The Training Room GeelongWhy strength training is important and how to get started
An informative article including insights from Dr Jason Bennie, associate professor of epidemiology & Professor Maria Fiatarone Singh of UNSW
Men’s mental health & motivation hacks: Beyond the Banter with Damo Hennigan
In this episode we sit down with the legendary Damien Hennigan to chat all things fitness, wellbeing, mental health and alter egos. Damo Hennigan is an online accountability coach, owner of Crossfit Westgate – beer lover and all round great guy. This is a conversation that goes in a million different directions – nothing was […]
NEW GROUP SESSION COMING JAN 2021
We are PUMPED to release this new group session and we know its going to fast become a favourite. Our Fighting Fit group sessions are fast paced, motivating workouts– that are NEVER EVER the same! This engaging, heart pumping session cleverly combines anything and everything from barbell work, body weight movements, kettlebells, and High Intensity […]
Core conditioning — It’s not just about abs
Before We Begin: Core conditioning — It’s not just about abs Despite the hype we all see online, spot exercising abdominal muscles won’t get rid of fat. So lets be clear – doing more core work will not be the only determining factor of whether or not you end up with a “flat stomach” The […]
Aerobic Vs Anaerobic Exercise Explained
What type of exercise is right for you? That’s a loaded question & quite frankly, it’s a question that leads to a long conversation (because we love getting to know you!) but the organising principles are pretty simple. It seems that somewhere along the way the messaging has been complicated and confusing & that’s why […]
Want to be more powerful? 🔥
In this context – power is the rate as which we perform work. It’s a combination of force & how quickly we can move something in a given direction. Kind of makes us wish we had of paid more attention in year 9 science 🤓🤪 We will spare you the science lesson today and just […]
Periodisation : Another Big Term Broken Down For You
Periodisation is a term you might not have heard of before – but this very concept can launch some of us (myself included) into a long debate about weight training, programming and how to maximise your sessions. Believe it or not – if you are training to change your body shape its not a matter […]
Simple Hacks to Get Even MORE out of your workout
When you want to boost your results in the gym – doing more is very rarely the answer. And lets be really honest – who has time for more?? We don’t! We know you don’t either. So how do we make sure that the time we do carve out of our day for a […]
Our Super Power : Making you fall in love with the process
Our Superpower at The Training Room Geelong stems from the fact that we are very serious about one thing: You are not to take this whole ‘gym thing’ too seriously!! When you train with our community we will push you to step into your own greatness, honour your intentions and strengthen your self awareness. But let […]
Drop it Like Its Hot – THE LOW DOWN ON DROP SETS
It is our mission here at The Training Room Geelong to ensure that our sessions are engaging, motivating and get you RESULTS! Our bodies are fantastic at adapting to training (that is why when you do the same thing for awhile you feel like you start to plateau!) In our Strength and Conditioning sessions […]