Eduardo

When Eduardo joined us, he wanted to rebuild his body after years of believing a serious back injury had permanently changed what was possible for him.

A burst disc and subsequent back surgery in 2016 had left Eduardo cautious about returning to proper training.

Pilates helped him rebuild some strength, but he continued to experience discomfort and never completely regained confidence in what his body could tolerate.

Alongside that, he was running a business and raising three young children. Increasingly, he noticed that his physical capacity wasn't where he wanted it to be. He couldn't keep up with his eldest son in the way he wanted to, and although he could explain how to perform exercises such as push-ups and pull-ups, he wasn't always able to demonstrate them himself.

Seeing the transformation of his friend Dr Miguel Vidal showed Eduardo what might still be possible.

Over the following six and a half months, we progressively rebuilt his training, nutrition and physical capacity around his business and family life, adapting everything to what his body could safely handle.

The result was a 41 lb transformation, taking Eduardo from 196 lbs to 155 lbs.

His long-standing back discomfort also improved significantly, and only two months into the programme he noticed how much lighter and more capable he felt while skiing.

Eduardo eventually travelled to London with his family for his photoshoot and chose to continue coaching for another 12 months rather than treat the transformation as the finish line.

Perhaps the most meaningful change came through his children. His eldest son saw what his father had gone through and told him that he never wanted to stop exercising himself.

The photos show how much Eduardo's body changed. The deeper result is that he regained confidence in what his body could do and became the physical example he wanted to be for his children.