benchmarking Archives | https://rollerderbyathletics.com/tag/benchmarking/ Wed, 28 Apr 2021 04:29:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.9 https://i0.wp.com/rollerderbyathletics.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-RDA-logo-square-512-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 benchmarking Archives | https://rollerderbyathletics.com/tag/benchmarking/ 32 32 41369847 The Four Point Program to Ace Your Fitness Goals https://rollerderbyathletics.com/fitness-goals/ https://rollerderbyathletics.com/fitness-goals/#respond Fri, 28 Dec 2018 00:59:22 +0000 https://rollerderbyathletics.com/?p=44388 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 commitments in our lives, and we must navigate a series of […]

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]]> https://rollerderbyathletics.com/fitness-goals/feed/ 0 44388 Pro-scuse me? The Best Systems for 2015 https://rollerderbyathletics.com/systems-for-2015/ https://rollerderbyathletics.com/systems-for-2015/#respond Tue, 30 Dec 2014 17:01:45 +0000 http://rollerderbyathletics.com/?p=4431 Say sayonara to resolutions, and instead start investing energy into effective, worthwhile habits and practices, with Booty Quake's best systems for 2015.

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]]> https://rollerderbyathletics.com/systems-for-2015/feed/ 0 4431 RDA Insider: Roller Derby World Cup https://rollerderbyathletics.com/insider-roller-derby-world-cup/ https://rollerderbyathletics.com/insider-roller-derby-world-cup/#respond Thu, 11 Dec 2014 06:01:10 +0000 http://rollerderbyathletics.com/?p=4379 Booty Quake caught up with Johnny Qwadd, Strength & Conditioning Coach for Team Canada Women’s Roller Derby, to find out how he designed a training program for his team to succeed at the Roller Derby World Cup 2014.

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]]> https://rollerderbyathletics.com/insider-roller-derby-world-cup/feed/ 0 4379 The Standardized Roller Derby Fitness Test https://rollerderbyathletics.com/fitness-test/ https://rollerderbyathletics.com/fitness-test/#comments Tue, 28 Oct 2014 04:04:21 +0000 http://www.rollerderbyathletics.com/?p=1704 The RDA Standardized Roller Derby Fitness Test is a unified standard that can be used by athletes, teams and leagues worldwide to benchmark their fitness.

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]]> https://rollerderbyathletics.com/fitness-test/feed/ 12 2762 How to Improve at Derby’s 27 Laps Test https://rollerderbyathletics.com/27-laps-test/ https://rollerderbyathletics.com/27-laps-test/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2014 17:41:31 +0000 http://rollerderbyathletics.com/?p=3979 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 much-less-catchy 27-in-5 laps test, used by the WFTDA as a benchmark for […]

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]]> https://rollerderbyathletics.com/27-laps-test/feed/ 88 3979 Four Steps to Smash Your Fitness Goals https://rollerderbyathletics.com/4stepsplanning/ https://rollerderbyathletics.com/4stepsplanning/#comments Fri, 22 Nov 2013 01:24:26 +0000 http://www.rollerderbyathletics.com/?p=1503 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 commitments in our lives, and we must navigate a series of […]

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]]> https://rollerderbyathletics.com/4stepsplanning/feed/ 1 1503 Bring It! Time Challenge Workout https://rollerderbyathletics.com/bring-it-workout/ https://rollerderbyathletics.com/bring-it-workout/#comments Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:36:27 +0000 http://www.rollerderbyathletics.com/?p=1136 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 your lungs will be […]

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]]> https://rollerderbyathletics.com/bring-it-workout/feed/ 6 1136 They’re New But Are They Improved? https://rollerderbyathletics.com/minimum-skills/ https://rollerderbyathletics.com/minimum-skills/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 06:35:45 +0000 http://www.rollerderbyathletics.com/?p=1035 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 ever ever?” and “I don’t have that many fingers […]

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]]> https://rollerderbyathletics.com/minimum-skills/feed/ 1 1035 Tenderizing the fresh meat, before they’re even accepted? https://rollerderbyathletics.com/tenderizing-the-fresh-meat/ https://rollerderbyathletics.com/tenderizing-the-fresh-meat/#respond Sat, 17 Sep 2011 15:05:31 +0000 http://rollerderbyathletics.wordpress.com/?p=58 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 instill in each of these ladies that her body is her weapon, […]

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