First Blog

Hello everyone this is my first blog.

I will continue to update this blog to follow my progress and results throughout my strength training.

But first I will explain my background and how I started this training. My name is Matt Kelly; I am 22 years old and work at a visitor centre in Perth, WA. I have been weight training for about a couple of years now. When I first started my job working at the visitor centre in Perth I thought it would be a good opportunity to join a gym as I had been wanting to gain more muscle mass for some time. Once I had joined the gym I knew I needed a personal trainer to assist with my training as once I walked in there I didn't know where to start. I was fortunate enough to meet TC Lee who has been my trainer for the past two years and I know I couldn't have achieved the results I have today without his training.  TC started me on a weight training programme and food programme which had me eating a lot healthier. Within six months I could already see results as I had started gaining muscle mass and already a lot stronger.

After a year of training with TC at the gym I had put on at least 10kg of muscle mass and had increased my bench press by 40kg. I continued the training I learnt from TC for another 6 months in the gym and while I was maintaining the body weight and strength I had earlier in the year I didn't feel like I was progressing. I spoke to TC about this and he explained that I had been doing similar training for over a year and while the first part of the training I had seen results the body adjusts to this training and sometimes the body needs more shock to improve progress. TC had described a different form of weight training using Kettlebells; he suggested trying out this training to give my body an additional change to the weight training I have always been using. 

I have been training using Kettlebells with TC for about six months now and can say already how beneficial the training has been. Using a combination of ballistic and grinding exercises it has increased my strength in the gym and again have gained more muscle mass from this training. As part of the Kettlebell training with TC I also worked out both short and long term goals with him such as increasing strength with my bench press, pull ups and squats at the gym as well as eating healthier to reduce body fat. As with eating more to try and gain more muscle mass I have increased my body fat % which I will need to reduce. 

I will update with further blogs to record the progress of my training and results.

Matt Kelly