Alex Pugh

Personal Trainer

Meet Alex

Years in the industry: 2

Since a young age I’ve been obsessed with self-improvement, and to me changing your body composition is the purest form of that. Achieving results in the gym is a tangible demonstration of hard work paying off; it also benefits every aspect of your life. Being able to help others motivate themselves to do the same and improve their health is one of the most rewarding things you can do, better yet to be able to do it as a career.

Who are your biggest influences in the industry ?

The gold standard in my opinion is a guy called Alex Leonidas who has one of the most insane natural physiques on the planet and advocates the basics performed with good technique which is key – there is no need to reinvent the wheel. Others include Geoffrey Verity Schofield, Mike Israetel, Rick Bugenhagen, Sean Nalewanyj, Hypertrophy Coach (Joe Bennett) and check out a channel called House of Hypertrophy.

Why do you train?

To become the best version of myself, to live a long life, to feel good and I’d be lying if I said I didn’t care about my appearance.

What advice would you give a beginner getting into training?

Don’t obsess over the minute details – that can come later. Learn the basic movements and pick a programme that covers all the major muscle groups not just the mirror muscles, I can’t tell you how many people I’ve trained for the first time had just never done a leg curl before.

What's your favourite thing about working with the clients?

Seeing them achieve results and seeing the way that benefits their lives in ways they didn’t realise or think about.

Alex really helped me push myself and my expectations and after starting with him setting out my clear goals I was able to see a change in my body and confidence. Thanks to his guidance I have been able to put on 10kg in a couple of months, which I had been previously trying to do for the past three years and I saw an increase in my muscle which has given me a great starting bed towards becoming even bigger.

I also appreciated alot that the PT was not just in the session, Alex would check in on me if I was in the gym and he was done with a client. Also he would say hello and always be at the end of a WhatsApp message if I needed help or had a question, that support really made his service personable and felt genuine.

Adam R.