How do clients turn into coaches? This week James Rankin is joined by Bua's very own Sheila Connell. Sheila takes us through her journey from joining CrossFit Swords having hated and even avoided exercise, to becoming an integral part of the community, to now...

The fitness business This week James and Jamie sit down and talk about running a fitness business. Jamie lets us in to how he got started with his first gym and some of the struggles that came along with it, as well as the journey to where he is now, owning and...

Do you chase excellence? Hellllllo Team Chasing excellence! This week James is joined by the one and only Christopher Lavelle.Christopher is Head of Operations and Manager across all 3 locations at CrossFit Bua - basically he ensures things are done right, all the...

Performance nutrition with Brian Performance nutrition is always a hot topic of conversation CrossFit Bua coach James Rankin is joined by Brian O hAonghusa, the Head of Nutrition for The Triage Method. James and Brian dig into some topics around nutrition,...

Why do we need feedback? James Rankin and Jamie Lawlor sit down again to talk about feedback, a topic they're both passionate about.  The lads get into why they do it, how they do it, and different experiences they have had both giving and receiving feedback,...

How to optimise for performance This week James and Jamie are joined by coach Jack. The lads sit down and talk about performance within CrossFit.How, as a team they gear athletes in Bua towards higher and higher levels of performance through class training, extra...

What is skill transfer? Jamie and James sit down for Episode #2 We start with an exciting announcement we've been dying to tell you about - The Bua Internship. Getting into the episode we dive deep into  all things skill transfer. From movement to movement in...

Is CrossFit strength and conditioning? CrossFit is a core strength and conditioning program, designed to elicit as broad an adaptational response as possible. It is difficult to find a strength and conditioning program anywhere that works with a greater diversity...

CrossFit lingo alert! Need help understanding the lingo? CrossFitters march to the beat of a different drum, they even speak an entirely different language. Coaches and athletes use jargon and abbreviations to describe exercises and techniques. Heres a list of word...

What is Functional Fitness? The CrossFit prescription is “constantly varied, high-intensity, functional movement.” Functional movements are universal motor recruitment patterns; they are performed in a wave of contraction from core to extremity; and they are...