Today we've got James Newbury on the show. James is an absolute legend in the CrossFit community, he was awarded Australia's fittest man in 2017 and has consistently reached new levels of physical excellence throughout his career. James takes a soulful and holistic approach to fitness and athleticism catering his movement programs and classes to serve his wider community. James is passionate about longevity in body and in mind, and places a huge emphasis on the power of intentional rest and recovery, especially when training hard. James shines a light on the potency of an embodied physical practice, for anyone out there who is into CrossFit or curious about it, tuning into today's chat is an absolute must.

Mason and James discuss:

-The practice of CrossFit.

-The importance of mindset and sustainable training.

-Exercise/movement as preparation for life.

-James' cycling accident and the natural measures he used to accelerate his recovery.

-The power of recovery in general, one of James’ favourite sayings is "recover harder than you work out".

-Longevity in fitness and in life itself.

-Using visualisation as a performance strategy.

-James' top recovery practices.

-James' favourite herbs, foods and supplements.

-The potency of nose breathing.

Who is James Newbury ?

With a background in semi professional Rugby League James Newbury has dabbled in many sports, eventually finding his true passion in CrossFit. In 2013 James founded Adelaide specialist gym, Soul65. From here James has excelled in CrossFit competitions across the sport and is currently the 27th fittest man in the world. James has competed at the CrossFit Pacific Regionals for the past 5 years finishing 1st in 2017 earning him the title of Australia's Fittest Man.

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Check Out The Transcript Here:

https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/the-power-of-recovery-with-crossfit-champion-james-newbury-ep-65

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