Had some great meetings today at 5S Fitness Macclesfield. Our aim is to take on another 1500sq ft upstairs in our current gym. Having the upstairs will allow us to double the amount of evening classes we run and more than quadruple our capacity! The upstairs will consist of conditioning (circuits), pad blast sessions (hitting pads and bags), and yoga. While the downstairs will consist of strength, strongman/woman and Olympic [...]

Had a great first week of 2018! Lots of new faces in the gym in Macclesfield... Hopefully it will get busier and busier. We are playing with the idea of running strongman/woman classes through the week and also introducing pad based conditioning - striking pads and bags. In the future, when we take the upstairs (another 1400 square foot), we are looking to have all the strength/strongman/Olympic lifting downstairs, and [...]

The deadlift is the king of the hinge and pull movements, and is the key to the development of strong, powerful hips. It should be noted that injuries are not just a matter of technique or poor form. Regardless of whether you lift correctly or not, if your soft tissues haven’t got the strength to handle the load (even with perfect form), injuries such as straining your lower back muscles [...]

The kettlebell swing is a ballistic hip hinge movement that develops explosive hip extension and will helps to increase athletic performance. Ballistic movements perform maximum acceleration and velocity over short periods of time. It is essential that both the upward and downward phases of this lift are completed with good speed. Ballistic movements are commonly associated with injuries because a during a fast movement it is harder to maintain control [...]

You’ve guessed it, the most popular new year’s resolution is along the lines of workout more, lose weight, get huge etc. However, numerous studies have shown that as low as 8% of people succeed, and many barely last the month! The underlying reason is because you can’t rely on motivation. Motivation comes and goes, of course you are going to be ultra motivated in the new year... The key is [...]