John "The Morphman" Gartland has managed to complete 7 Marathons in 7 days... Raising over £5200 for charity! Its a massive achievement to run a marathon, let alone 7 in 7 days and it will have definitely took its toll on John's body. However, we will be providing John with all the Sports Therapy & specific Strength & Conditioning he needs to help aid his recovery. Well done John... Massive achievement and all [...]

Nothing in my opinion looks cooler than a big, heavy snatch! Slick, smooth movement that just exudes power. Amongst all that triple extension and dropping down to meet the catch you have to really analyse your weak points on this classical great. Once again this quick blog is just an insight into common assistance exercises to address common problems, a full list would warrant an entire article in its own [...]

Here try my workout from today... It is strength based training session focusing on the skill exercise first, the Snatch, followed by strength development in the major exercise, Squat, followed by assistance exercises to supplement the main movements. Give it a try, see how you get on! Format is Sets x Reps. %'s are of 1RM in that exercise. Snatch EMOM - 8 x 1 @ 75% 4 x 1 @ 80% [...]

5S are proud to announce that we will be providing Shaun Wilde with full use of the new 5S Facility all the Specialised Strength & Conditioning he needs to achieve the highest results! Shaun is a diehard OCR (Obstacle Course Race) enthusiast and has quickly rose to becoming one of the best athletes out there.   Q&A with Shaun: How long have you been obstacle racing for? My first race was [...]

Started my first book - 5S Strength & Conditioning. In this book I aim to put across the 5S concept of Strength & Conditioning... It will not be referencing any academic journals or articles, which may steer many accomplished S&C practitioners away... However, It will hopefully make for an easy read for those that don't yet have an in depth knowledge of physical training, but do want to take on [...]