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Sargent-HP Exercise Physiology Health and Performance focused enterprise supporting a holistic health and goal setting service, with evidence based exercise programming and training.

23/10/2026

Not entirely fact… not entirely fiction 😆

Getting some interesting news this week that confirmed everyone’s suspicions… I’ve got the spicy brain and explains a little why I’m always late…

Let’s explore the ADHD journey together 😆💪

This is me, unapologetically, unequivocally meFirst week in a moon boot (for the 2nd time) really hasnt been that bad…“S...
21/10/2026

This is me, unapologetically, unequivocally me

First week in a moon boot (for the 2nd time) really hasnt been that bad…

“Surely you’re gonna stop playing sport” and “Gosh that must be terrible” have been the 2 most common things ive heard this week,

Neither things really affect me; because I aint ever gonna stop playing sport, you’ll see me at masters, seniors and ultra-geriatric events for the next 50 years

But secondly; in a world where everyone is glass half empty pessimistic negative nancys, I really didnt think injuries got in the way of peoples lives to the extent that others do

If youve ever had a half decent injury you know what im talking about; its not just the injury itself, but everything that goes with it. Changes to your routine, how long it takes to get anywhere, secondary compensation pain (IYKYK) but it really aint that bad…

Stay positive. Stronger mind is more important than strong muscles

Disclosure; ill take a broken bone over a torn ligament, tendon, muscle ANY DAY OF THE WEEK!!!! Bone healing its relatively straight forward, but everything else becomes an absolute nuisance to rehab

If your struggling to keep the wheels moving through an injury, holla at your boi, lets get in the thick of it together

Two Athletes, Two Different Journeys, One Goal…Be The Best You Can Be One is rebuilding after ACL surgery. The other is ...
14/10/2026

Two Athletes, Two Different Journeys, One Goal…

Be The Best You Can Be

One is rebuilding after ACL surgery.

The other is preparing to represent Queensland at national softball championships

Different sports, different demands, different stages of athletic development, but the foundations of strength and conditioning remain the same.

Our female rugby union athlete has attracted attention from the Queensland Reds but right now the priorities is rebuilding strength, confidence and lower in capacity following ACL reconstruction

A male softball athlete has an been picked for selection for Queensland is preparing for nationals, focusing on strength, explosive power and the physical demands of representative competition

Here’s the science

Whether we’re talking ACL rehab rehabilitation or athletic performance, the goal is to develop the physical capacity to tolerate the demands of sport

Quadriceps and hamstring strength for knee joint control stability and force production
Gluteal strength for hip stability acceleration
Plyometric training for rate of force development, reactive strength.

Progressive overload to improve muscular strength tendon capacity and resilience.

And here’s where people get it wrong…

“I’m not in pain any more so my rehab is finished”

“ playing my sport is enough training”

“strength training makes me slow”

“ injury prevention is just stretch stretching and warming up”

No that’s not how this works.

Injury prevention isn’t about making athletes indestructible.

It’s about reducing modifiable injury risks and preparing them for the forces fatigue and unpredictability of competition.

Tag an athlete who needs to understand the talent might get you selected but preparation helps you keep competing.

13/10/2026

First day back 🦵

Fractured tibia isn’t stopping me… what’s your excuse today?!

06/10/2026

🦵 Your offseason shouldn’t just be preseason with less running.

After a long season, the answer to sore knees, angry Achilles and cooked lower legs isn’t always “rest until it feels better.”

Sometimes you need to actually rebuild the s**t that couldn’t tolerate the season.

This offseason we’re focusing on the foundations 👇

🦶 Foot and ankle strength
🔥 Progressive tendon loading
🦵 Calf, tibialis anterior, tibialis posterior and peroneal capacity
🏋️ Lower body strength
⚖️ Single-leg stability and control
📈 Gradually rebuilding load tolerance

Patellofemoral pain, Achilles tendinopathy and persistent lower leg pain don’t automatically mean an athlete is fragile.

But they can tell us something about the demands of the season versus the athlete’s current tissue capacity.

So instead of immediately chasing more speed, more running and more conditioning…

Build the chassis first.

Strength training.
Progressive loading.
Tendon strength.
Movement quality.
Then gradually expose the athlete to the forces their sport actually demands.

That’s what good strength and conditioning should look like.

Not avoiding load.

Preparing the body to tolerate MORE of it. 💪

📩 Save this for your offseason planning — especially if your lower legs barely survived the last one.

28/09/2026

Scared you’ll get hurt, or worse, get looked at?

Most group classes are a lucky dip.

You walk in not knowing:

→ if you’ll be the only beginner in the room

→ if the coach will notice your lower back rounding on rep 14

→ if that old knee injury is about to have its comeback tour

So you do what most people do.

You don’t go.

Honestly? Fair enough.

Because a lot of group training runs like this:

→ No screening. “Any injuries? No? Great, grab a kettlebell.”

→ One workout for everyone, whether you’re 22 or 72

→ Load decided by ego and whoever’s lifting next to you

→ Pain gets a “push through it” instead of a plan
That’s not training.

That’s a hostage situation with a playlist. 🎧

Here’s how ours actually run. 45 minutes, same structure every time:

Prep (8 min): Warm the tissues up, mobilise the hips and thoracic spine, groove the patterns before any load goes on

Strength (20 min): Squat, hinge, push, pull, carry. Same pattern for everyone, but your version is set to your starting point

Conditioning (12 min): Work capacity and joint resilience, scaled to you

Cool down (5 min): Heart rate down, out the door feeling better than you walked in

On injuries: every session is built by an Accredited Exercise Physiologist. That means you’ll get:

→ Joint-friendly swaps

→ Modified range of motion

→ Tempo and load adjusted to what your tissues can tolerate today

We train around pain, not through it.

On judgement: nobody cares what you lift. Seriously.

Your only benchmark is your own last session.

The person on a box squat and the person under a barbell are doing the same work, at different starting points.

Starting where you are isn’t the embarrassing part.

Staying stuck because you were scared to start is.

DM us “GROUP” and we’ll tell you exactly where you’d slot in.

28/09/2026

Boxing and Small Group Training 6.15a Tuesday and Wednesday Mornings

We’re not training to be the next Rocky Balboa we’re just training to have some fun

🥊 tessa💗 Beef City Strength Stephen Batty

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Rockhampton, QLD

Opening Hours

Monday 5pm - 5:45pm
Tuesday 5pm - 5:45pm
Wednesday 5pm - 6pm
Thursday 5pm - 5:45pm
Friday 5pm - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 10am

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+61429899177

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