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From Obesity To Gym Owner – My 10 Year Transformation

Today I turned 31, which meant it’s 10 years since I kicked off my journey from obesity to gym owner. It’s kind of like the 10 year anniversary of change. Changing from struggling with my weight, my body image and above all else, my confidence. So let’s kick things off from the beginning. Battling From […]

Podcast Interview – Colm From StrongLife Gym

So a while back, I was interviewed for a podcast interview with Paul Joyce. Paul appears regularly for CRC FM and is running his own podcast show over on Soundcloud. Along with myself, there’s other great guests. You have Kates Curvy Closet, Chef Brian McDermott from Donegal and of course, myself. On it, I talk […]

Rebekah Is Officially Going To Be A Garda

So this week, StrongLife got the great news that Rebekah is going to be a Garda. Back in February, Rebekah called in to see about getting a bit of training done. She had the Garda medical coming up and didn’t feel prepared. Like many ladies going for it, it’s upper body strength that they fear […]

Kathryn’s StrongLife Success Story – The SAS Challenge

So today is Kathryn’s StrongLife success story after her completing the recent Shift A Stone Challenge. She has done brilliantly and is such a welcome addition to the gym. So without further delay, here’s what Kathryn has had to say (rhyme eh?) “It was so comforting going into Colm in StrongLife as he was always […]

Why I Almost Closed StrongLife Gym Last Christmas

So last night was the last session of 2016 here in StrongLife Gym. It has been a fantastic year all around. However, it could’ve been so much different had I pulled the plug last year. The second half of 2016 was a rough time for me personally. And unfortunately it affected business too. I remember […]

From ACL Surgery To Back On The Pitch

Today’s story is all about how Muiris went through pre and post ACL surgery training here in Stronglife Gym and how he is now back on the pitch playing matches less than 9 months after surgery. Not only that, but he has regained all his strength gains from over a year ago while banishing the […]

Garda Fitness – Failure wasn’t an option this time

So yesterday morning (Saturday the 27th August) I got a text from PT client Katie to say she had passed her Garda fitness exams and she’s now going to be joining An Garda Siochana as she embarks on her new career. But it wasn’t straight forward for her. She had already done the exam a […]

What I Got Wrong As A New Personal Trainer…

So this week, I was chatting a client during her rest periods and it made me remember what I got wrong as a new Personal Trainer. You see, one of her issues was Personal Trainers expecting crazy commitment from her (train 5 days a week, no more beer or eating out with friends/family, eat chicken […]

StrongLife To StrongWife: Mary Shanley

So today’s post is how Mary Shanley has gone from StrongLife to StrongWife over the last 6 months. On Saturday the 30th, she’s getting married and over the last 6 months we’ve worked together to have her looking awesome on her big day! Here’s what Mary has had to say: “Back at the start […]

Scrawny to Brawny: George’s Story

For anyone following the gym, you’ll have seen George’s name pop up every now and again. And it is with good reason too. Here’s how George went from Scrawny to Brawny George was one of the first guys to join the gym on opening back in 2014. Since then, he has never been afraid to […]

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