Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas if it wasn’t for the Christmas Eve MetCon class. What makes this class special? Well, it has to be the excitement of discovering what fancy dress outfit gym owner, Andy Burton, will wear. In the past we’ve had Andy dressed as a Christmas cracker, a Christmas beer bottle, an inflatable Christmas […]
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September 2024 saw ABC’s third Titan Games competition, organised and led by ABC’s resident strongman and trainer, Adam Laverick. Twenty ABC members competed in five events over the course of the day. The events included: 1. Log Press 2. Deadlift 3. Heracles Hold 4. Sandbag to shoulder 5. Sandbag Medley There was a great atmosphere
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For the second year, ABC collaborated with Tees Valley Sport to provide a summer programme for young athletes in the Teesside area. This year, we worked with two groups of swimmers from the Loftus Dolphins ASC. Each group spent one day a week at ABC for the duration of the six-weeks summer break and, between
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On Saturday 25th May, the annual ABC walk took place from Saltburn to Whitby. Over 40 gym members walked the 21-mile route along this popular but grueling coastal path. Since ABC opened in 2017, the annual walk has been a way of bringing people together from the many different training disciplines, from those that attend
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At ABC, we pride ourselves on being a facility that supports athletes of all ages with their strength and conditioning. Currently, we work with athletes who specialize in a wide range of sports including boxing, ju-jitsu, wrestling, football and swimming. Since the start of this year, these athletes have continued to challenge themselves and relentlessly
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2024 has already proven itself to be a year where members of the ABC Arrows take on marathons, either for the very first time, or in an attempt to achieve marathon-running goals. On March 10th, ABC trainers Andrew Burton and Jude Gray, alongside ABC member, Nicola Smart, completed their very first official marathon in Barcelona.
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On Friday 16th February, ABC member and ex-Newcastle and England International, Steve Howey, generously gave of his time to raise money for the gym. Sixty people bought tickets to listen to Steve tell stories about his footballing experiences with gym owner, Andy Burton, taking on the role of compere. Steve told hilarious tales of his
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On September 10th, six ABC members: Emma Hewling, Stu Race, Abel Selmes, Dan Steer, Jessica Walker and Jonny Waters were amongst the 60,000 runners to complete the Great North Run. They all had their own individual reasons for running the gruelling 13.1 miles from Newcastle to South Shields. Emma Hewling, raising money for Cancer Research,
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On September 9th, ABC held its second ever in-house strongman/strongwoman competition…the Titan Games. The event was organized by ABC trainer, Adam Laverick and involved 10 female and 13 male competitors. Over the course of five events, competitors challenged not only their strength but also their endurance. Results for each event were: Event 1st position –
At the heart of ABC is a mission to make a positive impact on people of all ages and abilities. For this reason, we were delighted to be asked by Tees Valley Sport to provide a programme for young people who are regularly committed to training in their chosen sport. The aim of the programme?
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