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We're a small box gym in a garage in Vermont, Melbourne. We're not open to the general public yet and may not ever be. All our clients are introduced by existing clients and are hand-picked.  If you want to know more, contact us by email.

 

Merv

Being an older (61 yo), newcomer to track racing has presented a few challenges for me, and for my coach. My fitness and endurance has not been an issue but my leg strength seemed to let me down in sprinting and standing starts on the track.

During my years of marathon running, mountain bike racing and playing basketball, I had never done any weight training so to introduce it to my training program had to be gradual and well structured. Learning the correct technique was very important to avoid any injuries.

In the 6 months that I have been training in "the 'Haus" my leg strength and core strength has improved, the benefits showing up in my flying 200 times and match sprinting races. The combination of my normal endurance training coupled with sprint training and weight training has been a huge benefit to me so far this season.

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Lon Kilgore's 'Misconceptions About Training Youth' article.

This is a must-read if you're contemplating training youths in the gym, or have been told not to.  In short, strength training is excellent for kids despite the myths.