Welcome, Athletes. If you have clicked on this link in the hopes of reading about a program full of optimism, mindfulness and inspiration then obviously haven’t trained with us. No three-word slogan (with the exception of ‘live, laugh, love’ – how can your heart not skip a beat out of pure positivity when you say…
‘New Year, New You’ and all that schisse! If you are expecting a post full of optimism, mindfulness and inspiration then obviously you don’t know me or our facility well enough. No three-word slogan (with the exception of ‘live, laugh, love’ – how can your heart not skip a beat out of pure positivity when…
Things are starting to heat up which means usually a couple of things; The silly season is fast approaching ‘Shit! I need to get leaner for Summer.’ You may have noticed that we have done some things differently this year from the introduction of our first 8-week challenge in winter, which has gotten a fair…
This program is now in its 7th year of operation. Usually our most feared yet rewarding of all the things we do at Hammer. There is something about this program that makes us quiver and get excited. Each year we have modified, tinkered and improved this program and we are getting pretty good at the…
Whether your goal is to lose body fat, build muscle or become stronger or faster your focus should always be on one thing: improving your overall athletic performance. Athletes train in the weight room and on the field to enhance their talent and skill. Being the best lifter doesn’t necessarily make them a gold medallist,…
The final results are in so I can talk about the success of our 8-week challengers. You may recall my hesitation to do a challenge (see: Selling Out) but our participants in this challenge have made me a believer in the whole concept. Not only because of how well they went during, but how well they…
Commencing Monday 2nd September 2019. This is a program for anyone who is competent with O-lifting or has had sufficient tutelage in it. To do this program you must have a good gym age with a good strength capacity. Basically, if you haven’t heard that terminology then you probably aren’t ready for this program. This…
“Hammer Athletic will NEVER do an 8-week challenge” – Matt Ham (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2018.) “Fuck it” – Also Matt Ham (2019) I have been very vocal about my dislike for 8-week challenges, 12-week challenges, 21-day challenges and every other variation of these ‘fitness challenges’. Now I find myself promoting and pushing the…
