Coming events

19 November – AKA Weightlifting club championship 26 November – 13 jarig bestaan AKA lifestyle 27 November – AKA lifestyle challenge 9 December – AKA Padel Tournament 17 December – Fight combat charity event + Christmas brunch 30 + 31 December – Goal setting day’s

The Energy Systems – Ep. 3 “The Anaerobic glycolytic pathway”

Last week, we described the mechanisms that drive the phosphocreatine pathway. In this week’s episode, we will take a look at the pathway that kicks in right after: Anaerobic glycolysis. To be as complete as possible we have to describe this pathway as anaerobic or nonaerobic glycolysis/glycogenlolysis – which means “the breakdown of glucose or glycogen …

The Energy Systems – Ep. 2 “The Phosphocreatine Pathway”

Last week, we briefly explained the necessity of the energy systems.  In the coming episodes, we will explain how these systems produce ATP and how they interact with each other in different workout settings. In this episode, we cover the energy system that kicks in first and is the simplest to understand: the PCr pathway.  …

What is Fitness? Ep. 2

In the last episode of the series, we introduced you to the different models that explain fitness in CrossFit. This episode will continue with the second and third model. If you haven’t read the previous episodes, please do so before continuing. The Hopper Model The second model is based on the performance of randomized athletic …

What is Fitness? Ep. 1

In the first episodes of the AKA TTA series, we introduced you to the Sickness-Wellness-Fitness Continuum and provide insights on the relationship and measurability between health, fitness and CrossFit. In the upcoming episodes, we will use three different models to define fitness even more. What is fitness? When doing a quick google, we see that …

CrossFit, the why? Ep. 2

Measuring Fitness An essential part of our approach to health and fitness is measurability, considering that without measurement we can not claim improvement. The continuum provides a set of clinical health markers, but there is another approach: fitness is a measurement for our health, therefore an improvement in fitness is an improvement in health. With …

CrossFit, the why?

Dear athlete, Welcome to Teach the Athlete. A continuous blog for many followers who will dive into the “whys” and “hows” of CrossFit in our box. In this first episode, we will introduce you to the Sickness-Wellness-Fitness Continuum (a model that powerfully demonstrates why we love CrossFit so much). This will provide insights on the …