As winter winds down and summer starts to kick in, most field-based sports come to an end (with the exception of a few). Meaning it’s time to get stuck in and make some improvements. Too many athletes think the preseason is where all the improvements happen, however it is in your off season where we…
Not to be confused with our existing Athlete development membership. This little beauty is our next BIG CLINIC that addresses all the classics. Getting leaner Becoming stronger More powerful and functional Increased fitness Enhanced anerobic capacity Then to test and compete with your friends to get the best out of eachother Whatever your specific goal…
It is getting to that time of year up here in the north (finally) where we aren’t sweating our arse’s off standing in the shade. With that being said, there can be a big tendency to back off slightly with our training especially as it takes longer for the sun to come up and early…
I completely understand that 8-week challenges are now a major component of our industry, and they are not going anywhere in a hurry. I can understand their appeal, jeez we have done a few in our time and I am not against running one here and there. The purpose of an 8-week challenge (6-week, 12…
We all know the importance of our children being active. I believe our schools, us as parents and even our government are on the front foot when introducing incentives for our children to be active. At Hammer we already implement a Junior Development membership where we introduce strength based programs on maturation, mobility and competency….
You may have heard us mention the word, ‘periodisation’ in our posts, blogs and conversations over the past 18months. But what does it mean? To be honest it is just a fancy word for strategy. The funny thing is strength and conditioning are two terms that don’t necessarily complement each other and takes some rules…
What are you paying for? Gym Membership prices broken down from my point of view (all based on Townsville economy not major metropolitan areas) The classic <$14.95 membership or under – this is a classic of big gym chains. It is designed around the 30% method. Where it is small enough amount that you let…
