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June 2019 Best on Ground

Chris Chew. Wow. Pigs are flying, Hell is freezing over and the world could end tomorrow. For those who don’t know, Chriso is known for doing some stupidly funny shit inside and outside the walls of Hammer Athletic. He once jumped 1 metre above the pull-up bars and somehow missed the bar and fell over…

Advanced Lifting Clinic 2019

Commencing Monday 2nd September 2019. This is a program for anyone who is competent with O-lifting or has had sufficient tutelage in it. To do this program you must have a good gym age with a good strength capacity. Basically, if you haven’t heard that terminology then you probably aren’t ready for this program. This…

May 2019 Best on Ground

Joely Lando you heard it – he’s back baby! After years of having an unused gym membership the big fella has really turned it around the past 2-3 months. We’re still unsure whether it’s due to him riding in supreme comfort in his new Mercedes Benz or whether it’s because his partner drags his arse…

Selling Out

“Hammer Athletic will NEVER do an 8-week challenge” – Matt Ham (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2018.)   “Fuck it” – Also Matt Ham (2019) I have been very vocal about my dislike for 8-week challenges, 12-week challenges, 21-day challenges and every other variation of these ‘fitness challenges’. Now I find myself promoting and pushing the…

April 2019 Best on Ground

Hayden Whyte is our Best on Ground for April. Hayden is one of our LTAD athletes and has progressed tremendously through every new program which is attributed to his management of several training commitments – gym and field training, and football matches. He is now performing complex lifts with ease and getting stronger every week….

March 2019 Best on Ground

Ian Gould aka the Human Hydrolic is our Best on Ground for March. Ian rides 10-15km to the gym every morning and trains for 2-3 hours. He has been one of our most consistent members since our inception back in 2015. We still can’t actually believe that Ian is in his 60’s and yet is…

Results are not linear

You may hear us preach “consistency is key” and we preach this because consistency both on the gym floor and at home with nutrition is the recipe for success. There are no quick fixes or easy options and as with anything worth doing, achieving any measure of success requires time and effort. However, the problem…

Recovery Myths: Fact or Fiction

Recovery modalities are highly promoted yet misunderstood by so many “industry professionals”. Here Matt Ham explores the common issues with recovery and what should be advocated following the cessation of training. A lot of boutique training studios for the general public are spruiking cryo chambers, Normatecs and ice baths. It is important to remember that…