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Breathing and Feedback from Sunday’s Level 1 Kettlebell Workshop
Last Sunday I ran the Level 1 Kettlebell Workshop which was attended by 10 eager participants. 2 of whom were regular members of my...

Dave Hedges
Aug 22, 20113 min read
Workshops & Seminars
This Sunday I’m running the Level 1 Kettlebell Lifting Workshop from 11am at Wild Geese HQ. There are a couple of spots left open if you...

Dave Hedges
Aug 19, 20111 min read


A Beast of an Exercise
Here’s another entry in the No Equipment No Excuses workout arsenal and it’s an animal drill! Plain old push ups are good, but a little 1...

Dave Hedges
Aug 5, 20112 min read


Opening the Hip for Effecient Movement
Think of a sport that doesn’t involve hip mobility. Ok, yeah, darts, snooker. They’re more games than any great athletic activity. ...

Dave Hedges
Aug 3, 20112 min read


Motivation Secrets and Level 1 Kettlebell Lifting
Two things in today’s post 1 – Motivation, what gets you going? 2 – Level One kettlebell workshop 1 – Motivation. Over the last week or...

Dave Hedges
Jul 31, 20112 min read


In Defence of………The Crunch
Jamie says "Do Crunches" Haven’t done an “In Defence Of……” for a while and it’s about time I did. So today we are defending the Crunch....

Dave Hedges
Jul 28, 20113 min read
Becoming Coach
I’ve been staring at the screen for a little while now wondering what to write about for today’s blog post, I’ve plenty to say, I’m just...

Dave Hedges
Jul 27, 20113 min read


Put a Sting in your tail with a strong, flexible waist
After the last two weekend’s of kettlebell madness, I’m taking time away from them and instead plan on spending some time on bodyweight...

Dave Hedges
Jul 26, 20111 min read


Irish Kettlebell Sports Championships – 23/7/11
The event was fantastic, the lads really have got the running of a competition down. There were in the region of 30 men and 20 or so...

Dave Hedges
Jul 26, 20112 min read


The Day Before Tomorrow
Sounds like the title of a James Bond movie…. It’s gonna hurt. But that’s what we have to do in order to find out what we’re about, to...

Dave Hedges
Jul 22, 20112 min read
Unilateral Lower Body Strength
Single leg training. It’s a hotly debated topic in the strength and conditioning world, some say it’s great, others say it’s of little...

Dave Hedges
Jul 20, 20112 min read


More feedback from Steve Cotters Irish visit
Some of the other attendees from last weekends workshops have been updating their own blogs with details of their own experiences. The...

Dave Hedges
Jul 20, 20111 min read
A Weekend of Awesomness
So where do we start? Steve Cotter gets so much over enthusiastic praise from so many trainers and coaches writing blogs all over the...

Dave Hedges
Jul 18, 20114 min read
Building Buns of Steel
We’re continuing on the bodyweight theme today, this time looking at a drill that can’t recommend highly enough, regardless of fitness...

Dave Hedges
Jul 10, 20112 min read


Breathing for Enhanced Recovery
He told me about recovery time, or how quickly your body can recuperate between bouts of hard exercise. After all, if I can get a...

Dave Hedges
Jul 8, 20112 min read


Push Up Variations for Spinal Mobility
So the push up is just a chest exercise? Not a hope. If you watched the videos in this post, you’ll have learned how the push up...

Dave Hedges
Jul 7, 20112 min read
An Essential Movement
Bodyweight training for the lower body is often ignored due to the low load placed on the body, but that isn’t to say we shouldn’t do it....

Dave Hedges
Jul 6, 20112 min read
The World’s Most Underrated Exercise?
Kicking off a series of posts regarding bodyweight training and No Equipment, No Excuses exercise, we’re taking the obvious starting...

Dave Hedges
Jul 4, 20112 min read
Quick Tip to Improve Kettlebell Snatch Performance
Here’s a very quick tip for improving the quality of your Snatch training. This video clip shows a great way to recover from snatch...

Dave Hedges
Jul 3, 20111 min read
3 quick updates
Steve Cotter has booked his flights and accommodation for his upcoming Dublin visit. Now all you need to do is confirm your place on...

Dave Hedges
Jun 29, 20112 min read
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