by Drew Spriggs | Aug 9, 2018 | Training
Overhead Press Specialisation Program The overhead press – a simple movement that seems to the bane of most peoples’ existence. Like the majority of you, I used to absolutely HATE it as I completely sucked at it, so I developed a program to nail any...
by Drew Spriggs | Jun 11, 2018 | General
One thing which I have found time and time again – disregarding acute injuries, incorrect lifting technique isn’t typically the CAUSE of injuries in the gym, but an EFFECT of the summation of everything you do in your day to day life. As an...
by Drew Spriggs | Jun 4, 2018 | General
Imagine this (this is a really long analogy, so if you don’t want to read please go straight to the end). You’ve just bought a new car. You’ve taken it to the track a few times and it runs ok, but you really want to get a bit of a tune up and some...
by Krystal Gagen-Spriggs | May 1, 2018 | General
Have you ever told yourself that your goal was simply to “have fun?” Well, over the weekend we hosted a Smashing Stereotypes event at the gym and the presenter said something that really struck me. The presenter was Raeanne Pemberton and she is a...
by Drew Spriggs | Feb 7, 2018 | Training
Often I’m asked (and see others asked) about what they’re thinking when they’re about to attempt a new 1RM or heavy set. People always bang on about how they ‘knew’ they had the lift before it even began, or had no doubt they would fail....