TESTIMONIALS

Working with Emma has been one of the best investments I've made in my health, fitness and athletic performance. From day one, her knowledge, professionalism and genuine passion for helping people succeed were evident. What sets Emma apart is her ability to create programmes that are not only effective but also completely tailored to the individual. She takes the time to understand your goals, your strengths, your weaknesses and your lifestyle, ensuring everything is designed to help you achieve sustainable progress. The level of detail in her feedback videos makes you feel like you are an Olympian. You feel spoiled by her care. Since working with her, I've become stronger, more resilient and far more confident in my training. Her coaching goes beyond simply prescribing exercises. She educates, motivates and provides exceptional support throughout the journey. Every session has purpose, and every piece of advice is backed by a deep understanding of strength, conditioning and performance. Perhaps most importantly, Emma genuinely cares about the people she works with. Her enthusiasm is infectious, her standards are high, and she consistently goes above and beyond to help her clients achieve things they didn't think were possible. If you're looking for a coach who combines expert knowledge with outstanding support and accountability, Built To Endure is the gold standard. I'm incredibly grateful for everything Emma has helped me achieve and would recommend her to anyone without hesitation. Thank you, Emma. You're exceptional at what you do.

I chanced upon Emma via LinkedIn as although competing at age group level for GB, I was aware that my avoidance of S&C had led to poor form on the bike and was losing me minutes. At 52 I wondered how much I would benefit but gave it my best effort.
My programme dove tailed with my cycle training over winter, and I completed two sessions a week for between 45-60 minutes depending upon content. All sessions were accompanies by a video, and I was encouraged by Emma to send in videos showing my form when performing the exercises.
I completed these religiously and recorded my progress on the app. When March came around and the time trial season started, my god what a difference - no longer was a fidgeting on the bike as my form held good, I also felt stronger through the pedals and my hill climbing improved. I started winning TT's rather than being an also-ran with the club. In my road racing, I was able to attack and recover more often than in previous years, and my peak watts improved by 15% meaning that when I attacked, it stuck. In all, I had my best season of bike racing on the back of introducing strength training.
I would recommend Emma to anyone

I have overall got stronger and more confident, and even more fatigue resistant, which is saying a lot. But my ability to produce shorter bursts of power has improved, too, with all time power pls all the way from overall peak power down to 5 minute power. I enjoy working with someone I can trust, someone who has a similar training philosophy to my own, yet still a somewhat different view and approach. Which is important, because one of the reasons for me to start working with you was because I felt I had got all I could out of me with my own approach. I myself also had no idea how to do strength training as a cyclist. Which was frustrating because I knew how important it is. A teammate invited me into your coaching group and I saw her progress, and felt the overall supportive and positive energy in this group. What sealed the deal for me was the ability to drag my best friend into being coached by you, too. It has been really beneficial for both of us.
Regular strength training has made a huge difference in my daily life. Most tasks that require strength in my daily or professional life have become almost effortless, like carrying the shopping or lifting equipment at work. I'm much more fatigue resistant on the bike, I managed to just bounce off a bike crash I had, my bike handling and ability to absorb the terrain has improved. And the visible changes in my physique especially during our dedicated hypertrophy training have greatly improved my feeling of self worth. Not fitting into many of my clothes anymore is a positive for me, because they haven't got tight around belly and bum, but around my legs, arms, shoulders and chest.
If there was anything to improve it would perhaps be tech issues in communication and overall response time, but I know that everyone wants that and I also don't want the world to revolve around me. Especially because if I use a word like "injured", "sick" or "emergency", you're there really quick almost every single time.

Since starting 1-1 coaching with you, I have feel a lot stronger during my runs, and my top end power on the bike has increased.
The best part of my coaching experience is the training plan, and that it is fit around my current work/family commitments, and allows me to train hard and smart without having the stress of trying to alter generic training plans to fit my schedule. I also really like that the sessions are individualised and allows me to know exactly what pace/power/heart rate that I need to hit in each interval. This allows me to really engage with the session.

My reason for wanting to begin coaching with you was that I wanted to progress from fighting for ‘fastest loser’ qualification places for the Age Group World/European Championships , to fighting for automatic qualification places, and you most certainly have helped me achieve this!

