Progression Fitness Studio

Of course I had to stop this little guy and ask to try how heavy his bags felt.
Easily 50kg.

These guys are machines.
We think life is tough because we have to go to work in a temp controlled room.

Try carrying 50kg 10 miles uphill with your head.
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That was a tough long day today.

Walked about 4-5 hours, tough walk but nothing compared to the 4 hours after lunch.

All uphill.
Imagine the stair master for 4 hours.
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And at the altitude we are at the walks are slow but extremely tough on the lungs.

This'll help you realise how tough.
🔹️8-9 hours to walk 15k
🔹️Only 20k steps
🔹️Weather went from 25° to freezing in the space of an hour.
🔹️Couple of the group really struggling with altitude sickness.
🔹️Walking at almost 4000m is horrible. Running would be near impossible.

I say it every day but it just keeps on getting tougher.
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Massively proud of Lisa and Kai who although struggling at times, they never give up.
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These pictures of my good client Lauren show perfectly what can be done with proper training, consistency, determination, hard work and patience.

And no-one is more consistent or works harder than Lauren and she gets the results her hard work deserves.

She is a perfect example of....
If you want results, go out and get them.

Well proud of you pal.
The muscle you've developed is phenomenal and you look incredible.
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My client Sophie showing here how you can change the way you live and feel about yourself in just over 6 months if you really want it.

Physique changed drastically but so has she as a person. More confidence in herself and feeling fitter and stronger than she ever has and now doing things she never believed she would.
Even joining my Tough Mudder team and absolutely smashing it too.
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She only signed up originally to help out her friend but absolutely loved the training and found the diet was way easier than she believed it could be and definitely now has the bug.

She has found the mental health benefits that many get from the gym and when combined with the physical and physique benefits too, it's a win win.
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Well proud of you pal.
Superb results and you look like a different person.
Looking incredible.

And best of all. We're not finished yet.
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Iona completed her final 1-1 session with me today before her big wedding day next week and her preparation has gone perfectly.

Just check out her physique.

Watch the full video and see where she started when we first met and where she started her prep in January.

And this was done properly.
I never stopped any nights out as she had a lot on.
Home hen do,
Abroad holiday hen do,
Work events,
Family and social events.

But despite these events and more we had the prep set perfectly so she would be in top condition for every event and then peak at this precise moment.

And it's not just her physique, her strength and fitness is at an all time high too which is what I always promote.

No point in looking great if you don't feel it.
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I'm genuinely well proud of you pal.
You are everything I look for in a client and a good friend now too and are absolutely smashing it.
Our sessions are always tough but great fun and always a good laugh.
You are going to make an unbelievably stunning bride.

These results are phenomenal and none of this could be done without your hard work and determination to succeedd.
You should be well proud of what you are achieving.
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I can't wait to see you on your big day.
See you soon
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I know these weekly round up posts probably bore you but I put them up as I always like to look back on my past weeks work and see where I can make improvements and to celebrate my clients successes as they are incredible.
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Whether it be new or old clients, Progression group session clients, pt clients, Progressions own pt's Gill and Alex, anyone who is attached to myself I'm mega proud of you all.

🔹️The results we get week to week is incredible.
🔹️Progress pictures are incredible.
🔹️The strength and fitness results are incredible.
🔹️The mental health gains are incredible.
🔹️Our clients workrate is incredible.
🔹️The hard work put in by our pt's is incredible.

You're all at different stages of your journey, all with different goals, all with different levels of ability, all different shapes and sizes, all different ages but you all mix superbly and all get equally incredible results.

Well proud to know you all.
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AND EVERYONE ELSE, KEEP WATCH ON OUR PAGES AS WE HAVE SOMETHING HUGE IN THE PLANNING AND I MEAN HUGE.
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To me there is nothing better than seeing a client happy on holiday and confident in their bikini.

And I'm extremely proud to show this one.

Rebecca looks stunning and to me has a perfect bikini body.

She has curves and it suits her perfectly.
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Rebecca is an incredible young woman. She has dealt with more in her life than most could ever imagine but has come through it stronger and put her trauma to good use by becoming a nurse and I've a lot of time for her because of who she has become.
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When we first met I realised my main importance with Rebecca was to help build her confidence in herself and with that her physique would develop too and I did this with some tough training sessions designed to push her limits and make her realise she could do anything she put her mind too.

And over the years she has had a good few body transformations with me and every time as incredible as the last.

Rebecca is exactly what I try and promote through DCPT and Progression Fitness.
You might not always look your best but as long as you're happy with your physique and confident and happy in yourself then that's all you need.
And when the time comes, holidays etc you just need to step it up a gear for a short period of time and you'll quickly be back to your best.

This comes from having the knowledge in your diet, the proper training that works well for you and proper guidance.

