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…
Whether you’re a competitive athlete, or just love to train, you can benefit from our unlimited conditioning classes bundle, for only $20 a week. You might be conditioning for fitness, performance, body composition, or just wanting to shake up your routine and get active. Whatever your reason for training, we have classes to suit you. And if we…
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…
Written by Kristine Ham and Matthew Ham In a recent rant[i] by an industry colleague, it was pointed out that the fitness industry as a whole was providing a disservice to the general population. It was claimed that fitness professionals in general (PT’s, coaches, even nutritionists) were not doing their job, and despite the growing…
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…
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…
Matt Ham’s thoughts on a fitness movement that has gotten his attention. He shares his opinions, not to marginalise himself, but to shed light on the positive and negative evidence and to provide a holistic view in order to provoke thought on the topic. You’ve all voted and today’s topic for contention won by a…
