I began training with Jonny Carter in February 2013 after working out by myself on-and-off for 3 years, with little to show for it.
After not exercising for the best part of a year, my weight had ballooned and I decided that I needed to do something about it. So at the turn of the New Year, I joined a new gym. Following a few weeks of mediocre workouts, with limited results, I soon realised that I required proper guidance and real motivation if I was going to achieve my goals.
Then one day I received an email from Jonny informing me that I was entitled to a free Personal Training session as part of my gym membership. Recognising that I had nothing to lose, I booked myself in and went to meet Jonny for a trial session.
Upon arriving, I explained my goals – to lose body fat and develop lean muscle – and my concerns – low confidence and inspiration. Jonny then made it clear that I would achieve better, longer-lasting results from a program based around weight training, rather than countless hours of cardiovascular work like I was doing before.
The session was intense and quite physically demanding, but enjoyable and highly rewarding at the same time. I left feeling like I was on the right track, and I later decided to book a block of 10 sessions with Jonny – which I have since extended.
Jonny studied all of my criteria and created a personalised training program, along with a balanced diet plan, aimed at helping me achieve my goals in a sensible amount of time. The sessions are always one-to-one, and the range of exercises varies each week – which ensures that I am not getting bored of constantly doing the same thing.
A few weeks into the program, Jonny identified a muscle imbalance which was limiting the range of mobility in my lower back when I was performing certain exercises. This was later attributed to my hamstring and hip-flexor muscles being quite tight. Not only was I completely unaware of this weakness, but Jonny spotting it early has decreased the risk of further injury. I now use a foam-roller (upon Jonny’s advice) to stretch both muscle groups on a regular basis.