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“Dave, what’s your opinion on activation exercises?”
Activation exercises “Dave, what’s your opinion on activation exercises?” This question cave from a client during the week, he asked it...

Dave Hedges
Dec 19, 20183 min read


A Month of Medals
That was an intense few weeks. One of the hardest elements of this job, this calling, is coaching athletes and sitting helplessly at home...

Dave Hedges
Dec 17, 20182 min read


You Might Be Injured, But There Is a Silver Lining
The old saying, “Every dark cloud has a silver lining” is something you hear me say a lot on with my client base. You see, people come to...

Dave Hedges
Dec 10, 20182 min read


Scapular Motion, Shoulder Health and Mental Health
When it comes to shoulder health, strength and function you’d do very well to take a long look at the scapula (shoulder blade) Here’s...

Dave Hedges
Dec 4, 20182 min read


Ask Dave: Using the Turkish Get Up for Punching Power
Last week I posted a breakdown of the Turkish Get Up with a stack of detail. You can read that here if you missed it:...

Dave Hedges
Nov 26, 20183 min read
Sweating the Small Stuff & Black Friday Sales
This is a video of Mick who is a regular of our morning bootcamp program: View this post on Instagram Mick finishing training this...

Dave Hedges
Nov 21, 20182 min read


Everything you ever need to know about the Turkish Get Up
I like questions. So when I get this one from a friend and highly recommended Physiotherapist Gavin Yore, I have to respond: “Well Dave,...

Dave Hedges
Nov 18, 20185 min read


A blatant sales pitch
Today I have a blatant sales pitch for you…. On December 1st and 2nd, I’ve been invited by my mate Ducky Quade to come to his gym in...

Dave Hedges
Nov 16, 20181 min read


Meet your psoas muscles
Meet your psoas muscles They are held responsible for: Your anterior pelvic tilt Your posterior pelvic tilt Your lordotic low back Your...

Dave Hedges
Nov 7, 20183 min read


20 Nuggets of Info on the Subject of Flexibility Training
Flexibility workshop follow up: (This was originally posted in my closed Facebook group, but is being shred here on request) –...

Dave Hedges
Nov 4, 20184 min read


Ask Dave: What Do The Glutes Do For Kicking?
What do the Glutes do for Kicking? This is a question asked this morning. As you should be aware, if you follow my work, I love when my...

Dave Hedges
Nov 2, 20182 min read
“Everything has started working”
This morning a client who’s following our 12 week Kettlebell Sport beginner program was chatting to me. She’s very much looking forward...

Dave Hedges
Oct 31, 20182 min read
Think Like a General for Long Term Success
When in the gym, we lift weights or move our body in various ways all to elicit a training effect. In a very general sense, the training...

Dave Hedges
Oct 24, 20181 min read


Random Friday Thoughts
Time for another Random Friday Thoughts post. It’s been a fairly random kind of week, which partly explains why there’s been little...

Dave Hedges
Oct 19, 20183 min read


On Heart Rate Variability
Heart Rate Variability or HRV may be the best thing for measuring health, progress and recovery since, I dunno, sliced bread! Before we...

Dave Hedges
Oct 12, 20183 min read
On Sportsmanship
Unless you’ve had your head under a rock I’m fairly sure you saw the events from last nights UFC229? It brings a bright light to the...

Dave Hedges
Oct 7, 20183 min read


Random Friday Thoughts
It’s been an interesting week in WG-FIT this week. Here’s a few things that were noteworthy. 1) Routine Daily Maintenance “RDM” for...

Dave Hedges
Oct 5, 20182 min read
Teething Problems, Functional Training And Recovery Work
Lets start with the teething problems. While I may be able to navigate my way around the Homo Sapiens, figuring out how it works and...

Dave Hedges
Oct 5, 20183 min read


An Easy Way to Do More
This morning’s bootcamp ended, the guys tidied away their kit and spent the last bit of time on elements they wanted to work on. Some...

Dave Hedges
Oct 1, 20181 min read
The Fitness World Loses a Giant
News that strength coach Charles Poliquin died of a heart attack broke yesterday. For those with some skin in the fitness game, Charles...

Dave Hedges
Sep 28, 20181 min read
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