| Simon Gosney. Pontefract. 9th June 2011. "For the past two or three years I've been through the pain of starting back at the gym, then finding my motivation and enthusiasm decreasing as the results dropped off. I felt that I didn't know how to get the best out of my time and effort, which is when I decided to put aside my preconceptions about Personal Trainers and get in touch with Liam. He immediately dispelled my apprehensions with his calm, professional, instructive and personalised approach, and I went on to find that he has the great skill of being able to set challenging but attainable targets, fostering the attitude of "If Liam's asking me to do it, then I must be able to!", resulting in achievements that I wouldn’t have otherwise considered.
I have now broken the cycle of gym "restarts", my progress is measured month-on-month, and I genuinely enjoy my weekly visits, with the regular introduction of new exercises keeps me on my toes. My increased knowledge around nutrition and training means that I benefit when I exercise on my own, as well as during my training sessions. I would unreservedly recommend training with Liam, whether on an one-to-one basis or as part of a kettlebells class. It’s hard work, but it achieves results and there’s great satisfaction to be had in those achievements.” |
| Richard Hardman. Hillam. 9th March 2011. "Liam is a personal trainer who demands effort all the time, which is good for me as I need pushing and he is great at offering encouragement when you're finding it tough. I would recommend Liam to anyone as he's a good guy and someone who you can rely on. Like almost everything in life you get what you pay for, Liam is not the cheapest but certainly offers value for money." |
| Sarah Knight. Ackworth. 18th February 2011 "My husband booked a free session with Liam 15 months ago now for us both and I must say I was dreading that first meeting, partly because I've never really classed any exercise as one of my interests and partly because I'd never heard of kettlebells and was afraid I would be weightlifting or not be able to keep up.
I couldn't have been more wrong on both parts because I thoroughly enjoyed the whole session and felt instantly comfortable with Liam's friendly yet professional attitude. We booked our first block and haven't looked back since!
I personally have never kept any form of exercise up for so long and still enjoy it this much! And Liam still manages to keep it interesting and work out new routines while helping us both improve, I can't recommend him enough to anyone wanting to give it a go, it doesn't matter what your fitness level is, if I can do it anyone can!
Thanks For everything so far Liam - Keep on swinging!
Sarah & Adam" |
| Elaine Barnes. Doncaster. West Yorkshire. 29th January 2011. "I thoroughly enjoyed kettlebell sessions with Liam and would highly recommend him to anyone who is considering hiring a personal trainer. Being a fitness instructor myself, I know Liam is an expert in his field. I would have no hesitation in using his services again." |
| Lisa Foreman. Doncaster / Wakefield. 28th January 2011. "Firstly, I worked with Liam to gain some experience kettlebell training and to enable me to take this experience and knowledge to my own personal training clients. Liam is not precious of his knowledge or experience, which is a fab quality in a personal trainer who is teaching/sharing his ideas and thoughts with another personal trainer. Secondly after working with Liam I realised what benefits Kettlebell training had and did for me personally. I thoughly enjoyed the PT sessions, Liam works you hard and pushes you to your limits.
I had to choose three attributes for this recommendation, but the whole lot sums up the quality of the service provier, three is just not enough.
