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We live in a now society Everything is expected to be instant. To happen now Unrealistic deadlines at work Instant messaging Email and...

Dave Hedges
Jul 9, 20182 min read
Ask Dave: What’s your opinion on pausing at the bottom of front squats?
Today’s “Ask Dave” is taken directly from email. Thomas is an online client asking for clarification on Squatting. I’m always delighted...

Dave Hedges
Jul 4, 20182 min read


Don’t Rest, Prepare for the Next Task
“Don’t think of it as rest, think of it as prep.” – Mick Coup What do you do in between sets? In between rounds? In between training...

Dave Hedges
Jul 2, 20184 min read


Human Movement and Shoulder Packing
“Don’t confuse Squat Rack movement with Human Movement” This is a sentence I said to a young personal trainer recently when I met him at...

Dave Hedges
Jun 28, 20184 min read


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...

Dave Hedges
Jun 24, 20183 min read


Random Friday Thoughts, 8 of them!!
1: It’s hay fever season. Personally I’ve suffered from hayfever since my mid teens. Every summer spent popping antihistamines, until I...

Dave Hedges
Jun 22, 20183 min read
Ask Dave: How do you balance strength and suppleness?
How do you balance strength and suppleness? This is a great question and one we could go into great depth on. Lets see where this takes...

Dave Hedges
Jun 18, 20183 min read
Fitness in 15 Minutes? Yes its possible
Time seem to be the number one reason people give for struggling to reach their fitness goals. That’s not really surprising when you...

Dave Hedges
Jun 15, 20182 min read


Develop Your Rib Spring
It was several years ago that I read an article that proposed that we think about the ribs as a spring rather than a cage I thought that...

Dave Hedges
Jun 3, 20183 min read


The Lowdown on Intermittent Fasting
Intermittent fasting is back in the public consciousness Largely because of the recent Joe Rogan podcast featuring Georges St Pierre (I...

Dave Hedges
Jun 1, 20183 min read
GDPR and stuff
Right, today is GDPR day. I’m pretty sure there’s something else important happening today in Ireland, but according to the Internet it’s...

Dave Hedges
May 25, 20182 min read


Scapular Mobility and the Indian Club
Last Saturday was a cracking day. The sky was this vibrant blue colour and there was a wierd ball of fire in the sky. For us living in...

Dave Hedges
May 21, 20183 min read


Your Upper Fuckwaffle and other Traitorous muscles
I posted this image in my closed Facebook group a while ago: Aside from the jokes and messing, it did generate a few questions, including...

Dave Hedges
Apr 29, 20184 min read
15 Random Friday Thoughts
I haven’t done a list post in a while… So here goes… This is inspired by a few things that have gone on in the various training sessions...

Dave Hedges
Apr 26, 20182 min read


Movement breaks, take them!
Movement breaks Take them People who train hard or perform at any level carry aches and pains. It may be just stiffness from the last...

Dave Hedges
Apr 24, 20182 min read


Similar Differences
What do all sports have in common? Over the recent weeks we have witnessed: The 6 Nations Rugby The Commonwealth Games The London...

Dave Hedges
Apr 22, 20183 min read
Coaching and Communication
What is it you do? I run a small private gym Oh, do you teach classes or is it personal training? And that’s how most conversations start...

Dave Hedges
Apr 10, 20182 min read


Movement Fundamentals
In the past while teaching various workshops, especially workshops aimed at fellow professionals, I ask the question: What are the most...

Dave Hedges
Apr 8, 20182 min read
A Quick Primer on Stretching
Stretching is a very subjective topic. Different people respond very differently to various styles of stretching. So heres a look at the...

Dave Hedges
Mar 9, 20185 min read


We’re finally ONLINE!
I’ve been promising it for to long, but finally here we are delivering on that promise. For the longest time I’ve been wanting to take...

Dave Hedges
Mar 8, 20181 min read
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