Poseidon Performance

Poseidon Performance Book now: poseidonperformance.com
(1)

Poseidon Performance is a private strength and rehabilitation studio in Dartmouth, Devon, delivering exercise-based rehabilitation, longevity coaching, and supervised gym access.

POSEIDON PERFORMANCE — EREBUS 2026EARN THE RIGHTThis December, we’re launching something new at Poseidon.Not another cha...
04/09/2026

POSEIDON PERFORMANCE — EREBUS 2026

EARN THE RIGHT

This December, we’re launching something new at Poseidon.

Not another challenge.
Not a competition.
And not just another T-shirt.

EREBUS 2026 will be the first Poseidon Earn The Right qualification event.

The idea is simple:

Core Poseidon clothing can be bought.

The Erebus Edition has to be earned.

From now until December, members will have the opportunity to train towards a defined set of strength standards based on age, s*x and bodyweight.

During Qualification Week, 17–21 December 2026, anyone who successfully completes all required standards will earn the right to order the limited EREBUS 2026 edition.

All strength standards are based on 3 clean, technically acceptable repetitions.

MEN

Age 18–49
Trap Bar Deadlift — 1.5 x bodyweight
Squat — 1.0 x bodyweight
Bench Press — 0.75 x bodyweight

Age 50–59
Trap Bar Deadlift — 1.35 x bodyweight
Squat — 0.9 x bodyweight
Bench Press — 0.65 x bodyweight

Age 60–69
Trap Bar Deadlift — 1.2 x bodyweight
Squat — 0.8 x bodyweight
Bench Press — 0.55 x bodyweight

Age 70+
Trap Bar Deadlift — 1.0 x bodyweight
Squat — 0.7 x bodyweight
Bench Press — 0.45 x bodyweight

WOMEN

Age 18–49
Trap Bar Deadlift — 1.2 x bodyweight
Squat — 1.0 x bodyweight
Bench Press — 0.6 x bodyweight

Age 50–59
Trap Bar Deadlift — 1.1 x bodyweight
Squat — 0.9 x bodyweight
Bench Press — 0.55 x bodyweight

Age 60–69
Trap Bar Deadlift — 1.0 x bodyweight
Squat — 0.85 x bodyweight
Bench Press — 0.5 x bodyweight

Age 70+
Trap Bar Deadlift — 1.0 x bodyweight
Squat — 0.75 x bodyweight
Bench Press — 0.45 x bodyweight

This isn’t about chasing ugly 1-rep maxes.

It’s about demonstrating control, strength and ownership of the load.

And strength will only be part of it.

The final Erebus qualification will also include broader tests of robustness, carrying capacity and physical capability.

The aim is not to create powerlifters.

The aim is to give people a meaningful target through autumn and winter, and to celebrate what Poseidon is actually about:

Getting stronger.
Becoming more capable.
Building confidence.
Maintaining standards.

The garment will be deliberately different from the normal Poseidon range — dark, understated, tonal and year-marked.

Once EREBUS 2026 is gone, it’s gone.

You won’t be able to buy it later.

You’ll either have earned it, or you won’t.

17–21 DECEMBER 2026

POSEIDEIA — QUALIFICATION WEEK

EARN THE RIGHT.

A glimpse of what’s coming.EREBUS 2026Winter Qualification.The first release in the Poseidon Earn The Right series.This ...
04/09/2026

A glimpse of what’s coming.

EREBUS 2026
Winter Qualification.

The first release in the Poseidon Earn The Right series.

This won’t be general sale apparel.
It won’t be available to everyone.

Some things can be bought.
Some things have to be earned.

More soon.

SouthHams MoreCapableMoreConfident

A treatment can make you feel better.That doesn’t necessarily mean you’re better prepared for what you need to do next.I...
03/09/2026

A treatment can make you feel better.

That doesn’t necessarily mean you’re better prepared for what you need to do next.

If your knee hurts when you run, your back hurts when you lift, or your Achilles becomes painful when training increases, the long-term goal of rehabilitation shouldn’t simply be to reduce symptoms.

It should be to rebuild capacity.

Massage, taping, manual therapy and other passive treatments can sometimes be useful for short-term symptom relief. But symptom modification and physical adaptation are not the same thing.

If you want to return to running, lifting or sport, eventually your body needs to tolerate the forces, loads, speeds and repeated efforts involved.

That requires progressive loading.

You can’t massage somebody into being ready to sprint.

Good rehabilitation progressively closes the gap between:

What your body can tolerate now → what your life or sport requires it to tolerate.

That’s where rehabilitation starts to overlap with strength & conditioning.

Rehabilitation shouldn’t just make you feel better.
It should make you more capable.

Full article: You Can’t Rehabilitate a High-Load Problem With Passive Treatment Alone⁠

BackPainRehabilitation KneeRehabilitation StrengthTraining DartmouthDevon SouthHams PoseidonPerformance

POSEIDON PERFORMANCE APPAREL — FINAL ORDERThe first Poseidon clothing order is about to go in.Final pricing:Premium T-sh...
01/09/2026

POSEIDON PERFORMANCE APPAREL — FINAL ORDER

The first Poseidon clothing order is about to go in.

