As we enter into June we are officially 6 months in to this year’s periodisation plan with our coaching clients so it’s high time we share some of the results from our strength & conditioning testing battery that you’ve all been put through. The Data This is important. I have taught you guys to scrutinise…
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…
Phase 1 saw us work through a German Volume or general prep phase. Our goal was to get you all a reduction in fat loss and to increase muscle mass and heightened work capacities. This was reflected in our testing battery where we conducted specific tests that would determine if we were successful in our…
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…
As we are not running a seminar to explain the ins and outs, here is the all the info you need. Following this all we need to know from you is if you are in or out and if you want to do 2 days or 3. If you have no idea what this post is…
Ever wanted to own your own piece of Hammer Athletic promotional material? Who wouldn’t, right? Folks, today is your lucky day because from January 2015 we will be releasing a series of t-shirts that are available to our athletes in exchange for a small sum of your hard earned cash. The first to feature in our…
Starts 25th May 2013 Here is your next ‘kicker’ for the year. The Hammer Performance Athlete Development Program (ADP). Don’t let the name scare you, if you don’t consider yourself an ‘athlete’ it’s ok – you are going to train like an athlete would train, you will eat, be measured, tested and coached the way…
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…
