Earlier this year Chris and Liz were training in the gym and before they both returned to Oz, Chris was preparing for the Paris-Roubaix Challenge. On top of the Strength and Conditioning Classes he also did some sports specific sessions to prepare him for the event. Here is a great piece about his e...
I was stuck in typical Dublin rush hour traffic on the way to the gym yesterday evening and Ben Dunne’s voice came on the radio advertising new membership rates for his gym. It was something ludicrous like €125 per year. It got me thinking (once the feeling of frustration passed), what type of servi...
The recent nutrition talk went well but it probably opened the door for more questions. What I ultimately wanted to get across is that there is no one correct way to manage your diet. I also wanted to put across the idea of self awareness and that no two people are alike and will respond differently...
I get asked this question, constantly. Are you a Crossfit gym? I touched on it in the FAQ section but just to highlight things a little more, no, no we are not. I can understand the confusion, I stand corrected on this but I think I was the second guy to get a level 1 cert in the country and at one...
This is a topic I have been meaning to write about for a while but obviously I got sidetracked with moves and what not. It was something which unfortunately I didn’t head off at the pass and two separate conversations in the last week convinced me to get it done, so here it is… When it comes t...
I’m resurrecting an old article from the Combat Workshop Site but one worth looking back over as it will be a lot more relevant to you guys these days as your work capacity and output has increased significantly since this post was originally published … If you are training freque...