Wild Geese Martial Arts & Fitness

1 Mile of Walking Swings – could you do it? Click the image to download the pdf poster 1 Mile is 1600 meters. (1609.344 to be precise) An...

Took a bit of a back week this week, it was necessary. I have injuries in the low back from doing some stupid stuff several years ago,...

There were many more notable events, but lets face it, every single one of the athletes that took part (and are still taking part) are at...

This weekend is a bank holiday, so many of you are expecting an easy time of things. Well…. Saturday – Kettlebell class followed by...

Hand still banjaxed so still slightly limited in exercise selection, but still plugging away. Monday: 1: Squats x either 475 or 525...

How’s it going man? My seat in work is trying to kill me and it occurred to me the solution I’m trying to work out for myself might serve...

So the Olympics are in full flow. The wife and I sat for a couple of hours over weekend enjoying the Judo and Swimming events, all going...

Week 2 of my current bodyweight only training, and I’m enjoying it. I did however get a hand injury last weekend while teaching the Rapid...

“Hey, nice foot” “Why thankyou, have closer look” Today I want to talk about your feet and ankles. Before I do though i need to draw your...

Been a busy boy this last while so not much action on the blog last week. I’ll try to make up for it this week. The hot topic for me...

Quit the Kettlebell sport training due to old injuries so focusing on bodyweight training. I thought I’d keep an online journal as one or...

Today though, it’s your turn to help me out. Most of you are aware that I carry some old injuries in the low back area. Well today I...

He’s an ex military bloke now working in private security, every time he emails me he’s in a different yet equally remote corner of the...

Got Back? Many years ago one of the lads brought a “fitness” magazine into the martial arts academy where I was training. As usual it was...

Death If you can get yourself to fully believe in it, Death is a tremendous motivator. One day – and mostly likely not one of your...

This topic came up yesterday while chatting to one of my Lunchtime Fitness regulars. He has recently started using the 24kg kettles for...

The next few Wild Geese workshop dates have just been confirmed: Due to popular demand I’ll be running a Bodyweight Training workshop. ...

On facebook recently I’ve seen a few coaches talking about what they considered to be essential equipment for their gyms. Naturally I...

I often talk about mental strength on this blog. It’s a topic that is important to me, after all what use is physical strength without...

The kettlebell windmill. A very commonly performed drill, and rightly so. when done well it has many benefits not least of which are:...