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Is Specialising in Kettlebell Sport a Bad Thing?
I was just asked a very interesting question. One of my members just won a silver medal in the Irish Nationals for Kettlebell sport....

Dave Hedges
Mar 2, 20163 min read


HRV and the Wild Geese Training Methods
Over the last couple of days I was in the company of a group of trainers listening to Joel Jamieson talk about his Bioforce HRV system....

Dave Hedges
Feb 29, 20162 min read
Talking Basics, again
So I’ve been sat staring out the coffee shop window here waiting for inspiration to write something to come along and smack me in the...

Dave Hedges
Feb 26, 20162 min read
The best are better because……..
On Facebook yesterday I posted: “No matter what level you are at, you must always practice your white belt techniques. That goes for...

Dave Hedges
Feb 24, 20161 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
“It’s your job to teach me!” or is it?
“It’s your job to teach me” Says the student as the class gets underway (not my class by the way…..) And they’re right. To a point. It’s...

Dave Hedges
Jan 7, 20162 min read


Some Highlights from 2015
Well, it’s 2016 and everyone is just getting back on their feet and finding their rhythm again after the Xmas break. While I’m not one...

Dave Hedges
Jan 5, 20163 min read


The First Post of 2016!
Welcome to 2016 Hope you had a good Xmas and brought in the New Year in style! I did. I spent New Year in my eldest son’s bed as he was...

Dave Hedges
Jan 1, 20161 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
Non Sexy Practice For Super Sexy Results
So I opened up the laptop to write a blog post about shoulder issues in BJJ. That didn’t happen. I started writing and got distracted...

Dave Hedges
Nov 25, 20152 min read


3 Considerations for Training the BJJ Player
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a phenomenal martial art and sport. Granted, I don’t train it personally, it’s just not where my training goals...

Dave Hedges
Nov 24, 20153 min read


On Core Stability and Neutral Spine
Over the weekend I was presenting the Upper Body Strength and Mobility Workshop during which I was asked a LOT of questions. We could do...

Dave Hedges
Nov 18, 20155 min read


A Simple But Important Hand Mobility Drill
Yesterday I was presenting the Upper Body Mobility & Strength Workshop. We had a fun day going over isolated joint movement, integrated...

Dave Hedges
Nov 15, 20152 min read


A Random Post on Mental Health, Batman and Mallets Mallet
If you’re around my age (21 and a bit…), you may remember a TV show called “The Wide Awake Club” And on that show there was a guy called...

Dave Hedges
Nov 12, 20153 min read


An Ancient Training Tool for a Very Modern Problem
If you’ve been following my information for any length of time you’ll be familiar with a tool known as an Indian club. You may also have...

Dave Hedges
Nov 8, 20153 min read


Strong, but Weak At The Same Time..
Over the last few weeks I’ve been dropping a lot of heavy hints about the upcoming Upper Body Mobility & Strength Workshop this month....

Dave Hedges
Nov 4, 20153 min read
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