Tag: benchmarking
The Four Point Program to Ace Your Fitness Goals
Roller derby consumes every waking breath for the most hard-core derby devoted; for these athletes, training for derby is job one, and they rarely miss an opportunity to do so. For the rest of us (mere mortals), derby is one of many interests and commitm…
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Pro-scuse me? The Best Systems for 2015
It’s that time of year again. A time for incessant year-in-review posts (OK, secretly I actually love those). A time for “new year, new you” blogs and heinous fitspo imagery. It’s a time for the devilish and often sexist marketing ploys of the f…
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RDA Insider: Roller Derby World Cup
If you caught some of the action from the Blood & Thunder Roller Derby World Cup last weekend, you saw how physically tough the game play was. How does one of the top roller derby teams in the world prepare for a four-day, seven-game tournament? I ca…
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The Standardized Roller Derby Fitness Test
Introduction - Test Version 2.2 Why does it make sense to have a standardized fitness test for roller derby? Most major sports have a benchmark indicator of the elements of fitness necessary to be successful in the sport. These tests, like the NFL Combi…
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How to Improve at Derby’s 27 Laps Test
Photo courtesy of my favourite skate shop, www.Rollergirl.ca One of the biggest challenges that haunts all new derby athletes is their minimum skills testing, and particularly the endurance skill – the ol’ "25 in 5" as it used to be called, now the m…
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Four Steps to Smash Your Fitness Goals
Roller derby consumes every waking breath for the most hard-core derby devoted; for these athletes, training for derby is job one, and they rarely miss an opportunity to do so. For the rest of us (mere mortals), derby is one of many interests and commitme…
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Bring It! Time Challenge Workout
Some days you need to be truly ready to BRING IT. Today is one of those days. This workout means business! We are going to hit the deck with a whole lot of strength and cardio in this workout. Your upper body, lower body, and core will be feeling it, and…
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They’re New But Are They Improved?
Ask yourself these two very important questions: 1. when is the last time you performed a baseball slide in game play? And, 2. how many times per bout do you turn around 180 degrees and quickly skate in the opposite direction? Did you say “uh, never ev…
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Tenderizing the fresh meat, before they’re even accepted?
Just went through the latest Fresh Meat intake here at Terminal City Rollergirls. What a treat! An excellent overall skill level - and, warming the cockles of our hearts, lots of *athletes*! Hooray!! We don't have to spend our next year trying to instil…
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