At what point does fitness become unhealthy?

At what point does neglecting physical movement become unhealthy?

In my 15 yrs of training clients i have worked with many talented fit athletes who i would consider fairly unhealthy although they had a high level of physical capacity in their sport. Usually these athletes depended on drugs and stimulants to continue performing. I have also had clients that have come in that Eat, Hydrate and Sleep fairly well plus don’t hate their jobs and have a fairly good relationship with partner, family, friends, etc but have very poor physical capacity.
In both cases bringing up the deficit improved the overall health of the individual, e.g the athlete stopped over training and devoted more time to nutrition and lifestyle. The person not getting enough movement started moving and improved their life. I guess the simple take home message is that Good Health is the balance of optimal thoughts, breathing, hydration, nutrition, movement and sleep:)

You came, you kipped, you feasted! Comp day went off with a resounding snap of the resistance band, and we were extremely proud of all our participating members. The health and vibrancy of the congregation left us inspired and grateful to be amongst such robust individuals! The ferocity of the competition was only matched by the enthusiastic support and encouragement from all sides, making comp day a fun, social and welcoming way to challenge yourself and realise your true warrior potential.

We would like to extend a huge OE congratulations to the Open Competition winners Tom Walton and Nicci McKewen, who snatched the glory (literally!) and stole the comp day show. Amazing work guys; revel in your hard-earned admiration! Scaled victories went to Jacinta Jacobs and Bobo Frediani; if our palms weren’t so blistered we’d direct resounding applause your way! And finally, the team event was blitzed by Amir’s army of indestructibles; Amir Zoghi, Jane Thorpe, Brendan Risteski and Nic Perrin. Well done!

Healthy competition is a fantastic inclusion in any training regime, facilitating progress, injecting fun and helping avoid fitness stagnation. We are glad to offer events such as Comp Day in order to gently push our clients and help them discover new heights of strength, agility and power. WIth all the encouragement, support and raucous laughter that filled the studio last saturday, we are confident that all involved felt comfortable enough to have a go. Future participants take note; no pressure, no stress, just good healthy fun!

As of Monday, we will all be knuckling down and giving our innards a thorough dusting & polishing, with our seasonal cleanse kicking-off for all interested parties. A rough breakdown of the protocol is as follows:

2 weeks Without

Grains (Breads, Pasta, Cereal, Rice)

Processed foods & fluids

Beans, pulses legumes

All things Soy!

Corn

Fermented foods: tamari, pickles,mustards

Sugar’s & Honey

Milk, Yogurt (2nd week), Cheese, Cream

Potatoes, Parsnips, Beetroot, Sweet Potato

Sweet, high starch fruits

Alcohol

Caffeine: chocolate, tea, coffee, cacao

2 weeks Full Of

All meats, slow cooked, in broth’s or raw

Coconut Oil & 1 fresh coconut p/day

Butter, Lard, Duck Fat, Talo

Good quality Olive oil

Pumpkin, Carrots, Shallots, Leeks in small amounts

Avocados, tomatoes, salad greens, squash

Green Apples, Berries, Lemons Limes & Grapefruits

Week 2 Rebuilding

Lactofermented vegetables & drinks with every meal

Lots of Kefir & yogurt

Introduce whole dairy back in after 1 week

Steer clear of alcohol, sugar & refined carbohydrates during this time. All your hard work would of been a waste of time if you indulge now.

Cleansing Program

Dandelion root tea daily to replace coffee & cleanse digestive organs

Optional Daily glass of psyllium husks or slippery elm

Garlic & clove daily to kill parasites & their eggs

Grain free, sugar free, alcohol free, tropical fruit & milk free for 2 weeks (yogurt 2nd week to rebuild)

1 tbs apple cider vinegar (or lemon or bitter greens) before each meal to stimulate digestive juices & better break down fats

Goal is to purge digestive system of bad biota & become insulin sensitive & a fat burning machine!

Week 2 Rebuilding

After 1 week reintroduce dairy through yogurt & kefir

Eat plenty of lactofermented foods

Continue to avoid alcohol, grains, caffeine, cacao & sugar for 1 more week extremely important!

Once completed Rebuilding week slowly reintroduce whole foods back into diet.

Get Ready for next season, bring on winter!

