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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


Cardio – Only better
The smile muscles, the only ones that haven't been exhausted This morning we had the first Cardio day of the current Boot Camp. We kicked...

Dave Hedges
Oct 13, 20102 min read
Drop and Give Me…..!
Drop and give me 50! This was going to be a post about Press Ups, and I’ll get to them, but as the title of this post came to me it...

Dave Hedges
Oct 6, 20102 min read
Getting that First Pull Up
On Saturday I answered a couple of questions regarding bodyweight training and certain bodyweight exercises. We’re going to continue on...

Dave Hedges
Sep 28, 20103 min read


I’ve a Couple of Questions on Bodyweight Training…..
He wanted to know about the Hindu Push up, the One arm Push Up and the Pistol Squat. He was asking what they were and how useful they...

Dave Hedges
Sep 25, 20103 min read


Challenge Workout
We like it like this, we actually weed out the ones that can’t hack it, there’s a curves gym down the road and I know a good Zumba...

Dave Hedges
Sep 17, 20102 min read
Strength, Conditioning & Martial Arts
Ever since my Karate instructor turned to me and said “Dave, you’ve got to get strong” I’ve known that to be an effective martial artist...

Dave Hedges
Sep 15, 20102 min read
Can you survive the Lunges Of Death?
Wild Geese Fitness members enjoy a good bit of variety in their training, Kettlebells, bodyweight, barbells, sandbags, strength focus,...

Dave Hedges
Sep 10, 20102 min read


Man, I feel Electric!
Not many eh? These words were spoken to me by one of my Boot Camp participants, today was Cardio day of week one. We started with the...

Dave Hedges
Sep 8, 20102 min read


Light ≠ Easy
I stepped onto the training floor the other day where my advanced group were milling about getting ready to begin. Ray, one of my top...

Dave Hedges
Sep 6, 20102 min read
Year of the Little Guys
Looks like the Boot Camp starting next week is going to be full, there’s enquiries flying in. Lunchtime workouts are getting gradually...

Dave Hedges
Sep 1, 20103 min read
Bodyweight for Upper Body Strength
Just finished my early morning clients, which included a lad named Mike. Mike is looking to get stronger, he’s a runner and soccer player...

Dave Hedges
Aug 24, 20102 min read
Sandbags, Boot Camps and the Warrior Mindset
This morning saw the end of week three on the Wild Geese Boot Camp. Week three is my favourite, the group have bonded, they know what’s...

Dave Hedges
Aug 20, 20103 min read
Training For & Competing in Kettlebell Sport
Over the last few weeks I’ve kept you posted on my journey to the 1st Irish Kettlebell Sports Championships. Well they were held last...

Dave Hedges
Jul 29, 20103 min read
Sometimes, even I get it wrong….
Dave Gordon was busy setting up a conditioning circuit for himself. He had a few pieces of equipment layed out but what caught my...

Dave Hedges
Jul 12, 20101 min read
Training for Kettlebell Sport weeks 4 to 7
Wed 9 June Warm Up 10 each of: • Hindu Push Up • Bootstrappers • Reverse Lunge (l/r) • Side Bends (l/r) • Cossacks (l/r) • Roll Ups...

Dave Hedges
Jul 2, 20104 min read
The Bear Ghrylls of Fitness
The above quote was from Eoin a Wild Geese Boot Camp participant and Kickboxer. I don’t know what inspired the comment, but I like it...

Dave Hedges
Jun 30, 20103 min read
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