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ROB BLAIR
Adventure under the watchful eye of one of the top coaches in the country and owner of the Award Winning Commando Temple Gym.
When ex-elite soldier becomes a military preparedness coach, breaks records as an athlete, consults for top fitness publications, runs an award winning strength facility, manages a team of elite level coaches, practices as a rehab/movement specialist and trains a gaggle of strong silverback apes – you get Rob.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Royal Marines Commando, Eight Years
- Founder of The Award Winning Commando Temple Strength Facility.
- Over a decade of coaching and treatment hours working with clients, sports teams and professional athletes!
- Proven Track Record of getting people into the upper echelons of the British Military.
- Regular contributor to various health, strength magazines, National press and podcasts.
- Motivational speaker to corporate businesses and organisations.
- Have raised over £25,000 for various charities including £22k for the Walking with the wounded charity.
- Anatomy Trains Level 1.
- Anatomy Trains ‘Walking the lines’ With James Earls (Gait assessment).
- Specialist Exercise Instructor in the management of lower back pain.
- Integrating strength and conditioning with the rehabilitation of runners.
- Osteopathic techniques for the foot and ankle complex.
- Simplifying the Shoulder with Martin Scott MSc, BSc, MCSP.
- IAM TOOLS Advanced Course.
- Osteopathic techniques for the foot and ankle (Claire Slater).
- Sport and Remedial Massage Practitioner DIP (LSSM).
- Myofascial Release Certification (Taught by Alex Fugallio).
- Myofascial Release ‘The Function Junction’ and Iliac Crest! (Noah Karrasch).
- Full Body Assessment and Postural corrective Coaching (Jason Anderson).
- Functional Tissue Release ‘Foot, Ankle and Knee’ (Jason Anderson).
- Functional Tissue Release of the Spine (Jason Anderson).
- Dan Johns Intervention Workshop.
- Andy Bolton and Benedikt Magnusson powerlifting workshop.
- Strongman coaching and training with Laurence Shahlaei (Twice Britain’s strongest man).
- Kettlebell sport workshop with Gregor Sobocan (Slovenian head coach).
- Gym Jones ‘first degree instructor certification’ Taken by Mark Twight and Rob MacDonald.
- Mike Mahler’s ‘Aggressive Strength Training’ Level One Hormone Optimisation Workshop.
- Steve Maxwell’s Workshop in Advanced Bodyweight Movements and Mobility Drills.
- Strong First Lifter certified.
- Strong First Instructor Level 2.
- United Kingdom Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA) Level 2 Associate.
- UKSCA Level 1 Workshop.
- UKSCA Plyometric, Speed and Agility Workshop.
- UKSCA Olympic Lifting Certification.
- UKSCA Planning Effective Programs Workshop.
- ‘Bulgarian Bag Specialist Instructor’ (Taught by Ivan Ivanov).
- Has been known to increase camaraderie on more than one occasion!
- Grip training and steel bending coach, World and British record holder.
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Marathon Des Sables Finisher (5 marathons in 6 days in the Sahara Desert) 2 days later climbed Mount Toubkal @ 4200 meters
- Dartmoor Dreadnought survivor (Carrying an 80kg log over Dartmoor between three people over three days…. plus kit)
- 110 mile walk self supported from London to Brighton…and BACK! 39.5 hours straight)
- The Wall ultra marathon: 69 mile foot race in 24hrs from Carlisle to Newcastle
- Atlantic Coast Challenge (Three Marathons)
- Ascending Mont Blanc
- Completing the three peaks in under 20hrs (Twice)
- Completing Tough Guy three times (top 30 finisher)
- World record holder in several grip events including the meathook deadlift @ 286kg (a record over 5 weight divisions)
- Worlds strongest hands winner @ 83kg class
- Britains Strongest Hands under 83kg class winner 2014
- Britains strongest hands winner 2015
- 48kg pull up-55kg Get Up-120kg farmers (each hand) over 50metres
- flipping a 512kg tyre
- Sub 18 minute 5K sub 38 minute 10k
- 48kg KB Mill press
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