Wild Geese
Fitness Training

Most gyms have kettlebells, and many BJJ guys have a kettlebell or two at home to supplement their sport training. So what in my opinion...

First of all you need to know that no supplement will help you if you don’t follow a good meal plan (it doesn’t need to be perfect) and...

The single most common cue you will hear from any lifting coach is "chest up" I'm surprised that no enterprising DJ has created a gym...

I was just interviewed by exercise.com for their website, it should be out in the next week or so. One of the questions I was asked was...

If we were to simplify mobility practice and boil it down to the simplest possible elements, what would that look like? If you search...

Time. It’s no ones friend. And in a world where we work 40+ hours per week, commute another 10+ hours per week and have whatever family...

Ok, I admit this is a pretty clickbaity title. What I’m going to tell you may not cure every shoulder issue, but it will certainly go a...

I’m delighted that people are finally getting the message that cardio is not only not bad for them but it is actually essential. For long...

Over the last few weeks I’ve been involved in a new project. It’s a project that revolves around my favourite things, Strength Training...

In our Motion Is Lotion and Indian Clubs classes we usually spend a bit of time on hand and wrist mobility. Of all the subjects I go on...

Could Strength Training Help Prevent Concussions? That is the title of Chris Beardsley’s now post. Chris who? He’s the dude that trawls...

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a phenomenal martial art and sport. Granted, I don’t train it personally, it’s just not where my training goals...

We’re taking on new clients! To be honest, we’re always open to enquiries, but at the moment there’s two items on the calendar that are...

The nature of the clients that come to Wild Geese for training means that they’re the type of folk who see physical limits as challenges...

I like Pistols. No, not them (even though they’re cool too!) But Pistol Squats. The other day one of my lads comes in with a story to...

“Holy shit! You killed me with two exercises!” said Andre Ramos Zavatini after a very short sharp shock workout at Wg-Fit Yup, you read...

So I’m on the way out the gym the other day when a young lad from the BJJ stops me to say hello. Immediately I’m faced with a dilemma. My...

“…….You know, getting Monkey Strong, not Powerlifter Strong” This was the sentence uttered by Peter,  a private client yesterday when I...

I work with a good amount of martial arts guys, many of whom train BJJ. This isn’t news, I know, I mention it a lot. Romulo Barral having...

I know, terrible pun, but forgive me……. Core strength is important. No news there eh? For years now the emphasis has been on developing...