CrossFit Armidale

17/09/2026

Spring cleaning yet?
Thought about spring cleaning your health and fitness?
Well have a listen to this and get yourself underway right away!

Check out the podcast this week!

Fitting it all in with CrossFit Armidale · Episode

05/09/2026

Happy Father's day to all the special men in our lives.
We see you and appreciate what you do for us.

05/09/2026

Today we honour Zoë.
We honour her passion for CrossFit and CrossFit Armidale.
We honour her life and the beautiful memories we got to share with her.
We honour the ever lasting legacy that Zoë has left in all our hearts.
You are forever missed.

31/08/2026

Growth mindset is not positive thinking
Growth mindset sometimes gets misunderstood.
It isn't about pretending everything is easy.
It isn't about telling yourself you're going to be amazing at everything.
And it certainly isn't about ignoring failure.
A growth mindset is about believing that you can develop your abilities through learning, effort, strategies and feedback.
Think about learning a new CrossFit movement.
At first, your technique might feel awkward. You might miss the target.
You might need to reduce the weight.
You might need your coach to change the movement. You might need to practise the skill for weeks.
A fixed mindset might interpret this as:
“I'm just not good at this.”
A growth mindset asks:
“What can I learn from this?”
That question is powerful because it changes your attention from judging your ability to improving your ability.
And this is where the science becomes interesting.
Research into learning and neuroplasticity shows that the brain changes as we learn and practise. Skills become more efficient as the nervous system adapts to repeated practice.
So when something feels difficult, that difficulty isn't necessarily evidence that you aren't capable.
Sometimes it is evidence that you are learning something new.

26/08/2026

Have you ever watched someone do a movement at CrossFit and thought:

“I could never do that.”

Maybe it was a muscle-up, double-unders, handstand walk, anything with a barbell or even something that seems simple to everyone else.

Here is something to think about l: “I can't do it” and “I can't do it YET” are very different statements.

A growth mindset is the belief that our abilities can develop through learning, practice, challenge and feedback.

That doesn't mean everyone will become elite at everything. It means we don't automatically assume that our current ability is the limit of what we are capable of doing or learning.

Your brain is constantly adapting. When you learn a new movement, practise a skill or work through something difficult, your nervous system is developing and strengthening the pathways involved in that skill.

So the next time you struggle with something at the box, gym, work or everyday life, try changing the language.

Instead of:

“I can't do this.”

Try:

“I can't do this YET.”

That little word can change the way you approach the challenge.

Your current ability is a snapshot, not a final result.

This week, notice how often you say “I can't” and see if you can replace it with “I can't yet”.

22/08/2026

1st and 2nd at Crossfit Gunnedah

22/08/2026

What a day! Such a wonderful time at CrossFit Gunnedah .
Samuel Robert and Nat Bower taking podium position. Brownie taking 2nd and Nat 1st in their categories.

21/08/2026

Forever in our hearts. Missed everyday.
Words can't express how desperately we'd all love one more chance to be coached by you Zoë Herbert .
💔💔💔❤️♥️♥️

19/08/2026

𝗨𝗻𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝗻𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝘆𝗺 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲’𝘀 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀

At the moment I am studying to complete my CrossFit Level 3 trainer qualification as well as do my Level 2 again to get some good hands on coaching as well, a bit of what someone once said was sharpening the saw. Taking that time to keep learning and keep using that knowledge to help people live fitter, healthier lives.

There is actually a fair bit of theory behind CrossFit the methodology and how best to administer it to the broader population.

Going and reading all of the past Journal articles, the study and training guides, opinion pieces from the CrossFit coaching staff, and seeing one of the workouts they have used in the community cup that was the Hopper at the 2007 CrossFit games has had me review and get back to the roots of CrossFit.