Strong For Life

26/07/2025

Come with me if you want to lift 💪🏋️

1:1 Coaching opportunities now available..

Reach out for info 🤝

24/07/2025

Some harsh but necessary truths 👀

20/07/2025

The past week..

☀️ Some early starts and late finishes at the coaching facility..

🎾 But still fitting in tennis and golf lessons.. starting to get a bit of distance on one or two drives now 🏌️..

☕️ Plenty of quality coffee consumed..

👏 Always good to reflect on clients’ journeys - Neil has worked incredibly hard on his personal development over many years..
.He’s evolved multiple times and he deserves full credit for this!

💪 Helping people with their lifting technique as always..

💪 Keeping on top of my own training, leading by example.

☕️ A great coffee and lifts event on Saturday. Good to help connect the people in our community.

Thanks everyone for your support 🫡

16/07/2025

You’re not investing in coaching, you’re investing in reaching towards your potential when it comes to your health and fitness.

What’s more valuable than this?

15/07/2025

If you’ve ever been through challenging times before, there are two options..

We can bury our head in the sand and distract ourselves from dealing with the problems at hand..

Or we can lean into the discomfort of the situation and take action on what needs to be done to improve our situation..

Personally in my life I’ve experienced extremely low confidence, social anxiety, long periods of unemployment, the loss of a parent..
.alcohol abuse, living 95% of my life with undiagnosed ADHD, having to stop competing in the sport I love due to injury..

The list goes on..

Most people don’t want to talk about personal challenges due to a fear of looking weak..

But the ultimate sign of strength isn’t having an easy life, it’s overcoming big life challenges!

Everyone has challenges in life, but they’re there to be tackled..

A lot of things are out of our control but we still have so much more control over many areas of our lives, as well as improving how we respond to challenges..

There are more distractions now than ever, which makes it easier to not face our problems..

Our health and fitness is something we can have a great deal of influence on..

When we start to see physical improvements in our energy, performance and body; we become empowered to take on more challenges..

We gain a huge amount of confidence to influence and change other areas of our life..

I see this with many of my clients - their mood improves, they gain confidence to do more things outside of the gym..

Challenges are there to help us to grow..

Lean in to the discomfort and take action! 💪📈

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12/07/2025

09/07/2025

Working with people on a one to one basis in the gym is a privilege..

Coaching often goes much deeper than teaching someone how to lift weights..

The mindset required to achieve the desired results is something that fascinates me as a coach..

It’s a beautiful thing when both a coach and client work together and the results start becoming apparent..

There are a lot of people who don’t value their health and fitness, as well as those who are capable of achieving results on their own..

However, for those who value their health and fitness but continue to struggle to make progress..
. hiring a good coach will be one of the best investments you’ll ever make..

If you have a powerful enough reason to change and are willing to be guided and do what it takes..
.this is where significant life-improving changes will happen..

A coach isn’t a dictatorship, it’s a partnership where both coach and client must trust each other and agree an effective plan of action..

The client must execute on agreed habit changes and actions and communicate if the plan isn’t working..

The level of accountability a coach can provide is invaluable.

There’s no one best way to approach things, the key is that the approach must work for the individual, and must also be sustainable for the most part.

There are many areas that can be worked on, but I believe it’s important to prioritise what needs to be focused on first and start executing daily habits based on this..

It can be an overwhelming process, so quite often it’s my job to simplify things as much as possible to ensure progress is made.

The subject of coaching and approaches is one that can be discussed for hours.

This is just a few thoughts on the subject from the top of my head!

Thank you to everyone who has ever hired me as their coach!

I’ve learnt a lot from everyone I’ve worked with over the years and this helps me to solve similar problems with even more people.

07/07/2025

An observation from 15 years of working 1:1 with business owners and senior level professional people..

Getting the balance right isn’t easy..

And there will be times where work, family and other external commitments come first..

When in the long term, we must prioritise our own needs..

Not just to be able to deliver for others, but to do out for our own wellbeing..

If you can relate to any part of this post and need help prioritising your health and fitness, send me a message 💪

01/07/2025

When Husein reached out in January, his fast-paced lifestyle was starting to catch up with him..

As an A&E doctor, he usually works 5x 10-12 hour shifts per week, including nights - and the nature of the job can be extremely intense too..

Like so many of our incredible NHS workforce, Husein is unbelievably committed to putting others before himself..

This is what the job calls for and is highly admirable, but in my experience in working with various healthcare professionals over the years..

I’ve found that whilst many are exceptional in their roles and do an unbelievable job, many spend so much time and energy helping others..
.that they often neglect their own health in the process..

Husein recognised this and took action by reaching out for help and then working diligently on what needed to be done..

He had gained weight, was low in energy and his confidence had slipped..

We got off to a challenging start, with progress coming slowly initially..

But where most would have given up, Husein trusted the process and continued to follow the plan which has ultimately led to his transformation..

Not just in his appearance, but he has been able to get to a position where he can travel around Europe and to Australia and enjoy trying all of the food he wanted to..

I’m proud of Husein for finding a much healthier balance between work, health and enjoying food and travel..

His energy, performance and confidence levels have skyrocketed in all aspects of his life and it’s all due to the work he’s put in 👏

Husein is a great example of how to achieve life-changing results in a sustainable and healthy way..

It’s only the start too - now it’s time to build some muscle and strength whilst maintaining the healthy habits built so far! 💪