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…
“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…
Welcome to part two of my stretching blog. To bring you up to speed on what we touched on with last blog, I am not a big believer in static stretching, I left the last blog with the following conclusion: “At this point, the research that I have covered suggests that static stretching is a…
Static Stretching is believed to be an essential part of any warm up, warm down and during most exercise regimes. It is widely accepted that stretching minimises injury, decreases delayed onset muscle soreness (the soreness you feel after working out) and in some cases increases, improve performance. I’ve never been fully convinced on the issue…
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…
A story of love and loss… By Kristine Ham Thursday 6th June, 2013 I sit calmly in my swivel chair facing a man who I am about to commence an interview with. Towering over me at 6ft 3 inches, he exudes confidence. However, I know that this interview is not going to be a walk in the…
