Welcome to the Hard Way Fitness

This is an online community of people who love to exercise, who love the camaraderie of being part of a group and the freedom of being able to train any time and any place.

We either find the way, or make the way to achieving our goals.

Our Why

To help people regain or gain and maintain the health and fitness levels that they want in their life, no matter what the circumstances or personal challenges, via a community of like minded good people.

What to expect

To be given the tools and methods to achieve your target fitness levels, to be held accountable by the community for doing what you say you will, and to be part of a movement that collectively supports and celebrates each other in a private online community.

Adaptable to Your Needs

We focus on principle based training, eating and habits, meaning it doesn’t matter if you like bodyweight training or barbells, veganism or paleo, our programme is based on the principles that underline both strength and conditioning as well as eating healthy.

Our Private Community

Social Media today is dying as we used to know it. It’s over crowded, algorithm controlled, often it’s only showing us a 1% perspective in most areas, it’s full of ads, and poor clickbait style content marketing.

It can also feel like a very distracting place, with poor quality interactions and repetitive doom scrolling motions sapping your time away.
Our Discord has been setup as a secure and safe place, that fosters meaningful interactions without the social media hubbub.

A strict No D*ckhead Policy!

We screen all applicants, Tribe membership is built on the principle that good people make better Tribe members, we support each other, we operate a buddy-buddy system for all members and we don’t tolerate bullying or egos. All are welcome to apply we don’t discriminate.

What You Get as a Member Totally Free

  • You are free to join our Discord Server and immediately gain access to a wealth of information and help

  • The Hard Way Fitness Fundamentals Video Course (everything I did right and wrong on my health journey)

  • Weekly check-ins and updates from me and others across a broad range of topics

  • Our in-house personal guides covering topics such as starting training, nutrition, sleep and more

  • Access to an ever growing number of workout programmes in all styles and formats free to use

  • Awards and badges as you progress through our system and programmes

  • Access to our challenges and test programmes for fun stand alone workouts.

  • Members Daily Diaries, a powerful insight into every members own daily wins, struggles and training programs

  • Collaborate channels including, form checks, training buddies, motivation, gratitude &awards, nutrition, sports, hobbies

  • Unique and cool merchanise that’s designed by us and often with your inputs

  • There’s a whole lot more inside but the biggest and best thing is really the community and the sense of belonging.

All we ask is that you be active in our community, join our voice channels, chat with other members, be part of the group.

We offer additional services as a paid subscription including access to our Pro and Elite training courses and associated resources. These are 100% optional. Everything a beginner needs is free.

Our Clients Results Tell the Story

  • "Hard Way Fitness took a difficult set of requirements, that limited a lot of common training methods, and found ways and means to still get the job done. Everything I needed was in the palm of my hand with the TrainHeroic app and coaches were on hand for feedback and support

    Liam, Retired Engineer Power Generation

  • "Maintaining fitness was difficult considering my desk job. The discipline and routine of this programme ensured I was fit and ready. Staying disciplined over the programme thought me resilience and there was real accountability. It made showing up for training so much easier and effective".

    Eric , Founder Velacor

  • "Big lifts, big numbers, and big gains. Having a programme tailored to me is an Awesome feeling, TrainHeroic shows me how I'm doing and combining the Hardway Fitness has given me a great awareness of my ability and my potential, kept me very motivated to stay on track."

    Jeff, FX Trader

  • "Hardway Fitness has changed my training style to a much more efficient and better method. Using the TrainHeroic app made sessions very easy to follow and kept me accountable. I Would highly recommend Hardway Fitness for all levels of skills and experience."

    Susan, Senior Consultant

  • "I've used the Hard Way Fitness for my training needs for several years now, including before, during and after two pregnancies. It's enabled me to train long term, stay injury free and keep fit. Can't recommend the Hard Way Fitness enough for online training and support."

    Agnieszka, Corporate Actions

  • "Stephen from Hard Way Fitness and I did our Strength and Conditioning, Functional Screening and Personal Training Courses together, he is all about the 'Personal' aspect first and foremost making sure programmes fit and work with you, and training second, not to say the Training isn't also top class".

    Michael, Founder Surf'SUP SurfSchool

  • "Stephen at the Hard Way Fitness trained the senior exiles team for a couple of sessions as part of warm-up preparation for training mid-season, feedback was always positive and there was a particular lunging, squatting and push-up sequence the lads won't forget anytime soon.".

    Dublin City Exiles Rugby League Team

  • "Working with the Hard Way Fitness, we focused on using strength training to improve my running abilities, specifically for marathons. The programme and training gave are top class and I was able to improve my time and we worked on some weaker areas too so I felt more confident."

    Louise, Legal Counsel

  • "4 kids means time is of the essence for me when it comes to training. Hard Way Fitness analysed my week and found two spots for me to train and with a little bit of planning I was able to implement it, the accountability helped a lot. The Programme was exactly what I needed".

    Małgorzata, Civil Servant

  • "Stephen and I were in the same army recruit platoons throughout training and beyond. Stephen always displayed very high levels of fitness and resilience thanks to the way he designed and implemented his own training. A lot of people took notice and he supported many of us in achieving the fitness standards"

    Ilze, Emergency Medical Technician

  • Stephen & I studied at Setanta College for our PT and S&C qualifications, he was all about the detail but keeping things simply and straightforward for clients, he's a strong communicator and knows how to drive a person to the outcome they want, in the time they have"

    Philip , Founder Philip Byrne Online Coaching

  • Following basic training, I wanted to build on my fitness gains, Hard Way Fitness took what I knew in terms of calisthenics and ramped it up, I also learned technique and proper form for kettlebell training, sandbags and other equipment in a very short space of time. I know now the standard I need to beat.

    Marcin, Polish Army Soldier

Finance Professional Turned Fitness Coach

Stephen Mooney

Founder & Head Coach Hard Way Fitness

“Our Tribe approach was forged in the same manner as sports teams, military units and fight camps to create epicenters of excellence, camaraderie and ultimately Health & Fitness Success”
— Stephen Mooney

Nothing is Expensive or Cheap, there is only Good Value for Money

All able bodied men and women are eligible to apply, we are selective but not exclusive in our members as we require commitment to the to show up and do the work, support the community and be a good perosn.

Your attitude and commitment is far more important than your current state of fitness.