Make sure you sign into the saturday morning classes to reserve your place. 18 people in each class only 7, 8 & 915am. Its going to be an awesome day of fun friendly competition to unite the OE community. If you don’t want to compete you can just do the workouts &/ or come for lunch and watch the team and individual finals from 1030-12 : )

1st Workout

For Time 8min Cut Off

3 BB Clean & Jerk (Open Male 70%BW, Female 40%BW)

9 Kipping Pull Ups  (Open Male C2B , Female Yellow Band)

15 Lift Up Push Ups (Open Male Toes and Chest Only, Female First 5 toes next 10 Knees)

5 sets

if you finish its by your time, if you don’t finish every reps counts

2nd Workout

8min AMRAP

10 Bar Dips (Open Male BW , Female Yellow Band)

20m Walking OH Plate Lunge (Open Male 20kg , Female 10kg)

10 KB Power Snatch (Open Male 30%BW , Female 20%BW)

every reps counts

1030am  4 person TEAM Finals

For Time or Score 10min Cut Off

20 rope Climbs/ ea rope climb 4 back to standing 20 points

200m Sled Push (Male 1 team member + 70kg on Sled Female 70kg) ea 10m a point

100 Box Jumps Male 60cm Female 45cm ea 5 box jumps 1 p0ints

200 Double unders ea double 3 single ea 10 double 1 point

40 Burpee Pull Ups ea 1 point

2000kg Deadlift Total ea 100kg 1 point

/140 points

if you finish its by your time, if you don’t finish every point counts

1st place gets $40 per team member OE credit

1130 Female Individual open/ scaled

5 Rope Climbs 2 points ea

50m Sled Push BW 10m 2points

25 box Jumps 45cm 5 box jumps 2 points

50 Double Unders 5 doubles 1 point

10 Burpee Pull Ups ea 2 points

10 Deadlifts 70% BW ea 1 point

/70 points

if you finish its by your time, if you don’t finish every point counts

1st place gets $80 OE credit ( Scaled & Open)

1145 Male Individual

5 Rope Climbs 2 points ea

50m Sled Push 2x BW 10m 2points

25 box Jumps 60cm 5 box jumps 2 points

50 Double Unders 5 doubles 1 point

10 Burpee Pull Up Chest to Bar 2 points

10 Deadlifts 1.25 x BW ea 1 point

/70 points

if you finish its by your time, if you don’t finish every point counts

1st place gets $80 OE credit ( Scaled & Open)

If you are just coming to do a normal class it will be similar only 2 hard 8 min workouts with a 20min break between ea workout.

Scaled Individuals will have version chosen by Coach either Courtney, Ash, Azza or Sean

We’ll graciously give you one last crack at grains and cacao before the cleanse officially begins, with the Comp Day on the 12th of May featuring post-workout sourdough big Mac knock offs, frozen banana shakes and cacao cake for all! If you haven’t participated in an OE comp before, don’t be intimidated. We welcome everyone to come and try their calloused hands at the workout; the laughter, sweat and post-training feast leaves us all feeling like we’ve won, even if our achievements extend only to demolishing two pieces of organic cacao cake. As always, it’s an amazing way to implement what has been taught and learned in the OE classes, and gives tangible evidence of all your efforts.

Workouts will be announced next Sunday the 6th May and will consist of 3 x 8min workouts. The first 2 workouts will be completed in the usual 7, 8 & 915am class training times

Team finals will be at 10:30(4 person teams made up of those who do not make or would prefer rather than individual finals

Individual finals at 1130: 3 male and female scaled & 3 male and female opens

Make Sure you sign in to the 12th of May Saturday classes to reserve your spot. There are only 54 Available Spots with 70 total Comp Day lunch places so pre pay when your in next.

Normal Class fee for the comp & $20 for the lunch

Can you believe it’s been a month since our last Friday night fiesta? This April, we’re handing it over to the gods of chocolate and hyperactive children, but come the 27th of April we’re back in action!

Sam from Mirrool Creek Lamb is popping in to give us a run down on behind the scenes farming, sustainability, ethics and primary production. Luckily for us she is also a spectacular chef, treating everyone to a home-cooked dinner with an OE dessert to follow. Bibs provided. As always, book and pay at the gym ($40) to secure your place; can’t wait to see you there!