Yo, I'm Jordan, Anime nerd, DogFather, and the coach who fixes other coaches mistakes (don't worry, it wasn't your fault).
I like reading books, walking with my dog and trying not to have an existential crisis at the world around me.
What is Fit For Life?
A community driven small group coaching programme aiming to break the yo-yo diet cycle, to empower people physically & mentally.
To inspire them to create their best relationship with Fitness & Nutrition.
To becoming the strongest & fittest version of themselves.
In my own, slightly crass, words
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A judgement free place to learn how to lift things, eat things and create a positive relationship with those two without being a cunt to yourself in the process
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Where: 137 Shawbridge Street
When: 6am-8pm, Mon-Fri, Saturday morning at 8am
What: Full Body weight lifting, bodyweight conditioning, Muay Thai & running club
How much?: £10 Trial for 10 Days
If you're ready for change, click here for a 10 day trial for £10
If you need more convincing, then read on.
This is my lil' motto on approaching fitness and your own life :
Movement, Mindset, Fuel, Fitting your life
Movement - Learning how your body moves allows you to approach ANY exercise with confidence.
Understanding what your body NEEDS for your life. Do just enough for your goals. Understand what you enjoy - do that a lot. Understand what you dislike - avoid unnecessary portions and try to make the necessary portions (like going to bed at a reasonable time, the bane of my life) easier.
Mindset - Understanding how your own brain works, what motivates & triggers your 'bad' habits will help you overcome them.
It helps having someone who's visited rock bottom so often they own land there helps too.
Fuel - Understanding your body's nutritional needs will free you from the yo-yo dieting cycle, and help you have the best relationship with food possible.
By learning practical application of how food works in your body.
Fitting Your Life - The MOST important part...taking the above and finding out how it works with your life.
Who cares about the best fat loss programme if you chuck it 2 weeks in, or worse, don't maintain the results after all your hard work?
Find what works for you and aligns with your goals ie you gotta be in the gym to build your muscles, you gotta be in a deficit to lose fat.
You don't need to do a 5 day/week programme, you don't NEED to track calories.
If a coach tells you that you do, that's a skill issue on their part, not yours.
My goal is to teach you how to take these principles and make them last for your whole life.
Not just for 8, 12 or 16 weeks before you 'fall off the wagon'...
Not for you to 'do it my way or no way', but for us to work together to develop a way to engage with health & fitness that feels good, organic and not like pulling teeth.
Designed with the busy worker in mind, each class covers all aspects of training so you never have to worry about 'making' a specific class and more about building consistency.
You can turn up to any class and expect a challenging workout with variety.
Giving you more freedom and LESS stress.
Outwith classes you'll have access to educational material such as 'Ethical Fat Loss', 'What matters in the gym', 'How to self motivate' & 'How to overcome a negative mindset'
As well as weekly emails from myself with tips & tricks on training.
Each month we host a workshop and/or day out (or drinking, it's not always about the gains).
A few of us are mad enough to volunteer for things like Tough Mudder, Hyrox & Spartan Races so if you ever fancy them, you've found the right people.
What do you get?
You get access to up to 17 classes across Monday-Friday.
Our class times are - 6am, 7am, 9.30am, 12pm, 6pm & 7pm across the week.
Our running club takes place on Saturday mornings, before Pollok Park Run.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday is our 3/week Full Body sessions.
We'll build up your cardio, your strength and muscle across a variety of exercises and methods.
Or if you're more pressed for time, our 'Chippers' on Tuesday & Thursday each take one pillar of fitness - strength/muscle and cardiovascular fitness and split them.
You'll be exposed to similar but different exercises like barbell training, bodyweight athletics like jumps, hops, and games (I hope you enjoy playing tic-tac-toe as a warm up).
The best part? Every movement has a fundamental part so once you learn the basics, you're not far off the variety that can keep exercise exciting and fun.
The best, BEST part? Every exercise can be progressed or regressed to the individual need.
"OH NO IT SAYS PULL UPS I CAN'T PULL MY PANTS UP" - that's fine we'll sub in a ring row instead.
Our weekly running club has our beginner's time slot & our experienced time slot where you learn how running works, practical techniques & a variety of paces, distances & times to vary your workouts & experience.
For example we use "Fartlek" or speedplay training which involves a mixture of longer walks, short jogs and even shorter runs that build up at YOUR pace.
Our longer runs (I hate cardio but I do it for you lot) involve focusing on one aspect - pace, total distance or intervals to improve.
Lastly our monthly workshop/day out/night out - I generally ask people what they want to learn but you can expect the following
Supporting healthy body image in our lives
How to run a fat loss phase without the negative repercussions on your soul/relationship with your body and food.
How to use kettlebells
How to safely lift a barbell
How to safely 'fail' a lift
How to set up benches/machines in the gym
Alternatives to MFP ie less 'data' tracking fat loss
How to train hard or a guide to intensity in the gym without decapitating yourself
How to sprint, jump and land so you don't roll your ankles during your kids sports day or your work night out
Each class covers a key pillar of fitness, whether that be strength, flexibility or cardiovascular work. So no matter what class you attend, you'll always get a comprehensive workout.
I want you to feel confident in any exercise you perform, adaptable to unforeseen changes, and mostly importantly...ENJOY YOURSELF
There is no reason you can't find joy in the exercise you like, and find ways to do the less fun - but valuable - work.
How we do it
Provide accountability & support through our in person classes & online community.
Using our personalised app to track your wins, give you quick access to workouts for your own gym time, and delivering educational materials you can listen to on the go.
In our space you are encouraged to fail forward.
That means - every mishap or confusion about how to squat is a STEP towards confidence.
Just like a toddler learning to walk, you're gonna fall on your arse a few times.
We're here to help you back up to your feet.
Communicate how to exercise & fuel your body through ridiculous and relatable analogies & stories.
Fitness is very silly and it's easier to enjoy it when you don't take it too seriously.
So usually I like to compare things like the strength of tequila vs apple sourz to illustrate how to make sure you make your muscles work hard enough in the gym.
Or how you can focus on proper RDL form by imagining that you are pegging someone.
What makes our method work so well for busy, thinly stretched folk like yourself?
Our 5 Pillar Approach focuses on creating a well rounded and personalised approach to your goals.
Structure - Our flexible approach allows both gym newbies & veterans to find challenges in our workouts.Practicality - We cut through the fluff and provide you real life solutions to your gym, dietary and mindset problems.
Accountability - We support our members outwith the gym so they never feel alone on this
journey.
Education - We focus on teaching you how to move, eat for your goals and push through barriers holding you back.
Environment - We create a judgement free environment that encourages failure and not taking yourself too seriously.
Fun - I recognise how dumb the idea of exercise
If you're ready for change, click here for a 10 day trial for £10