The Journey Begins

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My journey began near the end of 2013 when I was asked by a friend if I would be interested in running a Tough Mudder with him, to which after some research I decided to do it. I was still very over weight ( at my heaviest I was around 18st 7lbs ) so i had my work cut out, but this was only part of the reason why i started getting into health & fitness and start to turn my life around!

After waking up one day and taking a long hard look at myself i just wasn’t happy with what was looking back at me….a over weight, smoker, father of two beautiful kids who was as fit and as strong as wet toilet paper….so i had to do something. Tough Mudder’s were only the the start, the second part was taking on the Insanity 60 day DVD home workout ( and what a shock that was ) . I was already going to the gym before hand to try and help myself get ready as I knew what was coming ( or so i thought )! So the start of 2014 I began what was at the time the toughest challenge I’d ever done

 

My before and after with Insanity

I loved the results so much I thought to myself “ if i can get these results in 60 days imagine the results i could help people get long term “ so with this thought in mind i decided to talk with a couple of trainers I’d got to know from the gym and so began my journey into health and fitness.

It began with becoming an Insanity instructor March 2014 & my Level 2 Fitness instructor, Level 3 Diploma In Personal Training 2015, Level 4 Strength & Conditioning Coach & Olympic Weightlifting For Athletes Coach 2018, Diploma In Sports & Exercise Nutrition 2018, Diploma In Nutrition & Personal Nutrition 2019 and starting my Master’s in Nutrition July 2019.

 

Other achievements I’ve had a long the along with the ups and downs are 5 ultra marathons one of which was 40 miles on a treadmill in 10 and a half hrs for sports relief, 4 Tough Mudder’s, Nuclear Race, 5 Half Marathons, 2 10k runs for cancer research.

None of this has has been easy, I’ve had loads of set backs along the way ( lost weight, put it back on, lost it again and then put it back on again ) so i can relate to those that struggle with either training itself or losing weight….it’s not easy by any means!!

But through all of this I have learned one very important lesson….none of what we want to achieve is possible if we don’t get our mindset right first! Our minds are a powerful weapon but can also be our greatest enemy as our mind will quit before anything else.

Together We’re Stronger , Together We’ll Succeed….