Wild Geese
Fitness Training

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...

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...

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...

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...

A strong core is vital for any athletic endeavour. Even if that athletic endeavour is simply looking good on the beach. Ursula Andress in...

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...

On Monday I posted about the worrying amount of knee injuries recorded in field sports. The article I referred to was from Ireland’s...

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...

Over the last few weeks I’ve been dropping a lot of heavy hints about the upcoming Upper Body Mobility & Strength Workshop this month....

About 2 months ago one of my regular members, Kevin”Hardcore”  Callan who is the head of the Kyokushin Karate Ireland Federation asked me...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

“…….You know, getting Monkey Strong, not Powerlifter Strong” This was the sentence uttered by Peter,  a private client yesterday when I...

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...

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...

Your shoulders take a beating. Especially when your training partner knows 99 ways to hyper extend the joint to cause enough pain to make...