We may not get to train every week just now due to your work etc but you still keep in touch regularly (which to me communication with your pt is vital) and still follow what you've been taught over the years.
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And the message I got from her saying that although she couldn't train the way she would have liked in the past few months she still had the confidence in herself to show off her body is what I've always aimed for with her.

You've been through tough times and I've always been a shoulder to cry on when needed and you're now a great friend because of this.

Thanks for taking the time to write that message. Your words meant a lot to me and I'll always have time for you.
It's always good to be appreciated.

You look stunning and you don't know how good it is to see you happy.
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About 11 or 12 years ago before I was a pt I decided I was carrying too much weight as I was around 14.7 stone and at 5.2ft that was big.

Mainly due to believing that to be a good power lifter I had to eat loads, no matter what it was I ate, size meant strength which I know now is rubbish.
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So I decided to shift weight and lost almost 5 stone to around 9.7 stone and hated that too.
I tried every fad diet under the sun and took part in every cardio fitness class I could find, sometimes 3 hours training a night and although I lost weight I hated the way I looked and felt.

I ended up skinny and weak and although I was probably at my lowest bodyfat levels and leanest I've ever been I hated it.
In fact I hated it enough that I don't think there is a picture with me topless anywhere, in fact there isn't many pictures at all, if any.
People were asking if I was ill.

Low body fat, lean and fit and still wasn't happy.

SO WHAT WAS THE POINT?

There wasn't any. I did it because I thought that was society wanted.
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The picture here was me on the way back up, probably around 10.7st and as you can see I still look ill and skinny with no shape or definition.

It was around this point I changed everything.
🔹️I started calorie counting,
🔹️I starting following proper weight training programs,
🔹️I started lifting weights 3 to 4 times a week,
🔹️I stopped doing as much cardio going from 6 cardio sessions a week to 1,
🔹️I concentrated on my protein intake,
🔹️I stopped listening to what I saw online, it just confused me and I hated the diet and life it brought,
🔹️I stopped looking for quick fixes,
🔹️I started concentrating on what I found worked for me, not what others thought.
🔹️And I trained until I liked what I saw and fitted the life I wanted, not what others thought I should look like,

Now at 43 I'm fitter and stronger than I've ever been and best of all, I'm the happiest I've ever been with my physique.

I carry fat but that's ok as I know why.
🔹️I have a wife and 2 kids,
🔹️I'm 43,
🔹️I enjoy a drink,
🔹️I enjoy my weekends,
🔹️I enjoy food,
🔹️And best of all I try and enjoy life.

TRAIN TO YOUR GOALS, NOT OTHERS
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Some action shots from today at the studio.

I love the variation in the training down at our studio.

From inside the Progression Fitness Studio to outside in the yard to the outdoor or indoor boxing ring to using the vast spacious gym of Bravehearts we have it all.

I say it often....

IF YOU ENJOY YOUR TRAINING YOU'RE MORE LIKELY TO SMASH YOUR GOALS.
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Final push for Kier's charity gym challenge.

Next Saturday he's taking on this 500 rep, 10 exercises plus a 1km run and looking to do it in under an hour.

So please donate, it will be massively appreciated and help spur him on.

All donations being split between foodbanks.

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/derek-christie-3?utm_term=v6NYEq4mJ

Abbie looking phenomenal during yesterday's 1-1 pt and it was a tough leg session especially with that heat.

Every week since we've met it's been roasting.😰😰

I've been well impressed with this girls attitude and work rate in her first month.
Following everything I've asked of her and already starting to see good results.

Well done pal.
You've impressed me so far.
Keep up the good work.
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To me as a pt there is nothing better than seeing a client happy and confident in themselves whilst on holiday.

Robyn has been putting in a shift with me and looks incredible here on holiday.

Proper, fit and strong looking physique.

Looking great pal.
Enjoy the break.
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Charlotte absolutely smashing her cardio/padwork session and looking incredible doing so.

That was some shift pal.
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Cardio doesn't always have to be boring.
You get far more from a session like this than you would from any treadmill or stair master.

It's fun, enjoyable and challenging, not boring and tedious and unimaginative.

Have fun whilst training.
Train to build muscle, not to be skinny.
Eat to be fit, strong and healthy, not skinny, knackered and undernourished.

Forget the numbers on the scales.
Train to look and feel great and most importantly, stay healthy.
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Busy day down at Progression Fitness Studio and most of it outdoors enjoying the sun.

The benefits of having your own place.
Can't beat it.

Just under 3 months and I've got the most challenging 2 months of my life.

Sept 09th - 10th
24 hours in hell

Sept 16th - Ben Nevis North Ridge

Oct 06th - 19th
Mount Everest Base Camp

Now it's time to step up the training, big time.
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This has got to be one of my proudest moments I've ever had as a pt.

