London : Masonville

Dave Henry

http://www.crossfitlondon.ca
davehenry@rogers.com

Dave Henry is a CrossFit coach and athlete at CrossFit London, Ontario, located at 525 First Street. As the owner of the gym, Dave has been involved with fitness for his entire life, but beginning in 2002, a more focused effort was made in preparation for some military endurance races.

Some recent sporting highlights include participating in the Bataan Death March (43 km total distance) where he placed 14th in the Military Heavy Division, and 320th overall out of approximately 3,300 people. Dave has also participated in the 2 CMBG Ironman (50 km total distance). In both military races, competitors were required to run with a 35-45 lb weighted rucksack.

Dave is a Level 2 CrossFit coach and has been an NCCP coach (National Coaching Certification Program) since 1998. Dave is an experienced trainer in Olympic Weightlifting, Power Lifting, Indoor Rowing and with Endurance Training. Dave has his Black Belts in Jui-Jitsu, Hapkido, Taekwondo, Kenpo, and Black Arts Military Unarmed Combat. Since 1997, Dave has been in the Army Reserve as a Non-Commissioned Officer and is currently employed as a Section Commander, at the rank of Sergeant in an Infantry Unit. He has held a formal instructional role with the military since 2001.



Training Philosophy:

CrossFit is a strength and conditioning program designed to forge elite fitness by improving one’s ability in ten recognized general physical skills. These include: cardiovascular/respiratory endurance, stamina, strength, flexibility, power, coordination, agility, balance, and accuracy. One is considered fit when he/she is competent in each and all of these ten skills. All skills will be improved by focused practice efforts, and through the use of compound muscle movements (i.e. functional whole-body movements) executed at high intensity, an individual’s competency at all physical tasks is enhanced.

At CrossFit, athletes are trained to bike, run, swim, row, and skip at short, middle, and long distances to guarantee exposure and competency in each of the three main metabolic pathways. Other activities to raise the heart rate and create a challenging workout include the use of box jumps, pull-ups, push-ups, tire flips, handstands, rope climbs, kettle bells, and Olympic weight lifting.

To ensure injury prevention and recovery, a major focus of each training session surrounds the correction of the athlete’s posture and anatomical positions. Many of the skills, such as explosive lifting, are highly technical and are coached by an expert eye at all times. That being said, all levels of athletes train at CrossFit London and learn from, and motivate each other, to higher successes. The Crossfit program is universally scalable, making it applicable to any committed athlete regardless of his/her experience!