“Ooh the hammy’s feeling a bit toight my dude” – Everyone, Every year…. ever. A tight hamstring is one of those things; either you have one, or, you probably know someone who has one. Either way, it’s one of the most complained about ailments in the body. But what really causes a tight hamstring? I …
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 potential weak points. Anecdotally, using this outline for 2 blocks …
It’s no secret that strength sports, in particular powerlifting and strongman, tends to attract a lot of ‘misfits’. This is one thing I particularly love; whether you’re a big and tall man or woman who is finally finding that you have no need to fit the stereotypical athletic mold, or a small, shy introvert who …
As somebody who has coached for a few years, patterns among clients and athletes I have coached, helped out with or just observed over a long period of time become fairly evident. Nowhere is this more telling than in following female athletes who seem to excel towards their version of success; whether that’s incrementally improving …
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 example, how many of you have seen people deadlift poorly for YEARS …
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 modifications to make it a little bit faster. Some of your friends at work recommend you go and see a garage that “do some unconventional modifications but I think they’re pretty good”.
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 Strongwoman Competitor in the USA. She has a lot to say …
Welcome to our new site! We are very excited about the new website, and will be using it a lot to add content to improve your training via training programs, techniques and step by step walk through on topics like water cutting, competition preparation and meet day, as well as interviews with some of the …
