Dave HedgesMar 5, 20202 min5 Ways To Get The Best From Your TrainingDriving the other day and on the radio came the classic Ian Drury track from 1977, "Reasons To Be Cheerful, part 3" If you don't remember...
Dave HedgesFeb 23, 20203 minHow To Avoid The Chest Sinking In The SquatThe single most common cue you will hear from any lifting coach is "chest up" I'm surprised that no enterprising DJ has created a gym tra...
Dave HedgesAug 3, 20152 min7 Tips For Surviving Office WorkLast week finished off with a regular client of mine who hasn’t been able to get in for some time. The reason he couldn’t get in is down ...
Dave HedgesMay 26, 20152 minLessons from KarateKarate. Joining Karate was the launch of my career. Taking up martial arts gave me a focus, something that was my own. An endeavour to pu...
Dave HedgesMay 5, 20152 minStrengthen Your Breath Muscles with this Simple DrillI’m a huge fan of breathing. I’m fairly sure I’m not alone in this, after all, more people do it than don’t…. Bad jokes aside, it’s kind ...
Dave HedgesFeb 17, 20152 minAsk Dave: What do you think of Zoo and Animal Movements?“Hi Dave, quick question..zoo training or animal movement training or whatever it’s called! Are you a fan of it? I know you have a video ...
Dave HedgesJan 13, 20152 minEfficiency Over DurationMany people say they don’t have time to exercise. I don’t believe them. What most people mean is they can’t be bothered training. If they...
Dave HedgesApr 28, 20143 minKnackered Knees, No More!Lets take a show of hands. All those who’ve NEVER experienced knee pain or injury put your hand up. Those who’ve had PAIN in their knees ...
Dave HedgesApr 25, 20143 minGet Up and Get AwesomeI think it’s fair to say the Turkish Get Up is one of my favorite things to do. It’s also pretty fair to say there’s a lot of people who w...
Dave HedgesFeb 10, 20143 minEnhanced Athleticism through Unconventional Kettlebell & Bodyweight Lifts“Bodybuilding is about time under tension, Kettlebell Lifting is about time out of tension” – Valery Federenko Over the years I’ve been c...
Dave HedgesOct 16, 20132 minKettlebell Snatch Tutorial Part ISnatch Welcome to the first in a series of posts covering the Kettlebell Snatch. (Links to the rest: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part...
Dave HedgesSep 18, 20134 minBuild a Power Back to Devastate your OpponentsToday’s post is about power. Specifically it’s about putting as much shocking, traumatic power as possible into the body of another human...
Dave HedgesSep 16, 20132 minMonday Mobility – Side to Side BridgeIt’s been a few weeks since I gave you a “Monday Mobility” post, for that I apologise. So here is a great drill I like to use, especially...
Dave HedgesJul 12, 20133 min5 Reasons to Love the WindmillSo thank you. Today I want to talk about it’s cousin, the Windmill. The windmill is a cool lift but one lives in the shadow if it’s bigge...
Dave HedgesJul 5, 20138 minSo How High Should you Swing Your Kettlebell?Over in the ever entertaining world of facebook I’ve been watching people debate, argue or simply ask about the correct height that you s...
Dave HedgesJun 12, 20132 minMy Wife’s PR on the Deadlift and what we can all Learn from it.Just a short post today. I’ve been sitting up working on a secret project for the My Mad Methods guys and have left it a little late to b...
Dave HedgesJun 10, 20133 minThe Squat – Progressions and/or RegressionsGood morning. Today is Monday, that means in your regular gym, unless WGF is your regular gym, the place will be wall to wall bench press...
Dave HedgesJun 2, 20131 minSpice Up Your Push Up TrainingBefore we get to that, One of my lads was working with push ups and asked me to put up a few variations for him, always happy to oblige I...
Dave HedgesMay 31, 20132 minAre you helping or hindering your clients?I’ll be judging the participants according to four criteria: Fitness Test, up to 15% of overall score Technical Competence, up to 25% of...
Dave HedgesApr 29, 20132 min6 Ways To Improve Overall AthelticismFinally people are realising the truth and moving back towards the well rounded training methods that have been around for generations, e...