Thanks Liam for you time and efforts, much appreciated." |
 | Father Bob Cooper. St Giles. Pontefract. 28th January 2011 "Liam has managed to motivate me in Personal Fitness terms - and that is a feat! I thoroughly recommend him" |
| Carole Avery. Woolley. Wakefield. 4th February 2010 "After seeing and reading about kettlebell training in magazines and on the television, my friend told me about Liam. With a history of heart disease in my family I already realised that I needed to improve my overall fitness and that motivation was a problem after 'falling out' with the gym and I decided that now was the time to really start training again. And I'm glad i did! Training with Liam is ideal for me. He visits me at home, is always full of the positivity and encouragemnt that I need yet still keeps driving me forward by regularly monitoring, weighing and measuring my health and performance. I will happily recommend Liam to my family and friends." |
| Diane Watson. Wakefield. 1st Feburuary 2010 "I first started training with Liam as I was worried about my fitness levels after an operation and wanted to lose a bit of weight. I also felt that my mobility and flexibilty needed improvement. I found Liam through a Google search for Wakefield Personal Trainers and was impressed by the fact that he did home visits and was happy to come to me very early in the morning. We got on immediately, he was friendly and made me feel comfortable - all of which helps to make the actual training pass quicker! I would have no hesitation in recommending Liam to my friends and family" |
| Frankie Parkinson. Ossett. 11th January 2010 "Having trained with Liam for just over two months I can not reccommend him highly enough. He was great at motivating me and seemed to know what my limits were right from the start. After my first session I feared I may never walk again but I stuck with it and after session 3 I not only had the hang of it but enjoyed it so much that I decided to buy a kettlebell so that I could train on my own too. Prior to training with Liam my exercise of choice was running which I thoroughly enjoyed but which didn't seem to give me enough muscle tone so I knew I needed more variety. I am not a fan of weight training as I find it repetitive and boring so thought I would give kettlebells a try. After 4 weeks I could see a difference in the muscle tone particularly in my arms and stomach and now instead of running 4 times a week I run twice a week and do 2 kettlebell sessions. I can honestly say my body has never been more toned. The best thing about training with a kettlebell is that a good session only lasts half an hour but believe me you know you've done it!" |
| Richard Wainwright. Harrogate. 23rd July 2009 "Just had a couple of Kettlebell sessions with Liam and can't recommend him highly enough.
Been using a bell a little while and putting my back at risk with poor technique etc and Liam has corrected that in 2 sessions, mind you i gained a few aches and pains and a bruise or 2 along the way !!
Cheers Liam"
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| Timothy Barker. Leeds. 15th July 2009 "The training I had with Liam was both intense and fun, I have never been stronger or more toned than when I was training with Mr O'Brien. Cheers mate!" |
| Caroline Philipson. Featherstone. 13th June 2009 "I have been training with Liam since around February 2008. Suzi and I started with the Kettlebell training which I have to say is one of the most challenging workouts I had ever undertaken. Kettlebells has become one of my true loves in life and some 18 months on we still train with him once to twice a week.
Liam is a very inspiring trainer and is always one step ahead coming to the sessions with different routines and, sometimes even different equipment so the sessions are always interesting.
As I travel for work and find it hard to maintain a routine in the week he also suggested running encouraging me to do my first 5 mile race last July. I now run regularly in between sessions and have the odd 5 and 10k booked in here and there - something I would never do without his encouragement and continuous support. It sounds corny but training with Liam has definitely changed my life and given me more confidence and all I can really say is a great big THANK YOU!" |
| Lisa Rutherford. Ferrybridge. 6th June 2009 "I started training with Liam just over a year ago now and the results have been amazing. I was always very conscious of keeping fit and healthy, but had never really had the confidence to push myself. Training with Liam made me realise that I was capable of doing more. As a result, I now enjoy running regularly in 5k and 10k races and completed my first triathlon last year, which was a fantastic feeling. I would highly recommend personal training to anyone; whether you are a complete beginner or an athlete, Liam will help you achieve new goals. As a result of training alongside Liam, I have actually decided to study for a personal training qualification myself -something I would never have considered possible if I hadn't have been inspired by my own experience of personal training." |
| Robert Vause. Pontefract. 20th May 2009 "I started kettle bell training with Liam last year and had quite a few sessions. I found the training very intense and due to that the results were amazing.
After 3-4 sessions I felt stronger and looked more toned and was dropping body fat rapidly.I now have my own kettle bells and train 2-3 times a week. It has kept me toned and the weight off.
When I started I weighed 13 stone, I now weigh 11. It works! Liam kept the workouts varied and interesting. He was always on time and motivated me to achieve my goal - An excellent personal trainer!" |
| Kathryn Varley. Castleford. 19th May 2009 "I only started back at the gym last year after quite afew years off and started training with Liam pretty much straight away. I wanted to lose a bit of weight, tone up and just get a bit fitter. I trained with Liam twice a week and we did a mixture of kettlebells, circuits and light weights. i started doing spinning classes as well.
Although it was hard, I did start to see the difference pretty much straight away and it was certainly worth it. Having a trainer kept me motivated, and made sure I didn't give up.
I'd happily recommend Liam as a trainer to anyone."
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