Dragon Athletic

ANDY JACK AND JAC, TALK THROUGH A COUPLE OF POINTS OF FEEDBACK FROM THE LAST PODCAST.NAMELY WHY INTESITY IS WHAT THE CLASSES DELIVER AND UNDERSTANDING THE CF HIERACHY FOR A  GENERAL PHYSICAL PREPARDNESS TRAINING PROGRAM

Andy, Jac and Jack introduce the the current training Philosophy at Dragon Athletic

Coach Edwods and Coach CJ chat through and Review the feedback from her first 8 week Programming Block. This podcast is for anyone  and everyone from the CrossFit Coaching spce who is interested in exploring the  anecdotal experiance and feedback at the point at which the CrossFit Programming  and the running of a Commercially orientated Affiliate  meet and how we navigate here at Dragon.

Andy Catches up with our in house Physiotherepist Alfie Reed from Physio Space. They Chat about some of the common injuries and complaints that memebrs and athletes have and a couple of reasons this is the case and how to improve.We also hear about Alfies, training background and how he battled Leukemia as teen and is embarking on a Lands end to John o'grotes cycle ride to rasie funds  for Yong Lives vs Cancer which helped Alfie and his family during his treatment.

Andy catches up with 10 year member Dr Rini Chatterjee, who is a Doctor in General Practice with Special Interest in metabolic disease. we find out about Rini's background in medicine and where she wants to go with after experiancing the positive effect of Constantly Varied functional Movments at Intensity.

The crew Chat about the current programming, not stressing to much about gains, if you have no goals and how they are preparing for the Easter chocolate haul!

Get to know CJ and Andy a bit more as they  discuss what they are currently doing with their Nutrition. Working in the fitness industry it is important to try out different protocols and habits so we can be the lab rats on what works and provide anecdotal experiances!We also go into CJ's current programming thought process and how she is building the weekly structure.

We discuss the potency of Goal Setting and how we will be organising teams for the Open

CJ and Andy Discuss The Open and How training would look like if the didnt work in the fitness industry

The Crew chat through what peoples barriers are to the NHS guidlines for Physical Activity.Why do people struggle to hit 150minutes a week (21.5minutes a day!!). ??

Coach Adsy goes under the spotlight with Coach with her Quick Fire Questions

The Crew burn down the most asked questions in the fitness industry and answer them as best as they can in under 60second!!!!

DA Coaches Edwods, Clararara and Adsy tlk about what is keeping them motivated in the New year and what tips and tricks people can do to allow them to Smash Goals in 2021

DA Coaches Edwods, Clararara and Adsy discuss the good, the bad and the ugly about fitness in a Lockdown. Listen to hear their thoughts on cutting through the BS and doing something which makes a continued positive impact.

Coach's Edwods, Adsy and Clara go through our New years Fit for Life challenge and what goals and ideas they have to make this challenge a successful one.

As a CrossFit affiliate, our community is built by those who resonate with the training, the culture and most notably the results. We were very lucky that ex Senior Welsh international Striker Steve Morison decided to walk through our doors.We decided to catch up with him, and hear a bit more about his background, from being cut as a football apprentice, to being picked back up at 26 and making his career last for 10 years, and with 20 full interantional caps

In this Episode we catch up with Dragon Athletics head of Weightlifting, Welsh and GB Junior representative Rhod Beynon. We hear about his training background and how he leaned towards the sport of Weightlifiting. At the Grand ol' age of 21 we chat about his passion for making people strong and his enthusiasm for coaching.

In this Episode tha tables are turned Interviewer becomes interviewee. With over 25 years of exercise experiance Coach Andy explains why he left the Corporate world to forge a career in fitness 10 years ago.

In this Episode we catch up with Coach Nerys and find out about what drew her into the fitness industry.

In this episode we catch up with Coach Adam Lewis

We grab a quick 15 minutes with Coach Lee to find more out about what led him to the fitness industry.

A quick 15 minutes insight into Coach Clara's background and what led her into the fitness industry.

Runa Bakshi, a practicing Muslim chats about health and fitness within the Muslim community. With an interesting insight into their diet, this podcast is interesting for both Muslims and those interested in general health. We also discuss how to get through Ramadan in the healthiest way.

This episode continues on from Part 1 where Mike tells of the extreme challenges he has taken part in, his changes in diet and eventually where he is today in his journey. A must listen if you have listened to Part 1, and if you havnt, then catch up and get listening. Hugely inspiring podcast.

An in depth chat with Michael who turned his life around from 60 cigarettes a day, zero exercise and fast food to competing in some of the worlds hardest ultra races and becoming Europe's fittest man in Crossfit in his age category. The chat goes to show that anyone can make that change in their lifestyle.

Spence and Andy speak to Josh about his journey in to the fitness industry and how his drive to succeed in the industry has changed his approach to his business. It goes through the highs and lows that he has gone through. If you are a gym owner this is a must listen, it will also be interesting to gym goers to give an understanding that not all gyms are driven by the same goals.

Andy and Spence talk to Josh Llewllyn about his fight with cancer through nutrition. Its a powerful story which gives huge credibility to how important nutrition can be in battling modern diseases. Sit back and start to understand why we bang on about the importance of nutrition.

This week Andy and Spence discuss the benefits of coached class structures against training n your own or outside a class structure. As per usual there are the usual diversions on the way, sticking within the health and fitness area.

Initially we chat about the Dragon Athletic Intramural Open comp for 12 minutes. We then enter into a talk about the 4 pillars, concentrating on the SLEEP. This podcast focuses on how to improve sleep and the importance of sleep of health and fitness.

This week we discuss Open WOD 18.5. From 15 minutes we hit your questions, covering Regionals preparation, how to avoid sugar, and building mental strength.

In Part 1 this week we run through the Dragon Athletic Open Intramural standings along with discussing the new handstand pushup standard, the individual coach support program and the possible booking in for classes

In Part 2 of week 4 we go through your questions about skills, open prep and much more.

This week Andy and Spence chat about the Open WOD 18.3, Dragon Crossfit internal Open team competition and cover the questions from the members- 0-15min Intramural Chat, 15-45min Q and A

This week Andy and Spence chat about the Dragon Crossfit internal Open team competition- Scaled or RX? Fueling,18.3 Predictions, Podcasts after The Open.