Author: Hammer Athletic

Overreaching 2018

Hard to believe but it’s that time of year again where we strap ourselves in for 10 days of madness for our coveted overreaching program. This will be the ninth iteration of our most challenging and satisfying program and while we have mastered the processes (seriously we are professionals at this), once again this year we are…

September Best on Ground

September’s Best on Ground goes to Jarryd Rapkins – or as many of you know him ‘that guy that happens to turn up to every class’ or ‘the guy that does 50 chin-ups as a warm-up’ – is one of the fittest freaks we have had the privilege of coaching. Jarryd’s hard work, not only for…

August Best on Ground

Earlier this year Izzy finished her first Marathon (42km – she’s crazy!) and despite her hectic marathon running schedule she still performed consistently well in the gym. However, since running really long distances hasn’t been the main focus Izzy’s recent results were nothing short of outstanding. Here’s just a taste of some of her results,…

July Best on Ground

Paul Leitch… Incredible. Just one word to describe how far Pauly has come since walking through the doors at Hammer Athletic almost 3 years ago (how time flies!). Pauly’s commitment to training is exceptional but his ability to throw great quality banter with everyone (especially Matt, his boutique gym & general life struggles) is pure…

June Best on Ground

3 things are guaranteed in life – death, taxes and John Bordin turning up to a 5:30am class. Without a doubt John has improved leaps and bounds since starting at Hammer when he was barely able to do 1 squat properly. Over the last month John has been in nearly every weekday and has been…

May Best on Ground

When Jeremy and Sian first joined Hammer (just a couple months ago), they had not performed any lifting and were pretty much starting from scratch. However with some guidance from the Hammer team they were put on the right path. Since then, these two have improved a tremendous amount in such a short time and…

April Best on Ground

Upon deciding who the Hammer Athletic Best on Ground was for this month there was one name in particular that caught the eyes of the coaches. The boys unanimously agreed that Jacob Glyde takes the chocolates for the month of April. Jakey’s commitment to his training has been first class which has carried over to…