Welcome to the Hard Way Fitness ✝
Real People, Real Results, No Noise. Focused on Lifelong Fitness, One Rep at a Time.
Our Why
Life is hard, really hard. It’s harder if you’re unfit and unhealthy. Our why is simple, help people to gain, or regain the health and fitness level they want, with the time and resources they have.
What to expect
No ads, no sales funnels, no relentless emails, no teas, wraps or protein shakes being shoved down your throat. . If you join, you will be shown the way, while also being held accountable to do the work.
Adaptable to Your Needs
We use simple principle based training, eating and habits, meaning it doesn’t matter if you like bodyweight training or barbells, veganism or paleo. Our system 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 Community has been setup as a secure and safe place, that fosters meaningful interactions without the social media hubbub. There’s no advertisements there and we control access.
Our Clients Results Tell the Story
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"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
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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
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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
Our Founder - 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”
