Darrell Lowe

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Wild Training times:

 

Monday 19:30

Tuesday 19:30

Wednesday 19:30

Thursday 19:30

Saturday 10:00


Three words that describe me – Friendly, Inspiring and Avid 

My Story

Since as long as I can remember I have always been in to sports and was very active growing up. If you named a sport I've probably had a good go at it. I worked out pretty early that I wanted a career in the fitness industry.

I had really got in to doing weight training at home and then going for a run pretty much every day. There wasn't much structure to my training back then but I did pretty well and loved learning more even before I qualified. A buddy of mine started to see my body transform and pretty much straight away asked if he could train with me. I had my first training client and I didn't even know it!

All the techniques I had learned were from watching TV, studying magazines and asking for exercise advice off my step father who was pretty fit back in the day. I started to train with my friend and taught him everything I knew. When he started to see results he was really grateful for my help. That was the moment that I decided I wanted to be a personal trainer. I got an immense buzz from inspiring and developing someone else’s physical fitness.

As soon as I left school I knew what I wanted, so I went straight to college to study sport and exercise science in 2006. While I was at college I had a lucky offer to work one day a week at the Nexus gym in Amersham as a receptionist. They would pay for me to do my level 2 gym instructor course so I could then work in the gym. I took the job and in no time I was a level 2 gym instructor learning the ropes in a busy gym with other experienced trainers around me. Perfect.

As time went on I got as much experience at Nexus as I could by learning from the current trainers there. When I wasn’t working in the gym, I’d be training in the gym practising all the exercise knowledge I had learnt. Nexus was more my home than my actual home. As soon as I felt confident enough I qualified as a level 3 personal trainer (2008)whilst working in the gym. Not long after I became a circuit’s instructor, and a boxercise instructor to further my skills even more.

I became the senior trainer at Amersham and was the busiest personal trainer there. I had a huge client base, and it seemed to keep growing. Towards the end of my time at the Nexus gym I started to feel like I needed to move on and progress my career. I wanted to learn more and start something new and exciting in the fitness industry.

It couldn’t have been better timing when James Griffiths got in contact with me about his business Wild Training and the opportunity of owning a franchise. It was exactly the challenge and step up I wanted so I took him up on his offer. Since working with James and Wild Training my fitness knowledge has increased hugely and I now have a greater passion for training than ever. I feel very confident and privileged to be a part of such a great training company. Wild Training is growing really well and I’m looking forward to helping James develop the company and our services in the future.

Darrell's 300 Sandbag Challenge – Perform the following reps in the shortest time possible

  • 25 x Single arm shouldering Left
  • 25 x Single arm shouldering Right
  • 40 X Lateral high pull
  • 40 x Straddle press up
  • 40 x Cyclone
  • 25 x Lunge thruster Left
  • 25 x Lunge thruster Right
  • 40 x Shoulder swap press
  • 40 x Lateral drag
My best time – 17 minutes 51 seconds
Watch me do this Challenge HERE


 


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If there was a check list for the perfect personal trainer, Darrell would tick all the boxes! Great communication skills, epic amounts of energy, inspirational character, fitter than a ninja and the knowledge to ensure every single client gets what they want. I contacted Darrell when I was looking to set the first franchises up because of a recommendation from my best friend, who happened to be one of Darrell's managers at Nexus. We talked, did a few training sessions together, and I was sold. I thought to myself “This guy needs to work with Wild”. Darrell reminded me a lot of myself when I was looking at leaving Champneys. I knew that he would be a success with Wild Training and do the brand justice. We are working hard developing new services and products as well as ourselves and our knowledge to further help our clients.

James Griffiths, Director of Wild Training

To infinity, and beyond!

Buzz Lightyear