I noticed there was a plateau in my training and also in my body fat percentage, but throughout the weeks, the difference personal training at TSquared Lab made is really startling.

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What is your name, age and profession?

Hi, my name is Umar. I am 34 this year and I work in the healthcare industry.

How long have you been with TSquared Lab and how much weight have you lost?

I have trained with Coach Danial for the past eight months at TSquared Lab and have lost about 6% body fat and although my weight remains the same, there has been an increase in my muscle mass, in this whole body recomposition process.

So, in these eight months of training, what are the most changes you have seen, what has been the best accomplishment so far, ever since you joined, is it weight loss, better image, better body image, better physique what is the biggest change here and achievement?

I think the biggest achievement from these eight months is really the knowledge I got from Danial in terms of how to train safely and train properly, how to recover properly, aside from that I think he has been really awesome in educating me about my nutrition. How to eat proper food and how to really take care of my recovery process. Except for that; all the knowledge I have gained from him so far it really helped me in being better in the gym, being more focused in a gym and also throughout this journey I have really seen more definitions of my body and I also been thankful to him for really giving me sound advice. I mean Danial is available 24/7, whenever I text him, I think whenever he sees my message, he will respond to me and then he will really correct me in all the different things that I sought him out for. So, these other things and the biggest take away I have gotten throughout these eight months, and I think without this help from him, I would still be the same person I was eight months ago, training not in the best way and also, he thinks things that I think is detrimental to the body I am seeking for.

So how did you like making the changes to the training, from eight months ago to now, is it very hard, are there any difficulties you experienced? How was the experience of changing your nutrition and training overall?

For sure at this time there was a bit initially, I am thinking, this can’t be right, I can’t be thinking this intensely all the time, I mean your body is not supposed to break down like this all the time. So whenever I watched Danial this time, I was like this shouldn’t be the case like, this is really tiring, are you sure people put themselves through this PT, because there is my first time having PT and all that so, but of course you perceiver, you us ok, I think Dan is a professional in what he is doing and all, So u just stick with it. And throughout the weeks and the months, went by, the difference is really startling you know. You really see the change you feel better, you sleep better, and you realize that there really is lot of knowledge on Danial’s part and because of what I see, because of what my friends and family see also, this made me want to come down each time and the drive here of course to my place isn’t very near but is something I look to because I know I would benefit after each session with Danial.

How is Danial as a trainer?

Ok, of course you know, Danial struck as a professional you know, keeps things professional, the knowledge and education advice he gave me, but as time went by I think Danial’s personality is such that he makes, his trainees feel welcome, so he is very open and warm, so I think as time went by there’s a rapport between us and, I think, of course the session, the one hour session still remains the same because Danial being the professional he is, he wants me to come here on time right, but at the same time, he is very open to comments thoughts, he is very open with me sharing my life stories if you may know, so coming to session anymore is no longer a concern. I am with my coach, it’s like I am with my friend but at the same time there are boundaries that we don’t cross because training at the end of the day has to be professional. So, he maintains his professional outlook very well, yeah at the same time he opens up himself to build rapport with his clients. So, I think I am the beneficiary of his personality, he is warm, kind, and a very genuine personality.

What are your goals for the next few months?

I am 34 this year and I am a father of three kids, so, it is really about maintaining a healthy lifestyle, because I want to be a role model to my kids, I do not want them to lead a sedentary lifestyle and knowing that Singapore has a obesity issue right now, so with all the knowledge I received from Danial, all the knowledge on nutrition and training, this is where I think it will be useful for me to impart these values to my children as well growing up. Of course, I will try my very best to maintain or even better my current status right now in terms of health, but it is really because of the knowledge I got from Danial the past eight months that enables me to do all this in future.