Andy Prior Personal Training & Sports Massage

Andy Prior Personal Training & Sports Massage Stronger, Fitter, Faster helps runners break plateaus, avoid injury, and hit PBs with personalised coaching and weekly plan updates and feedback.

No PDFs, no guesswork—just smart, adaptable training that builds confidence and real race-day results. A Personal Training Service which helps individuals, small groups of people and sports teams to improve their fitness levels & diets which leads to a healthier and happier person.

It’s well over 73%, why do you think it is?
14/01/2026

It’s well over 73%, why do you think it is?

I’m really proud of these ladies this morning.I’ve been working with for a few months now, getting her strong and she i...
14/01/2026

I’m really proud of these ladies this morning.

I’ve been working with for a few months now, getting her strong and she is now moving to the next phase of the program getting ready for the

But has only been training for 3 weeks and today she got to train with me - although she found it tougher than with Kerstin (I’m meaner!) she lifted heavier and pushed harder and was well outside of her comfort zone which can only lead to personal growth - plus apparently she lifted the equivalent of 5 nova whales too !!!

As a coach it’s great to see athletes developing and eventually moving towards self sufficiency.

If you are a runner and need some support with your strength work pop me a message over and we can see how we could work together.

One thing I realised a few years ago is that movement is medicine.Now it’s easy for me to say that as I’m fit and health...
09/01/2026

One thing I realised a few years ago is that movement is medicine.

Now it’s easy for me to say that as I’m fit and healthy - but I wasn’t always

When I started I was almost 18 stone
I drank too much
I ate all the wrong things
Worked so many hours each week under lots of stress to provide for my family
And I never had time to exercise

But I took ownership and action and made the changes.

I walked the walk

And still do

I dropped 6 stone - no jabs in my day - it was done with healthy food & good exercise.

An interesting stat is that only 1% of people that lose over 5 stone have kept it off 12 months later - I’m over 15 years now 😊

I make movement part of my life every day - some days it may just be a 15 minute walk but I move EVERY day.

The work you do today is to help your 10 year future self

It’s an investment in the future

Now I mainly work with runners, but when I started I couldn’t run for 3 minutes, now a Sunday 10 mile run is the norm.

Over the years I’ve learnt a lot about what works and more importantly what doesn’t.

With me you get someone in your corner who made the same decision you have, still walks the walk, still has the struggles & those ‘moments’

I can work remotely so you don’t have to be in Hertfordshire to benefit from my experience - I can coach you wherever you are based.

The only question I have is are you ready to invest in your future self?

07/01/2026

Weather weather weather

Or should it be whether to run or not…..

I’m not everyone’s cup of teaand to be honest I’m cool with thatit saves everyone’s time which is our most precious comm...
06/01/2026

I’m not everyone’s cup of tea
and to be honest I’m cool with that
it saves everyone’s time which is our most precious commodity.

So here are three things I’m NOT to help with that;

If you want someone deadly serious, I’m NOT your man

I take your training seriously but I’m often accused of being flippant and fun. I believe health and wellness has to be fun or you won’t be consistent, there aren’t many people that respond well to the big stick.

If you want a cheap solution, I’m NOT your man

The years of knowledge and courses I’ve amassed in my noggin’ aren’t a ‘downloadable plan’ or an AI solution, everything I deliver is tailored to you, as you are as individual as your needs – you can go cheap it will just take you longer to figure it out solo.

If you want someone available 24/7. I’m NOT your man

I have a family, I train and I need downtime too to be the best possible version of me. So if you do message me at 9.45pm don’t be upset if I don’t respond until the next day and if it’s a Sunday you may not get a response until Monday. Occasionally I choose to respond, but that’s on my terms and my own boundaries.

But if you think that’s fair and you want a grown up approach to your running from a coach that is committed and invested in your success, drop me a DM

Today I want to talk habits as it’s New Year and a lot of you will be looking to change or add something to your lives.F...
03/01/2026

Today I want to talk habits as it’s New Year and a lot of you will be looking to change or add something to your lives.

For the last 15 years i’ve talked about Small changes making BIG differences - with habits it is so true.

There is a process habits and behaviours are formed by which James Clear has 100% nailed in his Cue / Craving / Response / Reward cycle.

You know that box of Quality Street chocolates that is just in your eyeline at this time of year? (the Cue) which leads most of us to want to pop open the tin (the Craving) choose a couple! (the Response) but in this case the reward is a sugar spike.

There are many other examples of a similar cycle.

A simple way of changing this cycle is to move the quality street to a cupboard so they are not in your eyeline (or better still the bin!!) as generally if you have to go looking, it isn’t easy enough so we just don’t bother.

So how can you do this is a simple way that builds consistency and is easy?

Ok so for running;
The CUE is your running form needs to improve as you are CRAVING faster times the RESPONSE is you need to do drills and the REWARD will be faster race times.

Now if just say ok I’ll do running drills, it’s hard to add in is as time will become a factor and a barrier to the action.

But if you say I’ll add 3 drills in between the warm up and the main part of the training session it’s far easier to achieve.

You can apply this to any part of your training and add in extra mobility, AB’s or strides to sessions just by sandwiching them in.

Hope this makes sense, let me know what you think.

Nice way to start the day lifting on our normal routine before we change things up a bit.Many thanks to .mp_ for keepin...
02/01/2026

Nice way to start the day lifting on our normal routine before we change things up a bit.

Many thanks to .mp_ for keeping me company and counting better than I do 😊

Leg day done ✅Treating the youngsters to a lovely morning gym session, great to see them learning and working hard - eve...
31/12/2025

Leg day done ✅

Treating the youngsters to a lovely morning gym session, great to see them learning and working hard - even if they did want to rest 😉

If you only rely on these, you need a better plan !!
29/12/2025

If you only rely on these, you need a better plan !!

It’s actually fairly easy to show up.A lot show up and go through the motions, completing the same workouts week after w...
28/12/2025

It’s actually fairly easy to show up.

A lot show up and go through the motions, completing the same workouts week after week, running steady at the same pace time after time.

And for some that’s 100% ok.

But to show up BETTER is different.
It’s a choice, a decision you make, a commitment to yourself.

Your mindset shifts
Those around you notice the focus
You notice the feeling you get.

The path is harder
But once you are on it
Everything changes

Are you ready?

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