Colm Duignan
Colm Duignan
Why You Should Work Around Pain, Not Through It
When working on your health and fitness, pain can bring about times of frustration. For many, they have heard the mantra “No Pain, No Gain” uttered by the gym warriors. But… If you’re smart, you would choose to work around pain, not through it. Dealing With Pain While Exercising The “no pain, no gain” mantra […]
Continue readingHow Ulrika Set Herself Up For Fitness Test Success
The latest instalment of StrongLife success is how Ulrika McKenzie passed her Garda fitness test with the help of StrongLife Personal Training. In recent years, An Garda Síochana have been heavily recruiting. An with that, droves of people have headed for Templemore to train for An Garda Síochana. But one of the prerequisite is the […]
Continue readingHow Hannah Transformed Herself By 30lbs In 2019
Today’s StrongLife Success story is none other than how Hannah Snowden transformed herself. Now that headline might be slightly misleading. Because the truth is. She has dropped 30lbs since May this year, so only 7 months. Hannah is a busy mum with 2 lovely kids, who wanted to prioritise her health this year. And even […]
Continue readingHow Jake Overcame Football Injuries By Strength Training
Over the last 6 months, I’ve been working with Jake McCrann to help him overcome some football injuries. He was getting to the stage of his footballing career that he was starting to get frustrated with niggles and strains. And he didn’t want to start the new season worried about when the next hamstring issue […]
Continue readingHow Karen Overcame Back Pain And Toned Up
Today’s StrongLife Success Story is about how Karen uses StrongLife Gym to overcome back pain and tone up. At the start of the year, Karen messaged me with a view to joining here. She had been exercising but felt her back issues always limited her. And she wanted to tone up. With the challenge of […]
Continue readingWedding Dress Success – Breege’s StrongLife Story
“I just had a wedding dress fitting and I feel like crap. Can you help?” That was the jist of the message I got from Breege back in March this year. She had just had a dress fitting and should have stood there in front of the mirror filled with joy. Instead, she stood there […]
Continue readingHow Saoirse Turned Failure Into Success
Today, I’m delighted to be writing about how Saoirse turned failure into success. Like many in Ireland, Saoirse is pursuing a career in An Garda Síochána. Now one of the main obstacles in the path of new recruits is the Garda fitness exam Back in March this year, Saoirse took her first run at the […]
Continue readingWhy You Shouldn’t Eat A 1200 Calorie Diet
Let’s talk about dieting and low calorie diets. You want to lose weight so you can reclaim your confidence, feel good in the summer sun and be healthy. You’ve heard us all go on about MyFitnessPal and to track your food at the beginning of your diet. But you download the app and suddenly it […]
Continue readingHow Lurcan Dropped 13.5 lbs in 6 Weeks
Lurcan has recently dropped 13.5 lbs in just 6 weeks here in StrongLife Gym. Not only that, but he won himself €200 by doing so! But how did he do it? Taking On The Biggest Loser Challenge Over Christmas, Lurcan was looking for the extra bit of motivation to make a great start to 2019. […]
Continue readingHow Keith Avoided Injuries And Got Back Training
Today’s StrongLife Success Story is about how Keith Diffley avoided injuries and got his training back on track. He’s been a great client to train here and every session was fun. If you happen to know Keith, he plays in a very popular wedding band. *cough* Top Of The Popz for all your wedding entertainment […]
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