1:1 coaching.
The hour is yours.
The plan is built for the body in front of me. Not a template, not a programme downloaded from somewhere else. Every session is shaped around what you walked in with, what you need to leave with, and where you're going.
Sixty minutes. No filler.
You will always leave knowing what you did and why.I explain every movement before you do it. The joint it loads, the pattern it trains, why it's in the plan this week and not a different variation. That isn't a coaching style preference. It's how you build a relationship with your own body rather than a dependency on a coach telling you what to do.
The session is not rushed. Warm-up, main work, and enough time at the end to talk through anything that felt off. If something didn't move the way it should, we address it in the room, not by email later.
What's included
- 60-minute sessions, in-studio
- Video review of key lifts
- Direct message access between sessions
- Programme updated as you progress
- Movement notes after each session
- Optional movement assessment before starting
Every hour has a shape.
We start by talking. How the body feels today, how the last session landed, whether anything has changed since. This isn't small talk. It shapes the hour. A bad night's sleep changes what we load. A niggle that showed up through the week changes what we skip.
Targeted to what's in the session, not a generic five minutes on the bike. If you're deadlifting, the warm-up prepares the hips, the hamstrings, the thoracic spine. It is part of the coaching, not padding.
The bulk of the hour. Three to five movements, worked with enough volume to make progress but not so much that recovery becomes the problem. I watch every rep. I cue, I adjust, I pull back or add load based on what I see, not based on what the spreadsheet says.
For key lifts, I film and we watch back immediately. Most people have never seen themselves move. The gap between how a lift feels and how it looks is almost always instructive, and usually more useful than any cue I could give.
What we did, why, and what to notice before the next session. If there's a drill or a mobility piece to do between sessions, I send it in writing. Not because I expect you to be diligent, but so it's there when you are.
Two types of person. One approach.
The method is the same regardless of where you're starting. What changes is the content.
Complete beginners and people returning after a long break.
The first weeks are foundations. Loading joints correctly, understanding why certain patterns matter, building the kind of base that means you don't get hurt when you push harder later. Starting from scratch is not a lesser place to start. It's simply where the programme begins. First 5k runners, people coming back from injury, anyone who's tried online programmes and found they didn't stick.
Experienced athletes and regular gym-goers with a specific goal.
The work goes the other way. Nuance, pattern correction, the compensations you've built over years without noticing. Competition prep and off-season blocks are programmed as one continuous conversation, not a new programme every month. People preparing for events, those managing persistent niggles, athletes who know what they need but benefit from an outside eye.
People working around something. Or working through it.
Injuries don't stop training. They change what training looks like for a while. Old injuries, new injuries, suspected ones. All of them come into the conversation, not around it. If you've been told to stop doing something you want to keep doing, it's worth talking through whether that's the only option.
People who want to train but don't know where to start.
The initial call is fifteen minutes and costs nothing. We work out whether 1:1 is the right fit, or whether a movement assessment first would give us a better map to work from. If neither feels right, I'll say so.
"Starting from scratch with no bad habits to undo is an advantage, not a limitation."
SOMA LAB · St Leonards-on-Sea
A few things worth knowing.
The studio is private. One session at a time. There are no other people watching, no queue for equipment, no mirrors to perform for. Wear whatever you move in. Bring water. There's nothing to prepare.
Most new clients start with a movement assessment. It isn't compulsory but it means the first training session has a plan built on what your body actually does rather than what I assume. If you'd rather go straight into training, that's fine too. The first session covers a lot of the same ground more informally.
Sessions are 60 minutes. I ask for 24 hours' notice for cancellations. Not a policy, just fair on both sides.
Practical details
- Private studio, St Leonards-on-Sea
- Sessions by appointment
- Morning, afternoon and some evening slots available
- 60 minutes per session
- 24-hour cancellation notice appreciated
- Pricing discussed on the initial call
Tell me what you're training for.
A short call. Fifteen minutes, no pressure. We'll work out whether 1:1 is the right fit and what the first few weeks would look like.