SWAT EDUCATION
SWAT truly believes in its mantra “Through action weakness surrenders”.
It comes without saying the correct methods and the best knowledge needs to be put forward for all to successfully take action in their individual way.
knowledge is power, when applied
SWAT prides itself on grasping the best principles, methods and education from all over the world and by all forms of mentors, to bring a simplistic form of education back to its tribes.
Only when knowledge can be applied, true empowerment takes place.
With adaptive methods and communication, we pride ourselves on seeking the best route to teach all. From clients to coaches and any health professionals seeking functionally integrated education, SWAT will tailor your needs.
injury seminars
ALL SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS ARE TAILORED TO YOUR NEEDS. Including duration, amount of attendees, location and content level etc.
BACK / HIP PAIN
This seminar is for any level fitness enthusiast who suffers from chronic back or hip pain. Whether mild or more dysfunctional, there is always a way to safely integrate you back onto the gym floor. Learn the structure of the hip, learn to identify your weakness and create a plan of attack to treat and train all in one. Through correct movement and tension over position, injury and dysfunction can be healed. There is no movement or exercise you cannot do.
SHOULDER / NECK PAIN
For those who suffer from chronic shoulder pain, neck pain, head tension and tight painful traps, this seminar will teach you the structure of the upper body, identify your points of concern and demonstrate a sound plan to treat your pain as well as integrate you right back onto the gym floor pain free.
KNEE PAIN
Those who suffer from chronic knee pain, instability and the feeling of intermittent knee weakness, this seminar will detail the structure of the lower limbs and teach you how to develop strength, stability and pain free movement all while keeping you integrated into your gym routine.
ELBOW / WRIST PAIN
Those who suffer from wrist or elbow pain/dysfunction, due to high use jobs or poor movement mechanics in lifts and gymnastic work, this is for you. Some great additions to add into warm-ups and accessory work for anyone.
FOOT / ANKLE PAIN
The base of all your support, your foundations. A super important seminar for those who have suffered multiple strains and sprains of the ankle/foot. Come out with practical tools to implement right away. Help alleviate instability, pain/discomfort.
OTHER
Tailored to your specific needs
Specialty seminars
COACHING DEVELOPMENT
Let's work together with your team and build beyond the foundations and onwards of coaching. Key areas of development include: understanding your gyms identity, communication, programming, varying methodologies, group coaching, injury management and scaling. Building and developing your coaches towards greater application of coaching with progressing knowledge.
HOW TO WARM UP
Sounds simple right? But what i there is a way to best warm up for your individual needs? Learn the principles behind a great and indiviualised warmup, for the workout you intend to do. The better the warm-up, the better the training session, the less risk of injury and the easier integration into correct movement techniques.
OVERHEAD MOBILITY
Mobility is the ability to have tension in the correct muscles, while in range of motion. It's your active range. Can't get your hands overhead comfortably or without pain? Struggle with locking out a bar overhead due to tightness. Let's understand your true weaknesses, learn tension over position, use principles not rules, to tailor a program of true mobility for you.
HIP MOBILITY
Stuck hitting range in lower body exercises? Pinching or chronic tightness in the hip? Remember mobility is your true strength in range. Your active range of motion. Tightness can mean weakness. Let's identify yours and build a plan from there.
CORE STRENGTHENING
The centre, the base of your structure. The stronger the midline, the better overall function of everything. You can't have enough core structure work.
ANXIETY / DEPRESSION
A deep dive unconventionally into the nervous system, the function of depression and anxiety and the way we can use exercise not only to identify dysfunction, but also treat trauma. For those with any degree of anxiety or depression and want to not only understand it but take action.
MOTIVATION / GOAL SETTING
Lost? Soul searching? Unable to stick to a goal? Don't know where to start? Or ready to dive into a new journey and need some guidance and inspiration? This is for you.
SOUL SEARCH
An active session to attack mental blocks, dig deep for answers to questions of the soul, using movement. Be ready to leave an old self behind and learn something true about yourself to move forward with and take action towards. An old self may die!
DEATH SESH
A fun, mentally and physically pushing super session. Death my way. Burn the questions, leave nothing behind. Great for group throwdowns.
COMPETITION PREP
Have a games day booked? Know the workouts but need a strategy? From warm-ups to workout strategy and game day mindset, this seminar will give you all the tools needed to compete successfully, fully prepared and enjoyably on the day.
SPECIALISED
A tailored seminar to your needs
Specialty seminars
SQUAT
Learn the fundamentals of a squat. Refine your technique. Learn to identify weakness and dysfunction and apply a plan of action to address these issues.
DEADLIFT / HINGE
Do you ever have back pain when you deadlift? Are you trying to increase you deadlift through better technique? Or do you simply want to learn the fundamentals of a deadlift? Then this is for you.
OVERHEAD SQUAT
This is for those wishing to progress their overhead squat from a general understanding, to a refined and tailored understanding to your individual mechanics and needs. Regardless of the level, we can put a plan together that suits you to build your skill and strength.
STRICT PULLUPS
Always wanted a pullup? This is a seminar on the fundamentals of learning all the variations and accessories towards mastering the strict pullups. Let's identify your current ability and put a plan in place to achieve strict pullups.
PRESSING - PUSHUP / OVERHEAD
This is for those wanting to learn the fundamentals and basics of upper body pressing. From the pushup to the overhead press, those with mobility issues, those with pain when pressing or those who seek to gain the gains in the upper body strength department - this is for you!
STRICT MUSCLE UP
Pre-requisite : 3/5 strict pull-ups and 3/8 ring rips.
Learn to break down the strict ring muscle-up, understand the fundamentals and put a training plan in place to build your first or best strict ring muscle up ever. You will get a dedicated program tailored to your needs.
KIPPING PULLUP
Pre-requisite : 3/5 strict pull-ups
Breakdown and learn the kipping pullup.
BUTTERFLY PULLUP
Pre-requisite : 5+ strict pull-ups
Breakdown and learn the butterfly pullup. If you also already have a kipping pullup this is a great progression to increase your pullup speed and intensity within specified workout of this intention.
TOES TO BAR
Pre-requisite : hang for 30seconds+ unbroken
Let's learn the fundamentals of the Toes to Bar and put a training plan in place to work towards building the strength and skill to do so.
SNATCH / CLEAN & JERK
This can be tailored for beginners or seasoned weekend warriors wanting to refine their technique to lift bigger and better. Learn the fundamentals of tension over position and let's get lifting.
SANDBAG (CARRY, SQUAT, HINGE, PRESS)
The sandbag is the god of all equipment yet hated by many as it is misunderstood and misused. It is a training tool with the ability to build structure, strength, mobility and is the most "functional" tool to build stronger and better humans. Let's learn the fundamentals and take the Sandbags for a spin.
PEC STICK
A great tool to add to any program to build structure, stability, mobility and to add spice into any regime. This underrated tool can help with injury, dysfunction and can be used as a great supplement to loaded equipment when necessary.