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Simon Jeffery is the Owner and Manager of Winners 2000 Fitness Limited. Formed in 2000, Winners 2000 has grown into the largest chain of Fitness Clubs in the South West. Its base in Teignmouth Road Torquay was followed by a new site at Modus Business Park in Paignton and a 3rd club at Greenhill Way in Newton Abbot. The ethos at Winners 2000 is simple; to improve the quality of lives of all the members who use the club.
I always say that good things happen to good people who keep doing good things. Congratulations to Hannah Bryant for making it into Oxygen magazine, there cannot be anyone more deserving. Hannah is currently preparing for the finals of the UFE National Championships, in which she has a chance to gain her pro card. She has certainly earned the opportunity. Next target is to make the front cover. Hannah is a real life example of what honest hard work and perseverance can achieve. I couldn’t be more proud of her and more happy for her. I thought it may be useful to address a number of the common errors that take place with sports specific training programs. I’ve listed some really simple improvements that you can make, rather than listening to those with “a little knowledge”. I always start any athletic program design with a full analysis of both the components of the sport, and the abilities of the athlete. Then together with that athlete, well start to draw up a list of the training modalities that they most want to develop, the areas they most need to improve/excel to achieve their sporting goals. An example maybe a boxer who needs to develop punch power, or a footballer who needs to be quicker over 10 yards. You need a proper analysis before even starting to think about a training program, in effect, you are GOAL SETTING (see download on my site). I entered the Fitness category, which involves a 2 minute high energy routine, which I was really excited about, having done gymnastics for around 12 years when I was younger. However, I found that being a grown-up, gymnastics wasn’t as easy as it was as a youngster! The strain it put on my body was almost unbearable! The pain afterwards lasted for days, and I got frustrated that I couldn’t do the moves I could 15 years earlier (quite naïve really!!) I decided, around 9 weeks out from competing, that something had to give – I changed category to Fitness Model, which didn’t require the 2 minute routine. This way I could concentrate on the diet and training without trying to fit in the gymnastics as well – it all felt instantly more achievable. As part of my commitment to Kaizen (continuous development) I arranged to spend a week with the world’s leading Strength and Conditioning coach, Louie Simmons. I’m not going to get into referencing him here, just check out his site, check out his articles, and you can see why so many athletes don’t succeed, they don’t follow his rules. I got to work on a number of great movements, like the chain floor press, band resisted speed bench press, maximal rep training with dumbbells, stability work with the bamboo bar, vertical jumps out of foam, box squatting for speed, single deadlifts for force production, broad jumps with a weight vest, and outdoor prowler and sled work, all in about minus 5 wind chill!!!!
Lots of people claim to have the answer to perfect preparation strategies for bodybuilding, fitness and figure events. I’ve consulted with some of the best in the world, supposedly, in both the States and UK. My summary to those of you thinking of spending a tonne of cash, even more effort and all your eggs with one of these so called “experts”, forget it. Common sense and science, coupled with biochemical individuality, will give you all the answers you need. And a large dose of discipline, hard work and focus.boxing/MMA, general considerations:
I decided to contact Simon exactly 12 weeks out from competing in Fame UK. At this point I had lost 8lbs of fat (between January and the beginning of March), but I knew I needed help to get the last bit of fat off, and I knew Simon was the coach to get me in the best shape of my life in time for the show. I had a long way to go to get me ready for any show and I needed some support.
I spent a week training here, watching and learning, soaking up all the exercises, talking to all the athletes and learning how I could apply their science to my own training and that of all my clients.
I was fortunate enough to hook up with Buckeye Josh Rees, who was in preparation for his NFL audition, his Ohio State pro-day. He was targeting 40 reps at 225lbs (100kg) and to get his 40 time under 5 seconds, plus his vertical over 40 inches (he did all 3 when the time came!!!!). Josh has been training at Westside for 5 years, and weighs in around 290 lbs, with a body fat around 15%. His job is to block and protect the quarterback, so his weight is a necessity for his position.
