I wasn't a sporty kid growing up. In fact, I was pretty chubby. That started changing when I moved to the UK for boarding school at the age of 10. Suddenly, sport was everywhere — rugby, cross-country, swimming, gym sessions and constantly running around outside. Year by year, I got leaner. The funny thing? I wasn't dieting. Boarding-school meals were basically a buffet every day — which, strangely, I loved. I ate a ton of food. And that doesn't even include the pizzas and Ch

Creatine was first introduced to me when I was about 15. I was at boarding school in the UK, and that was when all of us started hitting the gym almost every day with one goal: build muscle. We didn't actually start with creatine on its own. We discovered it through protein shakes. I still remember the product: MaxiNutrition Cyclone Strength. It had whey protein plus 5g of creatine monohydrate. A bunch of 15-year-old boys saw “Strength” on the tub and obviously thought: We ne

What three years working inside school Strength & Conditioning programmes taught me about developing stronger, healthier and more capable humans. From Making Mistakes to Coaching the Next Generation My journey into school Strength & Conditioning really started when I joined The ISF Academy in Hong Kong in 2023. But in many ways, the story started much earlier. When I first walked into a gym at around 15, my friends and I had absolutely no idea what we were doing. Nobody prope

The race I felt like I'd been preparing for long before I even knew it existed. Why HYROX Immediately Caught My Attention I've always had a slightly complicated relationship with fitness. I love lifting weights. But I also love running. Growing up in the UK, I competed in cross-country and found that I was naturally quite good at middle and longer-distance running. At the same time, I spent countless hours in the gym trying to build muscle and become stronger. As I got older,

How preparing for a bodybuilding competition unexpectedly introduced me to a sport that completely changed the way I train, move and coach. How Bodybuilding Led Me to Boxing My journey into boxing actually started because of bodybuilding. In 2016, I was preparing for Mr. Olympia Amateur Asia, my first physique competition. The goal was simple: get extremely lean while preserving as much muscle as possible. Instead of continuously cutting food lower and lower, I wanted another