by some, but what are the benefits of the kip? Are you more susceptible to injury through, say, the kipping pull up rather than strict? Jowsey, Phil and Jemma discuss the virtues of both movements.   

“The front squat, overhead squat and back squat smell like each other but they are not the same. They are called a squat but are very different… centre of gravity, muscular activation patterns etc… Should coaches be viewing kipping and strict as two different exercises? Should we be drawing a line between them, one doesn’t precipitate another… they are different exercises?”
Phil Mansfield

There's a link between your gut and your mind

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There is a link between your gut and mind, which is under-published in popular media. Phil, Jowsey and Jemma discuss the connection between your gut and mental health using scientific papers to support their theories. 

"There is a link between what you feel & what your gut is doing and what your gut is doing & what you feel… how cool is that?"

'We are vessels for microorganisms to live within.... if you have poor / bad bacteria, the bad bacteria can 'hack the system' and convince you to eat the wrong type of food to ensure it continues to thrive.' 

Jemma Jai Chambers

 

 

Making the CrossFit Games - what does it take?

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Phil Interviews CrossFit Games Athlete Steve Fawcett about what is required from an athlete to make the Games. If you have aspirations to make it to the Games this is well worth a listen, a few golden pieces of advice from an experienced and thoughtful athlete - definitely a class act.

Steve is now coaching through his venture JST Compete Programming, with 9 athletes qualifying for the 2018 Regionals he appears to be as successful behind the scenes as on the competition floor.

Find out more: JST Compete

Marathon running

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Today's RedPill Training podcast is the first in a 2 part series on running. Jowsey interviews Phil on all things marathon training. From beginners to experienced runners how should you approach your training. What to expect on race day, how to get through the distance comfortably and injury free.