A One Stop Solution for Your Shoulder Problems
Ok, I admit this is a pretty clickbaity title. What I’m going to tell you may not cure every shoulder issue, but it will certainly go a...
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Dave Hedges
- Sep 15, 2019
- 2 min
A Better Push Up
Push Ups are a big bang exercise for most people. Once you’re strong enough to do the basic push ups well, and by that I mean do 25...
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Dave Hedges
- Feb 27, 2019
- 3 min
Conditioning Made Easy part 3 – Cardiac Output or Building an Aerobic Base
Aerobic training doesn’t necessarily mean dancing around in a leotard with big hair It’s not the 80’s any more….. But it does need to be...
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Dave Hedges
- Feb 24, 2019
- 2 min
Monday Mobility – Swing Your Clubs!
Last week we restarted our Monday Mobility series with a great Thoracic Mobility drill ( <– that was a link to it in case you didn’t spot...
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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
- Oct 25, 2016
- 1 min
Workshop Announcement – Clubs & Maces
Big news!! Cillin Cleere from Indian Clubs Ireland and I are putting our heads together to teach a 1 one day workshop covering the use of...
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Dave Hedges
- Dec 1, 2015
- 3 min
8 Exercise to Armour Plate your Knees
On Monday I posted about the worrying amount of knee injuries recorded in field sports. The article I referred to was from Ireland’s...
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Dave Hedges
- Nov 25, 2015
- 3 min
3 Considerations for Training the BJJ Player
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a phenomenal martial art and sport. Granted, I don’t train it personally, it’s just not where my training goals...
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Dave Hedges
- Nov 4, 2015
- 3 min
Strong, but Weak At The Same Time..
Over the last few weeks I’ve been dropping a lot of heavy hints about the upcoming Upper Body Mobility & Strength Workshop this month....
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Dave Hedges
- Oct 4, 2015
- 2 min
From Russia with Love……
About 2 months ago one of my regular members, Kevin”Hardcore” Callan who is the head of the Kyokushin Karate Ireland Federation asked me...
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Dave Hedges
- Sep 23, 2015
- 3 min
A Great Warm Up Drill To Approach With Caution
I hate warming up. I understand it’s a vital part of training, and I’m incredibly particular about how my clients warm up. But when it...
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Dave Hedges
- Sep 22, 2015
- 2 min
On Age and Injuries
Everyone who plays hard gets hurt from time to time. It’s a frustrating truth. Injuries we pick up in our teens and twenties and...
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Dave Hedges
- Sep 16, 2015
- 2 min
2 Events, 2 training opportunities
We’re taking on new clients! To be honest, we’re always open to enquiries, but at the moment there’s two items on the calendar that are...
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Dave Hedges
- Jun 17, 2015
- 3 min
Loading Up the Pistol
I like Pistols. No, not them (even though they’re cool too!) But Pistol Squats. The other day one of my lads comes in with a story to...
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Dave Hedges
- May 19, 2015
- 2 min
Monday Mobility: Middle & Upper Back Stretch
It’s back! And yes I know it’s Tuesday! Monday mobility used to be a regular feature on the blog, it’s time I brought it back. Ok, maybe...
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Dave Hedges
- Feb 26, 2015
- 2 min
Ask Dave: What do you think of German Volume Training?
So I’m on the way out the gym the other day when a young lad from the BJJ stops me to say hello. Immediately I’m faced with a dilemma. My...
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Dave Hedges
- Feb 11, 2015
- 2 min
“This’d Be Great For Building That Monkey Strength……”
“…….You know, getting Monkey Strong, not Powerlifter Strong” This was the sentence uttered by Peter, a private client yesterday when I...
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Dave Hedges
- Oct 22, 2014
- 2 min
3 Training Points for Bulletproofing the BJJ player
I work with a good amount of martial arts guys, many of whom train BJJ. This isn’t news, I know, I mention it a lot. Romulo Barral having...
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Dave Hedges
- Apr 28, 2014
- 3 min
Knackered 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...
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Dave Hedges
- Apr 22, 2014
- 2 min
A Quick Guide to Upper Back Strength & Shoulder Health
Your shoulders take a beating. Especially when your training partner knows 99 ways to hyper extend the joint to cause enough pain to make...
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