When we sat down in December last year and planned how our clients were going to tackle the year ahead, we phased it into two 6 monthly intervals and put it in a general periodisation format that could be easily adapted and implemented for our clients who have full time jobs and want to get…
If you’ve only got a limited amount of time the Barbell Complex is one of the biggest bang-for-your-buck sessions that you can do. What is a Barbell Complex? A barbell complex is a series of lifts combined in a nonstop, continuous movement using the same piece of equipment. The workout itself is a form of Energy…
Here are Hammer Athletic, we put a lot of work into our extra-curricular programs like our Athlete Development Program. We often get asked what is involved in these programs and why we run our guys through the drills that we do. Here is quick peek into our sprint session today which had a focus on…
By Matt Ham Olympic lifting consists of extremely powerful movements exemplified by two major lifts, the snatch and the clean and jerk. It is named Olympic lifting its inclusion in the Olympics, whereby the combined weight of both lifts determines the winner of the competition. Olympic lifting has been categorically proven as one of the…
As you’ve glanced around the gym in between your third and fourth sets – wishing it was all over – you may have noticed our strength standards table on the (fricking amazing) chalk board. The purpose of this table is to give you all some guidance as to where you should be when it comes to strength…
[cro_thirds_twothirds] Are you bored with your training? Feeling a bit flat lately? Need a challenge? If you are tired of your current training regime and same-old-same class formats why not give Hammer Athletic a crack? We don’t promise quick fixes, and we don’t have a sauna or anything fancy like that, but we can promise…
We’ve just launched our official Strong Kids website, you can view it at www.strongkids.com.au Check out our new blog: http://www.strongkids.com.au/#!Youth-Strength-Training-Top-5-Myths/c2152/70DCD8D9-95B9-4F62-83B7-725565AD0455
As we finish up on our current program (contrast training) I think I can say most of us have seen some impressive gains when it comes to strength. I have witnessed and received messages of many personal bests, but it has come time to start to change our program because if we keep pushing our…
“Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevate” has for years been the accepted and oft quoted way to address injury. You roll your ankle and quickly you run for the ice/peas, sit down and place it on the injured ankle. However, what if current research is starting to challenge the accepted norm? At this point, I know…
For this month’s new phase of training we are about to take on is a strength phase. We have done many of these in the past but this particular program is called contrast training, which we have not done before. In this particular program we are touching on Olympic lifting again as well as some…
