you're welcome Archives | https://rollerderbyathletics.com/tag/youre-welcome/ Wed, 28 Apr 2021 03:23:01 +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 you're welcome Archives | https://rollerderbyathletics.com/tag/youre-welcome/ 32 32 41369847 Derby Love for Derby Legs https://rollerderbyathletics.com/derby-love-for-derby-legs/ https://rollerderbyathletics.com/derby-love-for-derby-legs/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2016 19:17:59 +0000 http://www.rollerderbyathletics.com/?p=8997   I promise: this is a different kind of Valentine. It’s no news that we live in a world with unattainable physical beauty standards for women, underscored by incessant chipper Hallmark-holiday messaging. The past week’s marketing onslaught happened to be specifically about how all women should all be in love, married, and/or decorating the perfect Pinterest-worthy cupcakes. I say, to hell with all that. Let’s […]

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]]> https://rollerderbyathletics.com/derby-love-for-derby-legs/feed/ 1 8997 Roller Derby Gamechangers https://rollerderbyathletics.com/gamechanger/ https://rollerderbyathletics.com/gamechanger/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2014 14:00:13 +0000 http://rollerderbyathletics.com/?p=3797 A team has 30 seconds for a time out on the track - what can YOU do in 30 seconds to change up your game?

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]]> https://rollerderbyathletics.com/gamechanger/feed/ 2 3797 The Derby Advice Grab Bag https://rollerderbyathletics.com/derby-advice/ https://rollerderbyathletics.com/derby-advice/#respond Fri, 16 Aug 2013 15:11:08 +0000 http://www.rollerderbyathletics.com/?p=1215 With me still recovering from a week away at Rollercon, and also trying to enjoy the lovely summer we’re having here, this week’s article has turned itself into a lazy-man’s blog post. A pot pourri, a grab bag, a jambalaya if you will, of completely random collected wisdoms. Things you should know. Things I wish […]

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]]> https://rollerderbyathletics.com/derby-advice/feed/ 0 1215 PreHab: Dynamic Roller Derby Warmup https://rollerderbyathletics.com/prehab-dynamic-warmup/ https://rollerderbyathletics.com/prehab-dynamic-warmup/#comments Wed, 03 Jul 2013 05:10:43 +0000 http://www.rollerderbyathletics.com/?p=1169 As I wrote in my last article, a dynamic warmup is a key step in the exercise process. A dynamic warmup brings increased blood & oxygen to your muscles and joints, increases your range of motion, and prepares your body for more intense work to follow. The benefits of warming up include increased strength, speed, […]

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]]> https://rollerderbyathletics.com/prehab-dynamic-warmup/feed/ 3 1169 Give Your Skates Some Love https://rollerderbyathletics.com/give-your-skates-some-love/ https://rollerderbyathletics.com/give-your-skates-some-love/#respond Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:05:17 +0000 http://www.rollerderbyathletics.com/?p=996 I don’t usually write about derby gear here at Roller Derby Athletics… Because, y’know, I’m focussed on that other kind of gear: your legs, core, lungs and brain.  However, taking good care of your equipment IS an important part of being a successful, smart athlete. So this week I’m touring you through the super-handy tools […]

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]]> https://rollerderbyathletics.com/give-your-skates-some-love/feed/ 0 996 Five Ways to Fire Up Your Core https://rollerderbyathletics.com/five-ways-to-fire-up-your-core/ https://rollerderbyathletics.com/five-ways-to-fire-up-your-core/#respond Thu, 24 Jan 2013 03:54:10 +0000 http://www.rollerderbyathletics.com/?p=815 Think you’ve got pretty OK core strength because you can do a bunch of crunches? I’ve got news for ya, sister. Crunches are for chumps. Just about anyone can do a few crunches. It’s not a functional exercise. It’s a move people started doing because someone at the gym who looked fit was doing them. […]

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]]> https://rollerderbyathletics.com/five-ways-to-fire-up-your-core/feed/ 0 815 Stop sucking. Start winning. https://rollerderbyathletics.com/stop-sucking-start-winning/ https://rollerderbyathletics.com/stop-sucking-start-winning/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 03:41:39 +0000 http://www.rollerderbyathletics.com/?p=779 Derby players are quite possibly the most self-defeating group of people I’ve ever come across. We play a sport which most of us have been practicing for less than 10 years – sometimes as few as one or two years. So we often lack the facility and ease of athletes have who have been playing […]

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]]> https://rollerderbyathletics.com/stop-sucking-start-winning/feed/ 7 779 Eat something. https://rollerderbyathletics.com/eat-something/ https://rollerderbyathletics.com/eat-something/#comments Sat, 17 Sep 2011 15:14:47 +0000 http://rollerderbyathletics.wordpress.com/?p=54 Confusion reigns with new/budding athletes and what to eat before/during/after practice. Easy answer: eat something More detailed answer: Eat something carb-y beforehand, that won’t make your stomach do flipflops. We’ll leave it at that. You’ll figure out what works. Try to be done eating about 30 minutes before skating (so, don’t eat in the car […]

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]]> https://rollerderbyathletics.com/eat-something/feed/ 5 54 The secret to easy crossovers: Crossunders https://rollerderbyathletics.com/the-secret-to-easy-crossovers-crossunders/ https://rollerderbyathletics.com/the-secret-to-easy-crossovers-crossunders/#comments Sat, 17 Sep 2011 15:12:44 +0000 http://rollerderbyathletics.wordpress.com/?p=60 Attention new skaters! You look ridiculous trying to reach your outside skate out in front of you to cross it over your inside skate because someone told you you needed to do crossovers in the corners but damn if this doesn’t seem like a waste of energy and really really awkward and unstable and slow…. […]

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