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The Failure of the Fitness Industry: Bored Coaches, €200 Memberships, and the Lost Art of Community
“Hiya Dave, It's been a while since Wild Geese times. How have you been? Been using the Train Heroic app for bells workouts, and I'm still loving it. That said, I've been missing group training. I wasn't ready to see other gyms for a while but finally bit the bullet and joined a no-frills gym around the corner from me. They offer 30 minute lunchtime group classes, circuits, HIIT, barbells and it works for me because I can fit it into my lunch break. It's not Wild Geese (and i

Dave Hedges
Sep 97 min read


Minimum Standards
“I’m not motivated, I’m disciplined” “Discipline keeps working when motivation runs out!” You’ve heard phrases like that I’m sure. I may have said something similar over the years. And you know what, it’s pretty much bullshit. Here’s why. The only people that train all the time, I mean going hard all year, while on holidays, hating when they must take time off. The only people who do that are amateurs. The professionals, the people who compete at any level, the guys and girls

Dave Hedges
Sep 23 min read


Mobility: Be More Dog
Nate messages: "Mate, I need to get into some daily mobility habit. I get so stiff in my shoulders and back if I don't change positions constantly and I feel too young for that!" There's a lot we can unpack from this, but we're going to stay on a single point: mobility snacks What Nate describes is common, most of you on this email list will have felt similar at some point, some more than others. And the answer is quite simple, and is summed up from a phrase I stole from a 20

Dave Hedges
Aug 263 min read
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