SpecialSundae Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 I passed my final assessment today in my first professional fitness qualification. I will now be a certified gym instructor and can join the UK professional fitness body. I've come such a long way in the past two and a half years. It's less than 30 months since I first started with strength training, just over two years since I took up barbell training, and yet I've lost 15kg, racked up a swathe of powerlifting medals and gone from a gym-phobic to a gym instructor. I had some really positive feedback on my coaching style, explicit encouragement to carry on to further qualifications, and I'm actually going to help train the girl I paired up with for the assessment. Her bench form is already looking so much better than the first day she tried it! I can't wait to start getting other women lifting (and helping the guys in the gym lift with better form and better programming)! 15 Quote Link to comment
Aena Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 That is absolutely amazing! Congratulations! That is such an inspiring achievement, and I'm sure that a whole lot fellow rebels would agree with me there. 2 Quote Level 2 Elfin Water Bender :: STR 0 | DEX 0 | STA 0 | CON 3 | WIS 2 | CHA 1 :: "Remember, your mind is the best weapon you have" ~ Farengar Secret-Fire Link to comment
SpecialSundae Posted July 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 That is absolutely amazing! Congratulations! That is such an inspiring achievement, and I'm sure that a whole lot fellow rebels would agree with me there. Thank you! I'm not sure if I'd be going where I'm going without having had NF with me from the start. Quote Link to comment
Machete Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Good stuff. Congratulations. What organization? Perhaps we can get that Fitness Professional Support thread that I've been procrastinating about started. Quote Valar Morghulis Halfling Monk, Chaotic Neutral Machete's Blog: Inside A Mad Mind Third World Warrior: The Eight-Year Training Log Link to comment
SpecialSundae Posted July 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 Good stuff. Congratulations. What organization? Perhaps we can get that Fitness Professional Support thread that I've been procrastinating about started. REPS accreditation via a CYQ Level 2 qualification studied via University of Edinburgh (wee bit convoluted). Quote Link to comment
Tanktimus the Encourager Posted July 5, 2015 Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 That's awesome. I'm so happy for you. And it's great that we now have a rebel operative on the inside. 1 Quote Current Challenge "By the Most-Righteous-and-Blessed Beard of Sir Tanktimus the Encourager!" - Jarl Rurik Harrgath Link to comment
SpecialSundae Posted July 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2015 That's awesome. I'm so happy for you. And it's great that we now have a rebel operative on the inside. Thank you! There are a few awesome trainers and coaches on here. Quote Link to comment
Rooks Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 Awesome stuff Sundae. Way to be a beast. Quote Link to comment
AngelaTheGeek Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 WOOT INDEED! Congratulations! Quote 90+ Masters Weightlifter Current Lift PRs Snatch: 93kg/205lb // Clean and Jerk: 113kg/248lb // Back Squat: 170kg/375lb Spoiler 2016 USAW Senior Nationals - 6th place 2015 USAW American Open - 8th place 2015 USAW Senior Nationals - 9th place 2014 USAW Senior Nationals - 9th place 2013 USAW Senior Nationals - 9th place Instagram - MyFitnessPal Link to comment
Norgaard Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 welcome to the team! Quote Be like water my friend Link to comment
Noname123 Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 Popped over for some inspiration and as always Sundae, you deliver! Inspiration achieved, now to go work my butt off to become a certified badass like yourself Quote Spaz Ranger BATTLE LOG You can have results or excuses. Not both Link to comment
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