I would find it hard going back to the gym afterwards. Sam sets this rhythm to your training, for me it was 3 weeks of work and a de-load week, with a weekly check in that he uses to adjust the coming week. In the calls I have with him he's big on checking in on the physical and emotional side so you kind of get a life coach built in. It's great for me because I have a habit of overtraining, a stressful job and a busy sporting life travelling to play in the Spanish National volleyball tour, so I needed a coach who can understand my workouts and needs with context. Sam is the only person I've found who can manage this and the improvements I've seen have been immense, particularly in my squat and power clean.

Firstly how well the virtual sessions went. I really didn't think they'd go as smoothly as they did, but once the camera was set up it was really effective. Everything was managed in the app as well so I pretty much had a coach with me at all times. Secondly I was surprised by how intuitive Sam was. When you get a trainer you expect someone who motivates you to go all out for an hour so you can't work. Although we have done those kind of sessions when it fit the program, for the most part Sam is looking at sustainable gains, mobility, technique, and how to make me a better athlete. Most importantly, he gets that for someone in a high pressure corporate job, theres a life happening outside of the gym, and programming, volume, surveys on mental health and questions about life outside of the gym all help to make this work in the long run.

Looking at one rep max I'm up 7.5kgs on bench press, 15kgs on power clean, 20 kgs on deadlift and 10kgs on squat over 3 training cycles. theres a load more stats in the trainerize application on other things like my body weight and size but I'm more interested in performance.

Write out your last month in the gym, write down your month with Sam, compare the two. I can't imagine theres anyone who wouldn't learn from this guy, and if you're putting all these hours into the gym or your sport you may as well do it right, for now and for the future.

Sam is a great trainer who thinks outside of the box. He is concentrated on full well-being of his clients, not only muscle building. He has an amazingly positive mind and can help you with basically anything ‍

The flexibility of Sam is amazing. New workouts, nutrition tips, anything you need with a respect of your preferences ‍

I feel strong, my body looks great and workouts are not torture for me anymore ‍

I definitely recommend Sam as a personal trainer and lifestyle coach‍

Sam is very good at adjusting the vibe and training levels for each of your training sessions. Just come as you are. He will make sure you train with suitable weights to improve your performance every time.‍

This is the first time I have been doing gym training. I suppose I'm surprised that I feel so motivated about reaching training goals, because I didn't think of myself as a "gym person" before.‍

Gym training has been a good addition to my running practices because my legs and ankles are getting stronger.

I can warmly recommend training with Sam. He's such a professional and his energetic happy personality and humour makes working out a lot of fun.‍

I would say that Sam makes the workout fun and educational! He keeps up the mood and makes it highly motivating.‍

What surprised me is how fun and rewarding working out can be, even if it seems like a challenge at first.

Seeing the improvements through the cumulated data each session. I could definitely see what I wasn’t able to do a few session before and what I can achieve now.

If you find working out tedious and not motivating, I highly recommend training with Sam! Especially if you’re a beginner and really want to learn the basics and see improvements.