PERSONAL TRAINER IN DEPTFORD

I’ve been training for around 20 years, and I’ve done some fairly unconventional things with my strength — carrying an 80kg log across the Peak District for three days, lifting a giant rock in the middle of Trafalgar Square, and breaking a world record for spinning the heaviest Bulgarian bag for the most continuous reps.

I’m only able to do those things because I do the basics exceptionally well.

Over time, my focus has shifted from aesthetics, to lifting heavy, to what matters most now: being strong for life. Strength that supports longevity, confidence, and the ability to say yes to opportunities — whether that’s an ambitious physical challenge or simply getting through a long working day feeling capable.

Above all - I want clients to leave a session with me feeling better (albeit more exhausted) than they were when they arrived. I want them to have an awesome experience EVERY SESSION.

I don’t expect my clients to be brutes, and I don’t train them as such. Every programme I write is bespoke and built around the individual in front of me.

What I do expect is a commitment to the fundamentals. Across a decade of coaching people of all abilities — including consulting work with a multinational bank and a university — I’ve found that lasting progress almost always comes from doing simple things, consistently and well.

As your coach, I help you build the physical capacity to handle whatever life asks of you. That might never look like lifting a giant rock — but it will look like picking up your kids, staying strong through long days, and feeling physically capable in your own body.

I also run London Stonelifting, and I’m passionate about sharing traditional stone lifting as a way to build real, transferable strength — grounded in history, community, and fundamentals that still matter today.

Work on the basics with me, and you’ll become measurably stronger and more resilient, session by session.

• 15+ Years of Coaching Experience — working with everyone from complete beginners to experienced strength athletes.

• Commando Temple Fundamentals coach for new trainers.

• Featured in Men’s Health

• Former Health, Exercise, Nutrition & Fitness Consultant at UCL

• Strength Coach for HSBC

• Qualified Nutrition Coach

• London Stone Lifting Founder — helping establish and grow natural stone lifting in London.

• Creator of the Commando Temple Stone Gauntlet — a collection and challenge built around traditional natural stone lifting.

• Established London’s first legendary lifting stone, creating a permanent stone-lifting challenge for the capital.

• One of Englands foremost natural stone lifters, having travelled extensively around Britain and Ireland to seek out and lift historic and legendary stones.

• Commando Temple ‘Keeper of Stones’ — Preserving the ancient practice and the only person to have successfully completed The Gauntlet.

• Bulgarian Bag World Record Breaker — most unbroken repetitions with the heaviest Bulgarian Bag.

• Dreadnought Survivor — crossed 90km of the Peak District as part of a three-man team carrying an 80kg railway sleeper, helping raise £14,000 for The Not Forgotten.

• Performed feats of strength in Trafalgar Square as part of an event for the National Portrait Gallery.

• Zercher lifted a car. Some experience is harder to categorise than others.

  But the experience I'm most proud of isn't a stone, record or qualification. It's years of helping ordinary people achieve things they didn't think they could do — from getting their first pull-up and learning to use kettlebells properly to becoming stronger, fitter and more confident in the gym.

  I've studied and coached everything from barbells, kettlebells and weightlifting to Bulgarian Bags, nutrition, CrossFit and mental wellbeing. If it can make someone stronger or more capable, I've probably spent some time obsessing over it.

  My job isn't to show you how much I know. It's to take all of that experience, work out what's useful for you, and make it simple, effective and enjoyable.

Over the years I've worked with an incredibly broad range of people — from complete beginners taking their first steps into training to experienced athletes preparing for competition.

I've helped people achieve their first pull-up, prepare for competitions, rebuild after injury and simply become stronger and more confident in everyday life.

What unites my clients isn't their profession, age or ability — it's the coaching process. Great coaching is about more than sets and reps. It's about understanding the person in front of you, making progress measurable and creating an environment where you genuinely enjoy training.

Read what my clients have to say about training with BearWolf.