Strength training has stopped the issues I was having with my calves, and them frequently suffering strains.

I'd always wanted to run a half marathon but I was stuck at around 5 miles and I hadn't been able to run much further than this for a year. As a mum of 2 who works full time I didn't really know what I should be doing. Working with Emma made me realize I was doing the wrong kind of training and we started to see results pretty soon. I'm really proud of myself to have ran the half-marathon. And I know there is more to come!

I reached out to Emma to jump start my strength training after years of just running. Small injuries and niggles were occurring frequently, plus I knew better - I knew that strength and protecting muscle mass was key at my age and stage. Emma was and is brilliant. She meets you where you are in terms of capacity and confidence. Her programs were tailored specifically to my needs, to fit within my time slots - key ingredients for sustained success. Plus the APP she developed with clear video instruction is superb. It feels like you have her right with you in the gym. I've done 6-months with her now and feel so much stronger when I run. I feel stronger in multiple ways and with that comes confidence. My knowledge base has grown and I'm able to manage my strength work on my own now although... I'll be coming back for regular 3-month updates. There's just no replacing Emma's presence or expertise! If you're looking for a strength coach, check out Emma. You won't regret it.

I've been coached by Emma for over a year building up to a ultramarathon. I've really loved working with Emma as she is enthusiastic, encouraging, and empathic. She built a plan with clear workouts for running, strength and cross training that progressed over the year. She was always happy to adapt the plan based on feedback both from me and workout stats and came up with new ways to keep me engaged in the process. Thank you Emma for all your support and encouragement!!

Emma is a fantastic coach with tons of knowledge. I had recently taken up football again after 10 years and wanted her to help develop my fitness during preseason. She is incredibly attentive and cares about creating a program that fits with your lifestyle and training goals. Throughout my time with Emma she kept in touch and took onboard any little niggles I picked up during matches, adapting my strength and endurance sessions. I would highly recommend Emma to anyone looking to reach their goals in a structured and fun way.

I’ve really enjoyed training with Emma. The workouts are interesting and varied and personalised to me. My running time’s have improved in quite a short period of time. Emma is encouraging and has a lovely manner. I’ve enjoyed the experience and would highly recommend it

Since coaching started, I found niggles and pains started to ease and disappear. This helped improve form and consistency.

Coaching has taken the pressure off trying to figure out my own strength, it’s given me a feeling of accountability which has helped, The fluid nature of the coaching and interaction has been invaluable.

I wanted to begin coaching as I didn’t have the time or knowledge to figure out my own strength training, I wasn’t disappointed, second to none. My choice was based on researching coaches and reading reviews, Emma came out tops in my opinion, strength specially for my running.

Strength training has certainly improved my running and daily life, improved power, reduced niggles and improved mobility.

What can you do better? Nothing, first class. Noted how you care about the events I have planned and the outcome, means a lot.

All of my cycling metrics improved, my sprint and AC massively so and general fitness has improved with more strengths and less injuries.

Emma was great at adapting my plan to my working shifts or last minute events, or even if I just mentally needed to change it up occasionally, whilst keeping on track with my goals.

I’d been looking at coaching for a while and Emma had great reviews and is very reasonable with the cost of training for the vast amount of training plan, feedback and 1 to 1 access provided.

I would highly recommend Emma to anyone, cyclist like myself or those looking for triathlon, running or even general fitness and health improvements.

Sad to have to take a break from coaching with Emma and will definitely return when I’m able to!

My general fitness and FTP have increased dramatically (increased 45% in just over 12 months). I really enjoy that Emma does all my planning, I just need to to turn up and get the job done! Emma knows when I need to reduce load by monitoring stats and conversely when to push me more. Emma will also tweak my schedule to fit round a family event or other commitments. I decided to give Emma's coaching a go after being introduced to her Facebook group Running & Cycling beyond 30 with Emma. At the time I didn't have any training plan and I wanted to improve but didn't know how. I believe strength training has helped me achieve my increased FTP and strength training gives me a whole body workout which I know will help me as I get old by helping balance and prevent things like osteoporosis.

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