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I Haven’t Forgotten
With Wild Geese being situated so close the the Irish Financial Services Centre in Dublin many of my clients are away on regular trips to...

Dave Hedges
Feb 13, 20172 min read


Ask Dave – Increasing Hamstring Flexiblity
I got a good question the other day from one of my members. He comes to me for strength and fitness training but has recently also taken...

Dave Hedges
Nov 6, 20163 min read
“It’s all about Movement isn’t it!” he exclaimed
“It’s all about movement isn’t it!” exclaimed my client yesterday morning. I looked at him a little perplexed thinking maybe I’d missed...

Dave Hedges
Oct 26, 20162 min read


How Mobility Work Can Make You Stronger
“Dave, when can I start training properly?” Asked a new client as he came in and started warming up, “I mean, I definitely feel stronger,...

Dave Hedges
Sep 21, 20162 min read
This is NOT one size fits all
The other day I posted a video clip on instagram. It got a huge response. I was taken aback by the conversation that has ensued on the...

Dave Hedges
Jul 21, 20162 min read
Ask Dave: Is The Military Type Posture Good Posture?
Here we go with an Ask Dave post about posture. The question came up during one of the lunchtime sessions in my gym when one of the lads,...

Dave Hedges
Jul 15, 20162 min read


Ask Dave: What’s That Stabbing Pain I get Under My Kneecap?
Dave, why do I sometimes get a sharp pain in my knee when doing push ups? Good question. I’m sure a few people may have felt the same....

Dave Hedges
Jun 8, 20163 min read


Ask Dave: Can Foam Rolling Build Mobility?
“Hi Dave, really like the Hip Mobility book. Have to say I completely agree with the simplistic way you describe mobility and the program...

Dave Hedges
Jun 5, 20164 min read


From Shaolin to Sideshow and Back Again – Movement
You may have noticed that “Movement” is the current new trend in the fitness world. You may also have noticed that many of the drills...

Dave Hedges
May 25, 20162 min read


A Perfect Warm Up
Warming up is a critical piece of any workout. Any performance. Yet there’s so much misinformation, so much dogma, so much nonsense...

Dave Hedges
May 5, 20162 min read


Monday Mobility: How To Kick a Storm Trooper in the Head
So yesterday was a Bank Holiday Monday, so the gym was closed except for a few dedicated members who have their own keys to get in. I...

Dave Hedges
May 3, 20162 min read
Monday Mobility: Open the Hips with the Frog Stretch
A long time ago I had a weekly feature called Monday Mobility. Which in case you couldn’t guess, was a post about mobility that came out...

Dave Hedges
Apr 17, 20161 min read
A Simple Hip Opening Sequence
Stretching is far from my favourite topic, but that doesn’t mean I don’t do it or teach it. Usually I like people to move with their...

Dave Hedges
Apr 11, 20161 min read
This is first time ever to be pain free doing this
I know I talk a lot about the competitive athletes that train with me, the fighters, the mountain bikers, the Kettlebell sports guys etc...

Dave Hedges
Apr 4, 20162 min read


2 Workshops, 1 Cert
Sometimes you just have to get a little bit giddy and excited. Here’s my excited face: But seriously, the next couple of months promise...

Dave Hedges
Feb 21, 20162 min read


GAA Experiences 329% rise in Hip Surgeries
Yes, you read that right 329% that’s not a typo. It comes from an interview Newstalk did with Doc Falvey, a surgeon out at Santry sports...

Dave Hedges
Feb 17, 20163 min read
A Busy Joint!
This blog has been a bit barren of late. Which sucks for you if you’re a regular reader. For me it means my hands on work has been flat...

Dave Hedges
Feb 16, 20162 min read


Movement: The New Sexy Term in Fitness
Movement is a word that’s gaining a huge amount of momentum. get it? Momentum…..movement……? No? Ok, less puns, more blogging….. Yesterday...

Dave Hedges
Jan 11, 20163 min read


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...

Dave Hedges
Dec 1, 20153 min read


A Missing Link in the War Against Knee Injuries
One of the most common complaints in sports is Knee pain and / or knee injury. If you look at injury statistics, most common field sport...

Dave Hedges
Nov 29, 20153 min read
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