I was tired of restarting every Monday and feeling like I was getting nowhere. That stopped here.
Rebuild.
Become. Rise.
You've done the 12-week shreds. They didn't stick. Let's build something that does: a plan made around your life, and a coach who actually cares and answers.
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Coach portrait · gym floor
The coach who actually answers.
I built Phoenix because I wanted to be the person I needed when I had reached my lowest: someone to help me break my bad habits, lose the weight and rebuild my confidence. Since then I've seen so many good men get sold quick fixes by the fitness industry that have left them worse off: more tired, more demoralised, more convinced it was their fault.
It was never their fault. It was the plan. So I do it differently: train you around your life, feed you food you'll actually eat, and stay on the other end of the phone when it gets hard. No app that ghosts you, no copy-paste programme. Just me, and a system that holds.
So I've spent the last four years as a personal trainer in Belfast and as an online coach helping people based all over the world. I've trained people of all backgrounds, ages and abilities, but one thing remains the same: the mission never changes.
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Four years on the floor Real qualifications. Not a screen-only coach. I've spent the hours where it actually happens: under the bar, in the kitchen, in the DMs at 9pm.
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100+ men coached Beginners to ex-athletes. Fathers, founders, shift workers. People with real lives and no time for nonsense.
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I've lived it Cut, bulked, crash dieted, binged. Broke and rebuilt myself. I don't coach theory, I coach what I've already done the hard way.
The work we do holds up. Here's the proof.
Numbers across the whole roster — and one man's story behind them.
Real men, real timelines. Every result earned on a plan built around their life.









Client · 14 months in
No magic. No shortcuts. A system you'll follow.
Four things, done consistently, for longer than you think you need to. That's the whole secret; and it's the part everyone skips.
Train
Strength first, no fluff, built to your body and your week, not a copy-paste split off the internet.
Eat
Food you'll actually eat. No banned lists, no shakes you'll quit in a fortnight.
Recover
Sleep, stress and steps. The boring stuff that decides whether any of it sticks.
Answer
Message me when it gets hard, any time. Real replies from me, not a chatbot.
Two ways in. Same standard.
Whether you're across the city or across the country, the work is the same and so is the honesty.
1:1 In-Person
Belfast · limited roster
- Weekly 1:1 sessions in the gym
- Form coached in person, rep by rep
- Programme + nutrition built around you
- Direct line to me between sessions
Online Coaching
Anywhere · 2 spots this month
- Custom training in my coaching app
- Nutrition that fits your real week
- Weekly check-ins + video form review
- Message me all day, any day - real replies
Ready to do this properly?
No hard sell. Tell me where you're at, I'll tell you straight whether I can help and how.
Sceptical is good. It means you've been burned before. Bring it.
Tell me where you're at
A few honest questions, no essays. I read every one myself and reply within 24 hours.
Start your application Private & takes about 2 minutes