Coaching CrossFit

James sits down and talks to Melissa about hormone health. They shed light on a confusing topic, but keep it practical for both men and women, who need to get this stuff down to enjoy good energy, mood, training, recovery... and every other function they want their body to be able to perform well. If you want to talk to the team more about hormone health and your health in general get in contact, as our new 7 Step coaching system will be able to help you.

Tenzing has an amazing story about how their brand started, and in this episode James talks to Tenzing's head of sport Minty, about natural energy and the challenges of educating people about natural energy and the benefits of drinking Tenzing over other more energy brands. Wild Training has stocked Tenzing non stop since we took deliver of the first branded Tenzing fridge in the UK, so needless to say James is a big fan of their product.

James sits down with Suzanne Shaw to talk about the challenges they've taken on and what they have learned about motivation. They dive into what motivates them personally, and some of the pitfalls that catch a lot of people out when it comes to motivation towards a better quality of life. This is a great episode for anyone that has ever felt anxious by the thought of starting something new, or maybe you feel anxious by taking part in certain activities and events that are part of your routine.

Dave Shah works at the Wild Training Gym as our sports & remedial soft tissue therapist, Osteopath and trains at the gym with our coaches. James sees Dave every week for a session to keep his body in the best form possible. Dave has also been a huge part of the amazing progress James has made since his elbow surgery. They discuss pain, injuries and how many are simply looking at the wrong thing, the wrong way.

Gregg came back on our Podcast to talk to James about accessory training. He shares his experience of training non specific movements to improve body mechanics, correct strength imbalances, and support a varied training routine with different types of stress to optimise performance and recovery. James' dives into his top accessory exercises and systems everyone should train. For a cool concept on planning your routine check our James' recent YouTube video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq9Dgk3VTl0

James invited Ollie Lemmings back on to the podcast to talk about mental health. The fitness industry has a lot to shout about in terms of the positive impact our services have on peoples mental health, but in this episode James and Ollie talk honestly about the negative impact fitness without the right direction can sometimes have. If you're affected by any of the topics discussed please get in contact with us or the great people at Mind - https://www.mind.org.uk/

Today Chloe, one of the members at the Wild Training Gym, and a personal training client of James' spoke with him about food, which is an informative chat about the fundamentals of healthy food. Chloe has recently started studying dietetics at university so James want to check his experience and personal research into nutrition, health and supplements against current education.

James sits down with CrossFit coaches Gregg Walker, Ted Wakefield and Ollie Lemmings and talks about the challenges of coaching CrossFit. They discuss the common misconception of "CrossFit causes Injuries" and how that idea actually comes from some much wider challenges within the Fitness Industry and fitness culture.

This podcast was a opportunity for Carlos, on his work experience week at the Wild Training gym so see the other side of running a business like Wild Training. This podcast was edited and published by Carlos, with a bit of help from James. Thanks for listening and please hit subscribe. remember we post new content every Monday. 

Having a pace maker at a young age hasn't stopped Rhi discovering a passion for exercise at Wild Training. James talks with Rhi about the challenges she had in finding exercise that she'd enjoy and what she's achieved from making the decision to turn up. Please hit subscribe and remember we add new content every week. To workout with the team go to www.wildxfitness.com and get started now.