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No recycled content. Just useful reads from people who coach, lift, and give a damn.
What is MRT?
MRT is short for metabolic resistance training, it is a type of training where you incorporate…
2022 Athlete Development Program
Whether your goal is to lose body fat, build muscle or become stronger or faster your focus should…
12 months of Hammer NQ
Not to get soppy and all that, but yesterday marked 1 year since we opened our doors up here in…
2022 & The year ahead at Hammer Athletic
It is that time of year where it has finally dropped below 30 degrees and we are rushing for…
Medium Intensity vs High Intensity Interval training
As I scroll through my Instagram feed, I see people bragging about their morning sessions with…
German Volume Training Clinic 2022
Welcome, Athletes. If you have clicked on this link in the hopes of reading about a program full…
Townsville’s Best Personal Trainer
A ‘best personal trainer’ in Townsville competition was recently brought to my attention through a…
2021 Overreaching Clinic
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This program is now in its 10th year of operation. Usually, our…
Why ‘functional’ training does my tits in
The rise in fitness facilities or gyms promoting ‘STRENGTH’ OR ‘FUNCTIONAL’ classes to build…
5 Limiting Factors to Fat Loss
As the warmer month’s approach and clothing gets systematically less and less, sometimes not out…
March 2020 Best on Ground
COVID-19 has thrown out a variety of challenges to all of us in the Hammer Community and at times…
February 2020 Best on Ground
Meet Sara known by some of her training partners as the “coaches favourite” (not…