Personal Training & Triathlon Coach
Tim Barrett
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Level 3 Personal Trainer
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Level 1 Strength and Conditioning Coach
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Bioforce Certified Conditioning Coach
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Level 2 BTF Triathlon Coach
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Emergency First Aid at Work
About
Tim Barrett
Certified Fitness Trainer
Tim has over 19 years’ experience in exercise prescription as a level 3 personal trainer/Assessor. During this time, he has also tutored fitness instructing courses to up and coming fitness professionals. This has enabled him to really understands what is needed to be a quality Fitness Coach.
Tim is a level 1 Strength and Conditioning Coach specialising in Olympic lifting and specific strength plans. Tim coaches our Sunday morning Barbell Club, he has a passion for Olympic lifting and developing specific strength plans.
Tim has a young family so understands the importance of a work life balance. His programme design will always be specific to a persons needs, working together with the client to help them achieve their best in a way that suits their individual lifestyle commitments outside of training.
Tim has a keen interest in Triathlon and Duathlon training and coaching and has completed various distances including Ironman events (2.5 mile swim, 112 mile cycle, 26.4 mile run). Tim has also had the privilege of representing Great Britain at the World and European Duathlon Championships. Tim has personal and coaching experience in other endurance sports such as long distance swimming and ultra marathon running.
As a qualified Level 2 Triathlon coach his competitive Interest and experience helps Tim support others focus on their sport specific training. Along with the studio based 1:1 training Tim offers programme design and regular fitness testing. Tim’s approach to coaching ensures clients receive effective progression towards reaching their chosen health, training and sporting goals.
“I am 55 years old. I came to Tim 2 years ago , I was sedentary, weighed in at about 170 kgs and to put it mildly was a sloth, a fat one. Tim has supported, motivated and managed my fitness and still does. In the time I have been training with him I have lost 60 kilograms, have done sprint triathlons and have bigger things planned.
Tim has not only been my coach but has become a close friend too. He genuinely cares about you as a person and strives to help you achieve your goals. He kicks you in the bum when you need it and calls a spade a spade.
Tim is a coach that leads by example, he competes himself and even participates in events with you. He gets you to think about why you are doing things, he shows you the reasons why you do things, the benefits of them and celebrates the gains with you. Tim’s sessions change to reflect your needs and goals for example we do strength work over the winter and then build speed and endurance for race season. Tim’s training evolves along with you. If your goals change or you need to develop another area, then the plans and workouts change to reflect those.
I cannot recommend Tim enough, he’s seen me through thick and thin and has never lost faith in me. You can’t ask for much more than that from a trainer and coach.”
Andy Jex
