A few weekends ago, Cathy successfully completed her CrossFit Level 2 coaching Certificate.
As we all know, Coach Cathy has a hectic lifestyle. Between coaching CrossFit & Sweat45, managing operations at CFA and playing football, it was genuinely a miracle she managed to find a free weekend in her schedule to complete this course. She even had to travel to Manchester for it! But like the rest of our coaches, Cathy wants to refine her coaching skills and with her recent Level 2 qualification, she now has a deeper understanding of CrossFit, its methodology and its practical application as a trainer. We look forward to seeing Cathy continuing to develop her coaching here at CFA and adding a few more notches to her belt! Wonder where she will go to sit her Level 3? Congratulations Coach!
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Running is one of the most common movements we see people avoiding when it comes up on our programming.
And generally we hear the words “I don’t like running” or “I’m not very good at it” so instead we see our running days a bit quieter than say our burpee days - truth. Anyway, obviously we understand completely that’s it hard to endure something you don’t necessarily feel strong doing or even enjoy doing, because you feel it’s a weakness. We know that over-pacing can often throw a spanner in the works and we tend to see people hitting a threshold in which they find a challenge to sustain. However, just like anything within our programming, we can scale back and build our engine through consistent exposure to running. We can reduce the distance and build aerobic capacity to then build intensity. The more we practice something the quicker our bodies will adapt and get better. The good news? Coming to class and being surrounded by people who are doing the same thing will make it an easier challenge to overcome. Having said all that, of course there will be occasions when running isn't advised, depending on someone's physical ability at that time. So don't worry, there will always be alternatives available to anyone and everyone. Many thanks to Catherine at Tosca Training for taking our coaches through a refresher course on 'Emergency First Aid at Work' at the weekend. That's all of our coaches fully updated on their first aid awards.
So, in the very unfortunate event that anyone ever needs medical assistance whilst in the gym, our coaches are well equipped with the knowledge & hands on experience to provide excellent first aid. You're in good hands folks!! But here's hoping we will never have to put our coaches to the test! Ten years ago when we first opened our doors, Trina McCoy, Grainne Magill (now Carey) and Martin Logan walked in, signed up and never looked back!
These three are the only people from our very first day in business in March 2013 to still be with us a full decade later! Unbelievable! So, as a token of appreciation for their undeniable loyalty, they were each presented with a little gift! Thanks again to @cathal_mcoscar_photography for the snaps! Congratulations to Coach Caoimhe on completing her CrossFit Level 2 coaching certificate at the weekend.
Caoimhe is serious about delivering quality coaching to our members and with her new certification, she has shown she has an enhanced understanding of the CrossFit methodology, program design, and implementation. We're looking forward to watching Caoimhe continue to develop & advance her coaching skills here at CFA. We don’t have a PB bell to ring but we do have social media!
Big shout out to our valued member Julie for being the first to reach her goal after only writing it on our CFA Goals Board just last week With some guidance from Coach Cathy in a 1-1, Julie breezed to her new 70kg deadlift PB. Not to mention, Julie has been dealing with an injury in recent months and is just now settling back into her usual training routine. What’s impressive is in that time, she applied everything she has learned from working with Caoimhe in terms of nutrition & lifestyle in the last 12 months and has managed to pick up where she left off with improvements made to her body composition and strength numbers clearly increasing! Big well done from us all at CFA! How do you measure progress?
Let's talk Goal Setting - not to be confused with those New Years Resolutions we've probably forgotten about by now - we mean goals that are SMART: Specific - clear cut, defined Measurable - track your progress, have a starting point Attainable - what tools do you need to help you reach your goal Realistic - consistent, gradual progress Time-Focused - the 'when am I aiming to achieve this' Another important and probably forgotten about part of setting a goal is the 'why'. This can be a massive motivational factor in attaining your goals. Grab a pen and paper, and really think about it. Ask yourself a few questions, using the acronym above, and jot down as much as possible. Then you can condense this into a SMART goal. Our members will now be able to jot their goals down on our BRAND NEW GOAL SETTING BOARD. Please excuse the bubble writing attempt.... You can put as much or as little detail as you like on it, you don't even have to put your name under it, but the aim is, that every time you step into the gym, you see your goal on the board and it motivates you to work towards it. Coaches Joe and Caoimhe have already got theirs on it so work away next time you're in class! Goal setting = Motivation = progress Guess what…
You haven’t ruined your health or fitness in the past couple of days. Yes, you might be feeling a little lethargic after some festive indulging and relaxing, but the good news is that it will pass in a few days of engaging in your familiar routine. We train and look after our health all year and being consistent with that means you can afford a couple of days of well-deserved Christmas mode. Our advice? Most importantly, don’t be beating yourself up and calculating every gram of mince pies or chocolates you’ve eaten – you just don’t need to. Focus more on if you enjoyed them. What we would say though, do what you can to get back into routine with your nutrition and activity. We are open again on Wednesday and we would love to see you in class. Not because we want you to use your training as a tool to ‘fix’ the indulgence, but because the habits and behaviours you’ve built for yourself will have the biggest impact on your health and fitness. Including the balance of good times. Scaling movements is how we get better. We all crawled (or bum shuffled ) before we could walk and we all walked before we could run...
The same applies to CrossFit. So let's all get T-Shirts like Marty and remember, the next time you are in a dilemma whether or not to scale a workout, it probably means you should. Scaling is cool. We understand that our kids & teens are still developing as they grow into exceptional young boys & girls and this development very much applies to their learning styles.
To ensure we reach all three of the learning styles: auditory, visual & kinaesthetic, our coaches spend time breaking down specific movements where they will be coach-led, demonstrated and, with the help of our young members we discuss points of performance to reinforce the neurological benefits of learning a new skill. We have a few spaces left in our junior kids classes and teens classes this winter, so drop us a message if you would like to find out more. |
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