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Random Friday Thoughts: Shoulder Stuff
Random Friday thoughts… Here’s another episode of random Friday thoughts, strap in, I’ve no idea where this going…. First… A friend of...

Dave Hedges
Aug 10, 20182 min read


Kettlebumps and how to deal with them
Have you ever suffered from those pesky lumps on your forearm? If you train for kettlebell sport, I’d say you have. Fionbarr Toolan of...

Dave Hedges
Aug 8, 20183 min read
Random Friday Thoughts: The Lanes Edition
It’s Friday, so here’s a few random thoughts that have come up over the last few days: Starting today, thanks to this Facebook Memory...

Dave Hedges
Jul 27, 20182 min read
A Holistic Approach to Kettlebell Sport
On Saturday I ran the first of what I hope to be a regular series of events. An in house workshop for members and friends of WG-Fit...

Dave Hedges
Jul 22, 20183 min read
Random Friday Thoughts, Subjective vs Objective
Here’s a few random thoughts from the week: Subjectivity While a 24kg Kettlebell is a 24 kg kettlebell and there’s no debate about it,...

Dave Hedges
Jul 20, 20182 min read
Can You Perform In All 10 Fundamental Fitness Categories?
There are a great many reasons to get into this fitness game. They’re almost all valid. A huge amount of my regular members are keen...

Dave Hedges
Jul 18, 20182 min read


Simple Strategies to Combat Elbow Pain
Ever had sore elbows? It’s a very common occurrence, especially in the, erm, more “Mature” lifter. As in most of the people that I talk...

Dave Hedges
Jul 15, 20184 min read
Kettlebell Swing Technique – Don’t drive from the knee
There are many ways to swing a kettlebell. This simple fact is the root of a great many online arguments. The Hard Stylers vs the...

Dave Hedges
Jul 11, 20182 min read
Patiently powerful
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


Everything You Ever Need To Know About Pull Ups, Ever!
Getting your first pull up can be an arduous task. But it’s well worth the effort. Over the years I’ve come across a great many programs...

Dave Hedges
May 27, 20188 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
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