Christmas party season is a funny old time of year, isn’t there? One minute everyone’s talking about protein intake and step counts, and the next… well, even the most dedicated gym-goers are eyeing up a plate of something warm, carby and irresistible. And who can blame them! When December rolls around, the rules shift a bit – even for a crew as disciplined as the team at Bombers Gym.
So when their annual work night out came a’ knocking, they happily swapped dumbbells for dress shoes and made their way to the beautiful White Hart Hotel on the 6th of December. For those of you who haven’t been, it’s a lovely setting – the sort of place where cosy meets chic and everyone instantly feels more festive. Hog Roast Ivybridge was waiting for all 100 guests with a spread that, frankly, could tempt anyone off their clean-eating streak. (Although, as it turns out… maybe they didn’t have to break the streak at all.)
The star of the show? Our signature hog roast. Crispy crackling, tender pulled pork, sage and onion stuffing and applesauce because the classics never disappoint. What a lot of people don’t realise, however, is that hog roasts aren’t the nutritional villains they’re sometimes made out to be. Packed with plenty of protein, vitamins, minerals and those handy amino acids gym folk are always raving about, it’s actually a pretty solid meal for anyone who spends half their life lifting something heavy.
To balance out the feast (or build it up, depending on your outlook), Hog Roast Ivybridge laid out baskets of soft gluten-free and wholemeal rolls. Guests piled theirs high with pork before heading straight for the sides: fresh mixed salad, our lemon-infused gourmet coleslaw and, for the veggie and vegan members of the team, colourful grilled vegetable skewers with optional halloumi, flatbreads and a dollop of cooling tzatziki.
By the time everyone sat down, the chatter got louder, the plates got emptier and the compliments started flowing. There’s no better sign that you’ve done your job right than watching people go back for seconds with zero hesitation.
Hog Roast Ivybridge had an absolute blast with the Bombers Gym crew, and we’re already crossing our fingers that this won’t be the last time we join them for a well-earned December celebration.
