Martin Fassett PT

28/01/2023

May look like a scene from Casualty but I had a great day yesterday at St John’s Ambulance, doing my Emergency First Aid at Work course 😃

20/01/2023

Great first couple of weeks at The Stronghold 💪🏻 Both me and my clients are loving it 😃

30/12/2022

09/08/2021

Great weekend in Exmoor and reliving memories of Ironman at Wimbleball Lake 🏊🏼‍♂️🚴‍♂️🏃🏻‍♂️ Can’t believe it was 10 years ago! Not a lot has changed…. rain, mud and hills, I just have a lot less hair 😂

02/08/2021

What an amazing graphic from World Athletics.😍

23/07/2021

I’m always a fan of an exercise that works more than one area of the body and this is a good one 💪🏻.

The Zercher Squat - you may never have heard of it or tried it before, but it’s a good one to mix up your training. It’s a great exercise for…

Improving strength in the back, core, legs and glutes. It also helps you to maintain an upright position, achieve a deeper squat and by your elbows coming down between your knee it will improve your knee and hip mechanics.

How do you do it;
- Stand with your feet slightly wider apart than you normally would for a squat.
- Hold the weight in the crease of your elbow, hug the bar as close to the body as possible.
- Keep your shoulders pulled back in good posture (don’t hold hands as this will round your shoulders inwards).
- Squat down, keeping your torso straight and let your elbows travel between the knees as you lower.
- Drive back up to your starting position.

It can feel uncomfortable in the crease of your elbows, if so, you can wear a long sleeve top, wear elbow protectors, put padding on the bar or just suck it up and get on with it 😉

19/07/2021

Mark, I have an idea 💡 let’s do a 2 day mountain biking route around the Gower, but let’s do it in 1 day!

Me, 🤔 hmmm that sounds ridiculous! OK, let’s go!!

So after….

46 miles.
4,800ft of climbing.
Heat ☀️☀️☀️
Lifting bike over stiles.
Paths full of boulders and potholes.
Many many climbs and descents.
A ridiculously steep climb.
Crashes (by me) 🤕
Biking in sand and the sea.
Tiny overgrown paths full of stinging nettles 😖
A vegan magnum ice cream 🌱😋
2 x beers 🍻

I was completely broken!

But a day of mountain biking in a new place with good company, in the outdoors, exercising, great weather, amazing views and scenery, lots of laughs and memories = an amazing day!! 💪🏻😊

02/07/2021

Sometimes when you have a busy day, you just need to get up and get your workout done. I was out the door at 5am this morning and ran 13.84 miles in 1hr 49mins.  With a 1hr 42min half marathon it was the fastest I have run that distance in quite a few years.  I was very pleased! 💪🏻🎉

Was a very pleasant surprise to see my client Sarah walking to work. Although she did give me a look of why are you out at this ridiculous time!! 😂

Just looking at some of the kit I use…
 
I wear a Freetrain vest which is a great way to carry your phone, credit card and keys.  The front, flips open so you can easily view your phone. 
 
Just love my Hoka trainers.  Very comfortable, cushioned and light.  Will definitely carry on using these in the future 🏃🏻‍♂️
 
Then I have Pro V-Gain protein 🌱 which is 100% plant-based to help recovery.  The chocolate flavour is very tasty! 😋

https://freetrain.co.uk/products/free-train-v1

https://sci-mx.co.uk/products/pro-vgain-protein

https://www.hokaoneone.eu/en/gb/

30/06/2021

Amazing to see this yesterday! Mark Cavendish wins his first stage at the Tour de France for five years 🌪🚴‍♂️
https://fb.watch/6rHA-GnedW/