Dave Hedges3 hours ago1 minFamilyBeing part of a performance team Be that a sports team A club An S&C centre specialising in Performance It's like being in a family Openi...
Dave Hedgesa day ago1 minIndividual Training, Individual ResultsPart of the current Covid restrictions only allows fitness centres to offer individual training where people have their own area and don'...
Dave Hedges2 days ago1 minReactionReaction time is a vital attribute for combat and adventure athletes It's an important attribute for the everyman There's several element...
Dave Hedges3 days ago1 minUse the breath as a performance acceleratorHow you use your breath will affect how you use your body And vice versa of course But let's stay with this for a second. If you want to ...
Dave Hedges3 days ago2 minHow the fitness world needs to change for the modern worldThe world has changed almost beyond recognition from my parents childhood to my own kids childhood. The long and the short of it is, kids...
Dave Hedges5 days ago2 minShould you lock out a joint?People are often told not to lock out a joint. Usually being warned that it'll damage the joint. Fingers then get pointed at yoga and som...
Dave Hedges6 days ago1 minBuilding a bigger fuel tankAerobic capacity is a multi faceted attribute It's a set of attributes But what it adds up to is a bigger gas tank. You can go longer, fu...
Dave HedgesSep 212 minLearning to communicate with your bodyIf you've been following my Instagram ( @dave_hedges ) you'll see me sharing videos from BJJ athlete Silvia Silvia has been on a journey ...
Dave HedgesSep 201 minThe One Thing Fitness Folk Suck AtFitness folk are really good at doing hard shit They "Embrace the suck" They go "Beast Mode" They do any number of T-Shirt slogans But th...
Dave HedgesSep 191 minInstinctive Movement and Getting Out of Your Own WayMost people move pretty much the same way the world over. They walk the same Run the same Throw the same Punch the same Ok, no EXACTLY th...
Dave HedgesSep 181 minDon't be sold on crutchesFoam rollers Spikey balls Orthotics Even our beloved AiM wedges These are all crutches Use them when they need used but never become reli...
Dave HedgesSep 171 minThe Perfect ExerciseThere is no such thing as the perfect exercise But we can argue for exercises that give the most ROI Pretty much the best single exercise...
Dave HedgesSep 161 minPractice makes.....Practice makes perfect Or does it? How about, Practice makes easie You get better at what you dpend time on Being conscious and aware of w...
Dave HedgesSep 151 minBe Flexible and Powerful to create Usable StrengthHave you noticed how I use the three words Strength, Mobility & Endurance ad nauseam? Never just strength. Never just mobility. Never jus...
Dave HedgesSep 141 minAre you back training yet?When my lads were at hurling practice the other day I was chatting to one of the other dad's on the sideline. He's a guy I've bumped into...
Dave HedgesSep 131 minFarmer StrongDo you want to know the simplest way to get brutally strong? As in real life strong, strongest guy in the room strong. It's not some conv...
Dave HedgesSep 121 minAsk Dave: Nasal Breathing and Sports PerformanceYou know I'm a big proponent for nasal breathing. It is, or rather it ought to be, our default breathing pattern. The reason it isn't is ...
Dave HedgesSep 111 minAgeing is inevitablebut Getting Old is a choice There's no stopping the march of time. Your bodies odometer is going to keep clocking up those miles. This, y...
Dave HedgesSep 91 minEyes tight shutAthleticism requires body awareness The word we give to this awareness is Proprioception. Technically this is the brain receiving feedbac...
Dave HedgesSep 91 minGet a gripGrip is important Grip strength has been correlated to all cause mortality, ie those with greater grip strength live longer Possibly more...
