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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
I'm sure many of you are planning to do lots of the running in the new year, and this is because running is awesome for your health and fitness! Not only is running great for you, it’s a hugely diverse sport, with countless variations from the 100m sprint on a track, to a 100-mile ultra-marathon [...]
Your spine is designed to bend... Of course it is, otherwise it wouldn't be designed with facet joints that allow movement. However, the spine is not designed to be repeatedly bent and twisted! 🔷Bend / "Hinge" with you hips. 🔷Rotate with your hips & thoracic spine. 🔷Reach for something on a low shelf by stepping [...]
One of the proudest moments of my life… Publishing my first book. Huge thanks to my publisher Joseph Alexander for helping to make this dream a reality… It has amazed me how efficient and effective he is at the publishing process (and his own writing). Massive thanks to Amanda Linekar for all the [...]
✔200kg Zercher Carry ✔241kg Farmers Walk Loaded carries are a great way to work your entire body, and with the many variations, they can really help to mix up your training - Ironing out any weak links. Many lifts require a lot of skill to perform well... However, loaded carried are a simple way of [...]
My first book "Fix Your Posture", is extremely close to getting published - around 2 weeks. We have finalised the last few stages and just need to have a play around with the video demonstrations on teachable. Every exercise within the book has picture and video demonstrations to show you exactly how it is done [...]
