crisbradleyco
crisbradleyco
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Bio
I'm a strength & conditioning coach. firefighter, elite level personal trainer & firefighter from Manchester, United Kingdom. I have served as a firefighter for over 10 years & involved in the fitness industry for over 18 years as a fitness instructor, fitness manager, personal trainer and strength & conditioning coach.
I have worked for many leading companies in the fitness industry, including Fitness First & Nautilus, as well as independent gyms before starting up my own personal training consultancy.
I have worked alongside & with many people, from all areas of the spectrum, from clients via the NHS with potentially life threatening conditions, everyday 'Gills' & 'Joes' looking to achieve a healthy body, through to international athletes, national & Olympic level coaches and professional athletes, as well as British bodybuilding champions & Mr. Olympia competitors.
My approach to fitness & nutrition is from a scientific perspective, as well a practical application viewpoint, or a combination of 'Sports Science & Gym Science'. I studied Sports Science at degree level after studying A'Levels of Physical Education, Sociology, Philosophy, Psychology & General Studies.
I have also had a very big interest in sport, with activities such as mma. boxing, muay thai, sprinting, cross-country, football, rugby, cricket amongst many others.
I particularly excelled at running & football, with a registered 100m time of 10.98 seconds.
I also ran competitively at county level in both cross-country & 400m.
During my time at college i was able to play semi-professional football to a very high standard, despite suffering with knee injuries during my youth, which is a reason i have a big interest in injury management & treatment.
Before joining the fire service, i had been involved with the NHS Exercise Referral Scheme, designing exercise programmes to aid rehabilitation for a wide range of injuries & conditions including cardiac rehabilitation, stress, depression through to cruciate ligament tears and post surgery patients.
MODELLING
Alongside personal training, i have partaken in modelling, from underwear & swimwear through to fashion, fitness & editorial.
Although i am now only interested in fitness related work, i do also consider swimwear & underwear shoots. I also combine my other past-times of fire eating & flame breathing (Yes, a fire-breathing, fire-eating fire-fighter haha!) within my modelling.
INFLUENCES/INSPIRATION
I gain a lot of inspiration from what many would perceive to be 'normal, everyday' people, that have achieved success, as well as those that have faced a form of adversity & overcame them.
My mother is a huge inspiration to me, especially as she has taken on & beaten cancer.
I like to read the work of many leading names in the sports science & fitness industry, including Alan Aragon, Greg Plitt (RIP), Lyle McDonald, Jamie Hale, John Beradi, Phil Learney, Layne Norton and many others.
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