Final pricing:

Premium T-shirts — £35
Men’s and women’s fits.

Fitness tops — £25
Black or Candy Pink.

Oversized hoodies — £70
Ink Blue with white embroidered chest logo.

I’ve tried to keep the pricing sensible. These are quality garments with proper printing/embroidery, and there isn’t a huge margin built into them.

If you’ve already asked me for something, I’ll message you with your individual order and total before I confirm everything.

If you want to be added before the order closes, message me with item, colour and size.

MORE CAPABLE.
MORE CONFIDENT.
NOW WEAR IT.

Strength training has become far more complicated than it needs to be.You don’t need endless exercises, perfect programm...
01/09/2026

Strength training has become far more complicated than it needs to be.

You don’t need endless exercises, perfect programming or hours in the gym.

For most people, the fundamentals still do the heavy lifting:

Train consistently.
Focus on the basics.
Use appropriate loads.
Work hard enough to create adaptation.
Recover properly.
Track progress.
Repeat.

Two well-structured sessions each week can go a long way when the programme is sensible and the work is consistent.

That doesn’t mean everyone should train the same way. Exercise choice, load, volume and progression still need to match the individual.

But the principles are simple.

Squat. Hinge. Push. Pull. Carry.

Build strength. Build capacity. Keep progressing.

You don’t need to live in the gym.

You need a plan you can actually stick to.

Keep it simple. Be consistent. Get stronger.

FitnessOver40 FitnessOver50 Dartmouth SouthHams PoseidonPerformance

Back pain can make people cautious.You stop lifting.You avoid bending.You train less.You protect your back.And gradually...
01/09/2026

Back pain can make people cautious.

You stop lifting.
You avoid bending.
You train less.
You protect your back.

And gradually, the very things you’re avoiding can become harder to do.

That’s why good back rehabilitation shouldn’t just be about reducing pain.

It should be about rebuilding capacity.

At Poseidon Performance, the principle is simple:

Load has to match capacity.

If your back currently isn’t prepared for the demands you’re placing on it, the answer isn’t necessarily to avoid those demands forever. Rehabilitation should progressively rebuild the movement, strength and confidence needed to tolerate them again.

That might start with simple movements and modest loads before progressing towards hinging, squatting, carrying, trunk strengthening and eventually heavier lifting or sport-specific activity.

Because the goal isn’t just a back that hurts less.

It’s a person who can do more.

I’ve written a new article covering:

• Why prolonged rest and avoidance can become part of the problem
• Pain vs damage
• Strength training and back pain
• Bending and lifting
• Sciatica
• Persistent back pain
• Returning to sport and normal life
• How we approach exercise-based back rehabilitation at Poseidon

Read the full article:

Back Pain Rehabilitation in Dartmouth: A Strength-Based Approach to Recovery⁠

Assess. Rebuild. Strengthen. Return to life.

ExerciseRehabilitation Dartmouth SouthHams PoseidonPerformance

A huge congratulations to everyone involved in this year’s The Port of Dartmouth Royal RegattaAn incredible few days for...
30/08/2026

A huge congratulations to everyone involved in this year’s The Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta

An incredible few days for Dartmouth, rowing, running, tennis, sailing and everything else that makes Regatta such a big part of the town.

Events like this only happen because of a huge amount of work behind the scenes from organisers, volunteers, clubs, competitors and local businesses.

From everyone at Poseidon Performance, congratulations on another brilliant Regatta and well done to everyone who competed.

Now recover. September starts Tuesday.

Regatta done. September starts now.The kids are heading back, routines are returning, and it’s a good time to put a litt...
30/08/2026

Regatta done. September starts now.

The kids are heading back, routines are returning, and it’s a good time to put a little structure back into your own week.

Small-group strength coaching in a private studio. No crowded gym. No being left to figure it out on your own. Just proper coaching, progressive strength work and a programme built around becoming stronger, more confident and more capable.

New month. New routine. Your time.

September sessions now booking at Poseidon Performance, Dartmouth.

SmallGroupTraining HealthyAgeing SouthHams

Regatta Friday. Finals day. 🌊Good luck to all the rowers racing today at Dartmouth Regatta.A lot of training, early morn...
28/08/2026

Regatta Friday. Finals day. 🌊

Good luck to all the rowers racing today at Dartmouth Regatta.

A lot of training, early mornings and hard work comes down to days like this. Now it’s about trusting the work, pulling together and giving everything when it counts.

Row together. Race hard. Make Dartmouth proud.

From everyone at Poseidon Performance — good luck. ⚓️

Resilience Performance

Address

Unit 1 The Old Piggery, Little Dartmouth
Madinat Hamad
TQ60JP

Telephone

+447970154109

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Poseidon Performance posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share