John Shirley
BVM&S, CSCS, DipRaw, PICP L2, Biosig L1, PIMST, CHEK L1, CHEK HLC 1, CHEK Training for Endurance Sports, REPs LEVEL 3
Personal Trainer, Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist® and Corrective Exercise Specialist
John Shirley is a highly accomplished, experienced strength and conditioning coach and personal trainer. He has an extensive background in exercise conditioning and corrective exercise therapy having certified in the fields of corrective-exercise, sports-performance strength and conditioning, nutritional therapy and advanced personal training with the world-renowned National Strength & Conditioning Association and the C.H.E.K Institute of 'Corrective Holistic Exercise Kinesiology'.
John has positioned himself at the forefront of the UK fitness training arena since establishing Kinetic Personal Training in late 2005, receiving glowing endorsements from his clients in both the national television and sporting magazine media. Clients have come to him in every shape, size and ability from all walks of life and he has worked extensively with elite-level athletes in a variety of sports - including Olympic squad Snowboarders, international track and field athletes, semi-professional racing drivers, rubgy players, rowers and endurance athletes.
John has performed sport at a very high level himself, having been highly successful in Karate competition in his younger years - winning the National Cadet Kata Karate Championships in his style on three separate occasions. John knows what it is like to regularly devote 3 hours a day to training in the pursuit of competitive glory. He has a single-minded approach to every training challenge he confronts, where success is paramount.
A graduate from the university of Edinburgh, John actually began his career as a practising Veterinary Surgeon! His decision to change career direction was driven by a change in desire to work instead within a health-performance based field, and he considers personal training and corrective exercise to be interests he has always had as hobbies! He has found the career transition to have been immensely enjoyable, which is always reflected in his dedication, skills and his enthusiasm with his clients.
John has collaborated frequently with world-leading fitness and medical healthcare specialists since his conception of Kinetic Personal Training, committed to being at the cutting-edge of developments in the sphere of exercise and sport therapies, and dramatically transforming his clients' lives as a result. He continually strives to further his knowledge for the benefit of his clients, with ongoing diligent studies with leading educational organisations in the field of health and performance.
Qualifications
John is very highly qualified for a personal trainer, holding many qualifications beyond the industry international gold-standard 'Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist®' (the essential certification for strength and conditioning trainers working within the athletic community - and held by less than 1% of personal trainers in the U.K):
- N.S.C.A: CSCS [Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist® - National Strength & Conditioning Association]
- RAWORTH INTERNATIONAL: DIPLOMA IN SPORTS MASSAGE & REMEDIAL BODYWORK [with Distinction]
- POLIQUIN PERFORMANCE: PICP LEVEL 2 PRACTITIONER [Poliquin International Certification Program]
- POLIQUIN PERFORMANCE: BIOSIGNATURE LEVEL 1 PRACTITIONER
- POLIQUIN PERFORMANCE: PICP LEVEL 1 PRACTITIONER
- POLIQUIN PERFORMANCE: PIMST [Poliquin Instantaneous Muscle Strengthening Techniques]
- R.E.Ps: LEVEL 3 [Register of Exercise Professionals]
- C.H.E.K INSTITUTE: LEVEL 1 PRACTITIONER [Corrective High-Performance Exercise Kinesiologist]
- C.H.E.K INSTITUTE: HLC LEVEL 1 [Optimal Health & Fitness through Holistic Nutrition and Lifestyle Coaching]
- C.H.E.K STUDIO: TRAINING FOR ENDURANCE SPORTS
- C.H.E.K INSTITUTE: EXERCISE COACH
- C.H.E.K INSTITUTE: Scientific Core Conditioning
- C.H.E.K INSTITUTE: Scientific Back Training
- C.H.E.K INSTITUTE: Program Design: Choosing Reps, Sets, Loads, Tempo and Rest Periods
- C.H.E.K INSTITUTE: Swiss Ball Training
- C.H.E.K INSTITUTE: Advanced Medicine Ball Training
- C.H.E.K INSTITUTE: Advanced Swiss Ball Training For Rehabilitation
- PRIMAL LIFESTYLE: 'The Hamstring Syndrome' Workshop
- PRIMAL LIFESTYLE: Barefoot Conditioning Workshop
- PREMIER TRAINING INTERNATIONAL: Fitness Trainer Award
- PREMIER TRAINING INTERNATIONAL: Nutrition for Health & Fitness
- I.T.E.C: Diploma in Holistic Massage
- BRITISH RED CROSS: First Aid at Work
- ST. JOHN'S AMBULANCE: Automated External Defibrillation First Aid
- BVM&S DEGREE: Batchelor of Veterinary Medicine & Surgery
- MRCVS: Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons