From the ring to your corner

My professional background

I'm a former professional boxer. Years of competing taught me things you can't pick up from a fitness course: how to read a body under fatigue, how to build a fighter's engine, and how much of training is actually about the head rather than the hands.

When I stepped away from competition, I took that same standard of preparation and pointed it at something different — helping ordinary people get genuinely fit. The 1-to-1 coaching I do today is the result.

Where I coach — Genesis Strength and Performance, Derby

I run all my sessions out of Genesis Strength and Performance in Derby — a proper training environment with the free weights, rig space and boxing kit I need to do the job right. No queuing for machines, no posing, just space to work.

If you're local to Derby and you've been meaning to start, this is a straightforward place to do it.

Beginners to pros — everyone's welcome

This is the part people worry about most, so let me clear it up: you do not need to be fit, coordinated or experienced to book a session. I coach complete beginners who have never thrown a punch just as often as I work with competitive athletes.

I adapt every session to the person in front of me. Technique comes before intensity, and I set the pace by what you can actually handle that day.

• 01

  Total beginners

  Never trained before? I'll start you on the basics and build your confidence session by session.

• 02

  Getting back into it

  Coming back after a long gap, an injury or a busy few years — I'll rebuild you carefully and properly.

• 03

  Fighters & athletes

  Sharpening technique, conditioning and fight-specific work with someone who's been in there.

How I coach