Hi Guys, Hope you had a a good weekend. I stayed up to watch the handegg final, went to bed at half time as had to be up early this am. My bad 
ALKoHoLiK: There’s two parts to your answer really- firstly, we absolutely don’t focus on “rugby & gpp”. (That said, the sport in this country which most understands and correctly implements S&C is rugby). We’re aiming to provide S&C and rehab to anyone who wants it.
The way in which I/we were inspired - well (in a nutshell) you’ve got to understand that back in 2002/2003, the athletic coaching/ performance methods we were reading about on this site just simply weren’t being used in this country. We were obsessively reading the various articles, and consuming any DVD/ book etc we could get our hands on, and then gnashing our teeth about the fact that there was nowhere to go and do this.
so we gave it a go.
decapsk8: Had NO IDEA what you meant, then I got it – Yeah I guess she kinda does she’ll be very flattered. I’ll tell her next time I see her. (Perhaps we should get them both side by side and make an objective comparsion. Who’s down for being on the voting panel?)
iceman187 - thanks for digging out the photo. Yes - that’s exactly what we do for deads at the moment - just clear out a bunch of space. Would I love some lifting platforms? Yes please - the next facility will have them and a whole lot more. You’ve gotta remember that when we designed the place, there were lots of constraints to work against - not least of all the fact that we may not even be in business the following year. (As bill gates said - release early and release often. ie - if you sit around waiting to make the perfect thing, you’ll never get anything done. 'tis better to get started and improve. It’s very easy to look from an armchair and think “I wouldn’t have done it like that”)
(and yes I know that photo’s a bunch of bumper plates made to look more than it actually is - we desperately needed a photo ASAP at very short notice back in the day =)