The Top 5 kettlebell lifts for BJJ
Most gyms have kettlebells, and many BJJ guys have a kettlebell or two at home to supplement their sport training. So what in my opinion...
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Dave Hedges
- Feb 23, 2020
- 3 min
How To Avoid The Chest Sinking In The Squat
The 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...
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Dave Hedges
- Feb 5, 2020
- 4 min
Ask Dave: Can I get Strong in 30 Minutes
Time. It’s no ones friend. And in a world where we work 40+ hours per week, commute another 10+ hours per week and have whatever family...
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Dave Hedges
- Oct 21, 2019
- 1 min
Re – Learning to Squat Post Injury
Baltic Fitness and Physio is a great little gym that aims to bridge the gap between the treatment table and the gym. Many of their...
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Dave Hedges
- Oct 6, 2019
- 3 min
What Fitness Training Isn’t
Training for fitness, at any level, from absolute beginner to internationally ranked athlete revolves around personalisation. It revolves...
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Dave Hedges
- Jun 5, 2019
- 3 min
The Simplest Way to Improve Every Performance Marker
If you’re a regular reader of this blog you’ll know that I’m a huge advocate of better breathing. There is simply no easier or more...
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Dave Hedges
- Feb 20, 2019
- 3 min
Conditioning Made Easy part 2 – Circuits
Welcome to the second part of the “Conditioning Made Easy” series. If you missed part 1, it’s here: http://wg-fit.com/wp/blog/conditionin...
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Dave Hedges
- Jul 15, 2018
- 4 min
Simple Strategies to Combat Elbow Pain
Ever had sore elbows? It’s a very common occurrence, especially in the, erm, more “Mature” lifter. As in most of the people that I talk...
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Dave Hedges
- Jun 24, 2018
- 3 min
Get Better In the Gym So You Can Be Awesome Outside The Gym
I remember thinking way back when I started on this fitness journey, that the whole point of going to the gym was so we could be better...
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Dave Hedges
- Apr 16, 2018
- 2 min
How we build better striking power
Working with our combat athletes, particularly the Kyokushin Karate guys, we spend a fair bit of time thinking about power. For these...
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Dave Hedges
- Jul 16, 2017
- 1 min
Core Blimey! or How to Strengthen the Abs while Opening the Hips
A strong core is vital for any athletic endeavour. Even if that athletic endeavour is simply looking good on the beach. Ursula Andress in...
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Dave Hedges
- Mar 22, 2017
- 2 min
Why You MUST Cross Train
No matter what sport you participate in, it’s vital that you cross train in some manner. This is a point I bring up a lot, and was...
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Dave Hedges
- Sep 26, 2016
- 3 min
On Cardio
About a million years ago I promised a post about the value of cardio training. Otherwise known as Aerobic training. Or, dare I say it?...
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Dave Hedges
- Aug 24, 2016
- 3 min
Ask Dave: Do you have a good book you’d recommend on breath control?
Hi Dave, Something I meant to ask you in the gym today, but didn’t have the time. Do you have a good book you’d recommend on breath...
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Dave Hedges
- Aug 22, 2016
- 3 min
Be Like Rocky
The blog’s been quiet this last while. It seems that August, a month that is usually quiet in gyms due to people being on holidays or...
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Dave Hedges
- May 23, 2016
- 2 min
Does Your Training Reflect Your Needs?
Range of motion. Do we need to train through our full range of motion? Well, that depends on your needs. As the people I work with are in...
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Dave Hedges
- Apr 26, 2016
- 2 min
Could Strength Training Help Prevent Concussions?
Could Strength Training Help Prevent Concussions? That is the title of Chris Beardsley’s now post. Chris who? He’s the dude that trawls...
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Dave Hedges
- Apr 15, 2016
- 3 min
Why Are You Wearing Those Shoes?
This mornings first client is a keen amateur runner. Over the weekend he went out to Amphibian King, he preferred running shoe supplier...
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Dave Hedges
- Apr 8, 2016
- 3 min
Should Sit Ups Really Be Banned?
After the post about standards earlier this week, today we have one about Military fitness, and arena where standards absolutely must be...
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Dave Hedges
- Feb 29, 2016
- 2 min
HRV and the Wild Geese Training Methods
Over the last couple of days I was in the company of a group of trainers listening to Joel Jamieson talk about his Bioforce HRV system....
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