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…
If you enjoy throwing some tin around the weight room then you’re about to get pretty excited. Coach Matt and Dan will be running an Olympic Weightlifting Clinic in May. The Clinic At Hammer Athletic, our philosophy is that everyone should strive to establish higher strength capacities with their training so that we can progress…
Hard to believe but it’s that time of year again where we strap ourselves in for 10 days of madness for our coveted overreaching program. This will be the ninth iteration of our most challenging and satisfying program and while we have mastered the processes (seriously we are professionals at this), once again this year we are…
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 medalist,…
Eat, sleep and Train like an athlete. We would like to invite all of our clients, family and friends to an evening that all about you and your health and fitness. We will be hosting some very clever speakers who will be covering all things sleeping and eating – the critical components to your ongoing…