To be able to show of Jodie looking this incredible at 8 months pregnant.
Phenomenal results.
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Jodie had incredible results with me for her wedding last year and looked absolutely stunning on her wedding day as you can see in the pictures.

She lost a lot of weight and got into incredible shape as well as becoming fitter and stronger than she has ever been.

But she was desperate for kids but hated the idea of ruining her hard work and was terrified of gaining huge amounts of weight.

For someone Jodie's size the national average weight gain is 5 stone + and that was something she definitely didn't want to happen.
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So she asked me for help and I was only too happy too but she had to listen to me and not the many others that say you can't train when pregnant when in fact it's the best thing you can do.
The health benefits for you and your baby is incredible and then there is the mental health benefits too.

So she put her faith in me once again to do what was right with her from training to diet and she has been the perfect client too.
Never missing a pt session and even the three times a week 7am group sessions, no matter how sick she felt she still turned up and always felt better when she left.
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Most people don't even know she is pregnant when they see her and are even more astonished when they realise she is 8 months on.

I set her a weight gain target of 2 stone gain and she is smashing that at only 1.7 stone. We still have a month to go but I know she will stay within the goal and train right up until the end.

She is proving why it is perfectly healthy to train during pregnancy and Jodie and baby are coming along just perfectly.
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You've been incredible pal and we have become close over the past few years and I'm so glad we have. You are genuinely one of the nicest people I have ever known and I'm mega proud to call you my client and best of all my friend.

Can't wait to see him now.
Not long.
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I enjoyed that this morning.
Circuits in the sun.

And a few newcomers today as well.
You put in a great shift.

And I really should take these pictures before some people leave.

Well done today everyone. A good crowd and a tough workout.

Best way to start the weekend.
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No membership needed.

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Emma putting in another incredible shift and showing why her first month results were so good.

Well done pal. That was some session but you absolutely smashed it
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Big Scott is absolutely smashing his sessions with me having just started last week but what a shift he has put in.

And he is loving the change in his training.
He knows how to lift, he carries huge strength so was looking to improve his health and fitness but have fun doing so and my Progression Fitness Studio in Hamilton fits the bill perfectly for him.

Training well bud and look forward to seeing you on Saturday for my big weekly Saturday Sweat Circuit session.

Great work so far.
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If you fancy some of this give us a try at our Saturday Sweat Circuits, every Saturday 8.15am-9.30am £7 per person.

Book in through the link below....

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Abbie is progressing perfectly in her first 4 weeks with me.

As you can see she was already in great shape but she was looking to increase her size, strength and fitness and with her only being 19 she is choosing the perfect time to get started.

So I've started with building her confidence in her training with her following a simple but challenging training program to help her shift a little body fat and slowly we will start to add a lot of muscle to her already incredible physique.

And she is also following a calorie and protein suited to her needs.
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And today's weigh in and measurements went perfectly. Inches down, body fat down and each week her strength us developing.

So well done pal.
Working hard, doing as I ask and progressing perfectly and looking great.

And we're only just getting started too.

Great work so far.
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Well done everyone.
I genuinely can't say how proud I am of you all.

A lot of you even 6 months ago would never have believed you could have done this.

You all had different reasons for doing this and I might be the only one that knows what it means to you so well done.

We started as a team, we ran as a team, we worked as a team and we finished as a team.

I hope you all see the benefits in being a team. We don't need to like each other but we do need to know we will help each other when needed.

That's what we should all be about at DCPT and Progression Fitness.

Personal achievements mean nothing if there's no one to share it with.

I know I can be a miserable prick at times but I do it to help all of you.
I don't need you to always like me but I do need you to know I do it for you.

Congratulations

And it was 16.8km not 15km by the way.
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Got to say, my clients are pretty stunning.

Check out these 3 meeting at Riverside today.

Alex, Niamh and Lauren all representing DCPT superbly.

All work hard, all get great results and all look stunning.

Looking phenomenal ladies.
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That was some session.

45 minutes continuous circuits followed by an upper body and core session.
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Alex asked for help to get into shape for her upcoming holiday and I was only too happy to help.

I'll always do what I can for clients and friends when they are willing to ask for help and are grateful for it.

So tonight was no different.
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I enjoyed that pal, that was solid and it's good to get the chance to chat too and I've not sweat like that in a long time.
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Check out the glute gains here from a good client of mine.

She wanted a big b***y so that's what she worked towards and that's what she got.

I've never known anyone to work as hard as she does and fully deserves to get what she works for.

Now it's time to cut her back a little and really get that muscle on show.

But I'm impressed once again as I always am with you.

Looking amazing and fully deserved.
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It was great to have Vikki back in the gym with me yesterday after a little break off and as you can see she has maintained her incredible physique.

Now with new goals set we are looking to take her to a new level so watch this space.

Looking incredible pal and they legs will be feeling it today.

Welcome back.
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