Qualifications: Royal Marines Physical Training Instructor First Class
Joint Services Remedial Instructor
United Kingdom Kettlebell Association Chief Instructor
British Weightlifting Association Instructor
Society of Sports Therapists Diploma
Amateur Swimming Association Assistant Teacher
Premier Fitness Personal Training and Fitness Instructor
I am presently living in Taunton and can be contacted by email at
“Carpe Ferrum” Fitness at ferrumfit@hotmail.co.uk
or by mobile on 07786391126.
Ever since I picked up my father’s old barbell set in my early
teens I have had a passion for physical training, which naturally
lead me to a career in the Royal Marine Commandos. Military fitness
demands all-round development of the body (Flexibility, Strength,
Stamina, Endurance, Skill(s) and Power) and of the mind, “No
one said it was going to be easy!”
I discovered Kettlebells during my experiments whilst rehabilitating
my severe back injury. I soon realised that kettlebells represented
the “Holy Grail” of fitness equipment for anyone and everyone,
but especially for the Royal Marines who requirement of all-round
fitness is expected, even during deployment/operations where we are
often exposed to huge constraints in time, space and facilities. As
such kettlebells have become the lynchpin of my training for several
years now, especially when on deployment where I no longer have to
improvise fitness equipment from rocks and sandbags – though,
I see this ability as being my main strength for both myself and with
those I have instructed over the years.
Instructing, teaching and coaching physical training is the “love
of my life,” which has been reflected by my enthusiastic and
innovative approach to those souls fortunate enough to have been under
my care.
I earned the Physical Training medal during my six-month recruit training
and I placed first on both my PT1 and Remedial (Rehabilitation) instructor
courses. I have represented the UK twice in military skills competitions
and have seen three operational tours of Iraq, amidst many deployments
worldwide. So, to prove I can “walk the walk, as well as talk
the talk” here are a few of my other physical accomplishments:
1. I Squatted 200lb for 90 repetitions in 5 minutes.
2. I completed 270 Over-grasp Pull-ups AND 270 P-bar Dips in sets
of 10 in 30 minutes for charity.
3. I completed the Lymp-Poole Race, a double marathon along the Devon-Dorset
coastal path.
4. I have P-bar Dipped with my bodyweight in plates hung around my
waist.
I have been chosen by my peers to instruct at the Royal Marine School
of Physical Training, where I had to organise, administrate, teach,
coach, appraise and mentor our prospective PTI courses/students. This
was without doubt my most rewarding role, followed closely by my placements
as a Remedial Instructor at the Commando Training Centre and HMS Raleigh,
each has provided its own challenge and difficulties in relation to
the levels of fitness and motivation of those in my care. Outside
of the Corps, I have worked with a variety of people from the GB Waterpolo
(F/U18) team, teenagers on the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme, the
RN Rugby (F) team and the Amateur Swimming Association.
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