Season 2 - Episode 4 - Carl Greenslade - The Coach
Send us a textCarl Greenslade is not just a professional personal trainer, but is also one of the best nutrition coaches on the planet!His journey to the top didn't start out this way. Carl knew from a young age that an academic education wasn't his cup of tea, however his love of food and sports began by simply being in the playground at his high school, plus by talking to a guy who made a cake in his home economics, which subsequently was the reason he joined the same class!Sometime af...
Carl Greenslade is not just a professional personal trainer, but is also one of the best nutrition coaches on the planet!
His journey to the top didn't start out this way.
Carl knew from a young age that an academic education wasn't his cup of tea, however his love of food and sports began by simply being in the playground at his high school, plus by talking to a guy who made a cake in his home economics, which subsequently was the reason he joined the same class!
Sometime after high school, he then got a job working as trainer in a local gym, but it was only after move from Exeter to Manchester that his career began to accelerate.
He calls it "working in the trenches", really allowed him to focus and understand his trade.
After a few years and doing the same thing day in day out, he wanted to push himself to get out of the comfort zone, so 3 years ago he decided to take a big gamble, to coach online and to move internationally to Montenegro.
A huge risk, but one that has truly paid off.
Not only is he coaching private clients, he also coaches professional athletes, all from word of mouth recommendations, quite a feat considering he doesn't advertise or have a website.
Nowadays you can find Coach Carl (which is how he is known by his peers) frequenting the pages of Instagram, discussing his clients, tips on training, and more importantly the nutrition required to get in shape - I suggest you have a look for yourselves - https://www.instagram.com/coachcarluk
The thing I like about Carl's approach, is his almost chef like way of no non-sense straight forward way of communicating to his audience, which is a rare trait to have in this day and age.
In terms of his food memories, you will have to take a listen to his story regarding spices, not for the faint hearted.
What does the future hold for Carl? Well, of-course more and more clients, more coaching, and of course straight talking posts on Instagram.
A website is on the way, so make sure to look out for that.
The interview was super light hearted, full of laughs and a lot of information to digest, so well worth listening to a few times over.
So the next time you are thinking about getting a personal trainer or need some nutrition advise - you know the guy to talk to - Coach Carl!
https://www.instagram.com/coachcarluk
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