Dan Barker: Personal Training

Dan Barker: Personal Training Dan is a gym consultant and highly experienced personal trainer based in the South Manchester area,

Personalised Hyrox Training Plans - now available! This is something I’ve been asked about a lot so I’ve been working ha...
30/10/2022

Personalised Hyrox Training Plans - now available!

This is something I’ve been asked about a lot so I’ve been working hard behind the scenes to make sure I can provide my clients with best possible service, and with 13 weeks left to Hyrox Manchester and 15 weeks to Hyrox Glasgow, what perfect time to start!

What you get….

* Fitness assessments built into the plan for accurate reference points, you can’t improve what you don’t measure!

* Full personalised training plan that can either be used stand alone or as a supplement to your current training.

* Nutrition and recovery plans also available through my online coaching app.

Establishing a routine or habit of training is important but if you want to take your performance to the next level you have to make sure your training has a purpose, so you are not just training out of habit but are actually working to become a better athlete.

Plans available for a monthly fee with the first cycle starting 7th November.

Drop me a message to learn more 🙌

30/06/2022

Mindful movement 🧠

Knee friendly lunges!

The forward lunge is one of the most commonly butchered movements in the gym.

Although the forward and reverse lunge look very similar, apart from the direction, the reverse lunge is a hip hinge dominate movement and will activate the posterior chain muscles more than its counterpart.

Placing a band behind the knee helps maintain tension throughout the movement and helps maintain a more vertical shin angle as you step back. This helps take some of the load off your knees and is great at teaching correct weight distribution and technique!

Give em a go!

12/06/2022

Went after the HAMMER TIME Bannister fitness challenge created by

For time (goal sub 4 minutes)

500m row (my split 1.27)
500m ski (my split 1.44)
25cal echo bike (my split 0:35)

Just made it in 3:59

Brutal but fun 🥵

First time doing Murph 1 Mile run100 Pull ups 200 Press ups 300 Air squats 1 Mile run in a 10kg weighted vest My time - ...
02/06/2022

First time doing Murph

1 Mile run
100 Pull ups
200 Press ups
300 Air squats
1 Mile run
in a 10kg weighted vest

My time - 39:56 🥵

This one was fun500cal Bike E3MOM 200m run My time 40:36
24/05/2022

This one was fun

500cal Bike
E3MOM 200m run

My time 40:36

First CrossFit comp done! Great day and a pleasure to compete with who all absolutely smashed it! But I came away kno...
22/05/2022

First CrossFit comp done!

Great day and a pleasure to compete with who all absolutely smashed it! But I came away knowing I have plenty to work on, onto the next! 💪

NO REP!! Loads of fun judging at Same s*x 3’s comp last week. Roll on September 10th for the next one!
20/05/2022

NO REP!!

Loads of fun judging at Same s*x 3’s comp last week.

Roll on September 10th for the next one!

Hyrox Pro London Paced it well and was on for much quicker time than Manchester with a decent placing but made a couple ...
03/05/2022

Hyrox Pro London

Paced it well and was on for much quicker time than Manchester with a decent placing but made a couple of mistakes which included an extra lap on the sled pull and a 5 minute penalty 🙄

My time 1:16 (including 5 minute penalty)

Great day though, really enjoyed it but feel like there’s plenty of room to improve!

Good luck to the guys from competing at Hyrox London tomorrow.Pull the pin and send from the off, there’s no other way!...
29/04/2022

Good luck to the guys from competing at Hyrox London tomorrow.

Pull the pin and send from the off, there’s no other way!


4.real

28/04/2022

3 Stretches you are not doing but probably should!

A lot of people I see (including myself!) have tight lats, pecs and obliques (at least on one side) and this quick banded sequence helps with all 3.

Using a band like this is excellent at helping create more space around the joint complex which allows greater fluidity and healthier movement.

Plus it feels mint!!

Give em a go!

One rep at a time, one mile at a time, one step at a time. 6 days until Hyrox London, can’t wait!
24/04/2022

One rep at a time, one mile at a time, one step at a time.

6 days until Hyrox London, can’t wait!

Daily habits 🧠 The older I get the more I realise how fleeting mobility and flexibility is. Strength and general conditi...
15/03/2022

Daily habits 🧠

The older I get the more I realise how fleeting mobility and flexibility is. Strength and general conditioning is relatively easy to build at any age but strength without control is pointless.

I’ve been working on the couch stretch daily for a few weeks now, holding this position for a good 2-3 minutes each side. Still a way to go but I’m noticing a big difference already.

Find a position where you can squeeze the glutes and still take a breath without arching the back. Your hips, knees and back will thank you for it!

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Altrincham
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