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In Defence of…. Functional Training
Everyone seems to talk about functional training, yet no one knows what it is. Ask your personal trainer, you know the one who calls...

Dave Hedges
May 27, 20112 min read


You put your trousers on……..
……one leg at a time, just like everyone else. Unilateral training is a staple here at Wild Geese. We love split squats, bulgarian split...

Dave Hedges
May 14, 20111 min read


In Defence of……..Steady State Cardio
This form of exercise has had a horrendous time of it lately, fat loss coaches, muscle building coaches and functional fitness guru’s...

Dave Hedges
May 8, 20113 min read


Get Strong Despite Training at a Commercial Gym
But a couple of my guys have moved away or work is busy and they simply can’t physically get into me here at Wild Geese and are forced to...

Dave Hedges
May 4, 20111 min read


In Defence of……..The Leg Extension
It seems I’m not the only one going against the dogmatic belief of “they said” Top coach Nick Tumminello has interviewed another top...

Dave Hedges
May 3, 20111 min read


In Defense of…..The Bicep Curl
To start, we’ll go with the bodybuilders favourite, a lift that is guaranteed to have your modern personal trainer shaking his (or her)...

Dave Hedges
Apr 18, 20113 min read
Week 3 – My Favorite week
Today is the Monday of my favorite week in every month. It is week three of the Boot Camp, and I love it. Week three is the most intense...

Dave Hedges
Mar 21, 20112 min read
Training Log – 15/3/11
Phil, “Is the conditioning class much of a step up from the beginners?” Mark, “Imagine the worst circuit training you’ve ever done, and...

Dave Hedges
Mar 16, 20111 min read


Improve yourself so that you can help those around you
The guys over at Rehab just sent me a draft of a piece they’re writing on last week’s kettlebell walking swing fundraiser. Naturally...

Dave Hedges
Mar 7, 20114 min read
Farmers Walk Circuit
A couple of days ago I posted a workout featuring Farmers Walks. well a few of you got in touch and asked for exercise descriptions, so I...

Dave Hedges
Dec 17, 20101 min read
Have you signed up for your Xmas workouts yet?
Well, I’m on the countdown to my Xmas break and I’m seriously looking forward to it! In preparation for me shutting down my classes I’m...

Dave Hedges
Dec 8, 20101 min read
Quick post before I collect Steve Cotter
Only a quick post today, I’ve not a lot of time on my hands to be writing, got some final preparations to get done before I head out to...

Dave Hedges
Nov 26, 20102 min read


Countdown to Cotter
We’re on the countdown now, Steve Cotter will be arriving in Dublin at the end of this week to teach a workshop here at Wild Geese HQ on...

Dave Hedges
Nov 22, 20102 min read
Steve Cotter Confirmed & Today’s Workout
On Saturday 27th November, that’s this coming saturday, at 10 am a small group of people will be gathered at Wild Geese HQ, Dublin to...

Dave Hedges
Nov 21, 20101 min read


Foundations and Structure
Structurally Sound Structure and foundation, these are two key elements to the training methods used at Wild Geese. They are the reason...

Dave Hedges
Nov 19, 20103 min read
Today’s workout
Today’s workout comes courtesy of last nights Conditioning session. Every Tuesday evening we run a conditioning class aimed at our MMA...

Dave Hedges
Nov 17, 20102 min read
Power Circuits
In the last post we talked about circuits and I gave an example of a series of short or mini circuits I often use for conditioning my...

Dave Hedges
Oct 28, 20103 min read


Short Circuit – Fast fat loss & intense conditioning
Circuit training has been around for as long as the hills. It’s a favourite method of training here at Wild Geese. Beyonce - Built by...

Dave Hedges
Oct 22, 20103 min read


Face your Demons
“6 months of training with you to the day, at least mostly your style of training and I feel and look the strongest and fittest I’ve...

Dave Hedges
Oct 18, 20103 min read
100 Rep Challenge – WGMA Style
Hard charging Wild Geese member, Ray, has come up with his own 100 Rep Challenge. Ray has been with us for some time now and has become...

Dave Hedges
Oct 14, 20101 min read
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