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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Over the weekend of July 14th and 15th most of ABC’s sponsored boxers competed at north-eastern boxing events. First up, was Joe Maphosa and Bobby Dalton who both boxed at the Rainton Arena in Houghton-le-Spring on Friday 14th July. Joe Maphosa secured a draw over a very tough opponent, whilst Bobby Dalton won comfortably over
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Since ABC opened in 2017 the annual walk has followed the route from Whitby to Saltburn and in the opposite direction, from Saltburn to Whitby…a total of 22 miles. This year, 32 ABC members tackled the loop around Derwent Water in the Lake District. Setting off from Keswick the 13-miles walk took in two peaks,
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“DON’T LET THE FEAR OF FALLING KEEP YOU FROM FLYING” On Saturday 24th July, ABC owner, Andy Burton along with ABC members: Robert Burrell, Lee Stewart and Lee Burrell completed a 15,000 feet sky dive as part of a 17-strong group to raise money for Alice House Hospice in Hartlepool. The team succeeded in raising
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On Saturday 17th June, ABC member, Emma Hewling, embarked on an extraordinary journey, running a double ultra marathon called “The Wall” from Carlisle to Newcastle, covering a whopping 70 miles! Her inspiring goal was to make a profound impact on the life of a little girl from Stockton named Connie. Emma dedicated her run to
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