Ciaran was already an advanced athlete when he first started working with Paul.  He was a competitive cyclist and tri-athlete who was already training with weights for some time.  “I was already a very experienced gym goer when I first met Paul.  I’d randomly seen him training in the local leisure centre where I used to train, he stood out like a sore thumb and some of the physical feats he was performing impressed me. 

I told him I’d never seen him train there before and he told me the gym he normally worked out in.  He suggested that I check it out and told me he could make big improvements to my physique and performance.  As I’m a couple of years older than Paul, had been training and competing in one form or another for many years and was already in very good shape I had some reservations about taking him up on his offer, fearing that it would be a waste of time.  I’m glad I showed humility and an open mind”!

Ciaran’s strength shot through the roof in record time!  His max bench press went from a “touch and go” style rep with 90kg (and poor form), to a paused, competition strict 120kg!!  In fact, he got so strong so quickly that he walked straight into national level powerlifting competitions as a Senior without any Teen or Junior experience what so ever!

Mr Beattie’s List Of Achievements                                                                                 

Silver Medalist IDFPA National Powerlifting Championships (senior 75kg category)

Silver Medalist IDFPA National Single lifts Bench Press (senior 75kg category)

Bronze Medalist IDFPA National Single lifts Squat (senior 75kg category, world qualifying total)

Silver Medalist NIWLA Northern Ireland Powerlifting Championships (senior 75kg category) 

Gold Medalist NIWLA Northern Ireland Olympic Weightlifting Championships (Open 77kg category) 

Ciaran’s physique under went some remarkable changes as well.  “ I only got a few kilos heavier but everyone said I looked much bigger, I looked much leaner and harder.  My experience tells me that this must have been due to a shift in body composition, in other words I’d lost fat and gained muscle” says Ciaran.