Hyrox is undoubtedly the fastest growing event in functional fitness, with events taking part across the globe. Combining both running & functional workout stations, the event is open to everyone and accommodates both professional athletes and everyday gym goers. Hyrox truly is the fitness competition for every body! At JWPT we have everything you need to guarantee high quality Hyrox training, with the latest equipment across our two training sites in The Cave and The Engine Room. You’ll have the facilities to practice your Hyrox skills and enable the best possible version of you to a ..read more

This is the latest asset to JWPT based in Nottingham, We’ve built The Engine Room to help both professional athletes/teams and everyday people develop their athletic and sports performance. If you want to be faster, If you want to be more agile and hard to kill, If you want to be build an endurance engine that don’t stop then this is where you want to train. If you are training for sports, athlete performance, or functional fitness competitions then we want to work with you through to the next level. We’re building a stack of undeniable proof about what we do at JWPT… We’ve trained men and wo ..read more

Every year between Christmas & new year I’d feel the anxiety of having to have everything figured out. I felt like I needed this elaborate plan to make this year my best year yet. While I think that’s good practice I also think it causes a lot of unnecessary stress & fear… … if you really want to have the best year yet. Here are my 10 things to consider going into 2024. 1. Stop trying to achieve a decade worth of results in less than 6-12 months. Just remember Usain Bolt would train for 4 years just for 9 seconds. The most successful people in anything have done the test ..read more

BRIEF HISTORY Cold water immersion has been around for centuries spanning right back to the Egyptians 1,500-3,500 years ago which was the first documented evidence that it was used as a tool to help heal wounded soldiers. Hippocrates was the first Ancient Greek to discuss the different properties of waters at varying temperatures. He notes that warm water was relaxing and cathartic whilst cold water alarming and electrifying. Now it is used for many different reason down to muscle recovery, mental health and just overall feel good factor but how much of what we read is true or necess ..read more

You’ve trained hard for months, with countless wall balls, burpee broad jumps and kilometres in the bank. It’s almost race day, and time to make sure your nutrition is on point to support your best Hyrox performance! As always when discussing nutrition, it’s important to highlight it’s unique to each of us and some things may work better for some then others. This blog is designed to give evidence-based advice, covering nutrition for the week of your race, carbohydrate loading, hydration, and FAQs from our JWPT community. Before we go any further, the most important take home message, NEVER DO ..read more

I’ve sat down to write this blog numerous times.  Started, then abandoned it, deleted it, and then re-wrote it. In moments when my anxiety is at its highest I often feel like I want to hide away and avoid any social interaction or any situations where I have to be around people. So writing this is absolutely out of my comfort zone. But at the same time hope it may help others. Focusing on Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) the Charity Mind have defined it as ‘’Anxiety is what we feel when we are worried, tense or afraid – particularly about things that are about to happen, or which w ..read more

Hi, my name is Leon, I’ve been instructing bootcamp and personal training for a few years now and have an extreme hobby of bodybuilding which I’ve competed in since 2014 so it’s been a long process of building my physique to how I want it and I’m not done yet. Here are my 5 tips for building muscle! 1. Time / patience – the first thing I will always ask anyone when it comes to building muscle is how much of their time are they willing to give to achieving the goal of building muscle? Making physical changes to the body will require patience and understanding that this isn’t just a 10-we ..read more

If you’ve been in the cave over the last month, you’ve undoubtedly heard me desperately pleading with many of our clients to start taking a vitamin D supplement. I’m not working as a brand ambassador for a supplement company, nor do I ever recommend a supplement that doesn’t have scientific evidence, so trust me when I say that it is vital to supplement with Vitamin D during the winter months. In the spring and summer, most people will get the vitamin D they need, as the main source for us is sunlight. The biology won’t be discussed in this blog, but essentially the body creates vitamin D dire ..read more

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At the beginning of the year I got in touch with Jake as my fitness was at an all time low and my weight was at all time high. I needed to make a complete lifestyle change. I chose JWPT as I needed a PT who could not only push me in the gym but also assist with nutritional advice. Having tried numerous PTs in the past, I can honestly say that the dedication of Josh, Jake and Leon to their clients is second to none. They have been so welcoming, helpful and motivating to me both inside and outside of the Cave! My whole lifestyle and mindset has changed over the past few months. I now know what ..read more