All you need to know about Revolution in 500 words

Revolution was set up in May 2005 by brothers Rob and John Grim and their friend Giuseppe Di Credico. Over the past 5 and half years the company has grown from 3 personal trainers through to the 11 who work there today.

“We wanted to create an environment which was totally different to a standard gym because so many people that we knew had had a very negative experience with standard gyms. Revolution’s culture is a friendly and supportive one, which allows many different types of people with very different goals to train in the same place and consistently achieve great results.

We have built our reputation on 12 week transformations and have guided thousands of people to achieve outstanding results within this timeframe. We write training plans which are tailored to each individual client’s needs, and also take an in-depth look at what and when they eat and provide personalised food plans for them to follow. Each training session is always conducted with the expertise and guidance of a fully qualified personal trainer.

Our clients are highly motivated due to the simple goal setting that we go through with them before they start training. We ask each client to write down what they want to achieve and most importantly why they want to achieve that goal. A weekly training schedule is then planned and measurements are taken to evaluate progress. Along with the nutritional support mentioned above, this is the Revolution formula to success.

We break down our 12 week transformation into three 4 week training phases. Different training phases are used to keep the body guessing and to create a new stimulus.

First 4 weeks of training – conditioning (flexibility and core strength)
In the first 4 weeks of training, we focus on full body compound movements and flexibility training to enable the body to go through the required range of movement. We teach the body to squat, rotate, push, pull and twist. These movements have an immediate effect on changing the shape and composition of the body.

Second 4 weeks of training - hypertrophy (improved muscle tone)
The training phase changes at this point to give the body a new stimulus. This training phase is called hypertrophy, which means using resistance based exercises to increase the body’s lean muscle and also to increase muscular tone.

By adding lean quality muscle to the body, the basal metabolic rate is increased. This is the rate at which you burn calories at rest. For every pound of muscle you have, you burn 16 calories at rest per hour. For every pound of fat you have, you only burn 2 calories at rest per hour.

Third 4 weeks of training – circuit training
This training phase is where we ramp up the intensity, get the heart rate high and reduce rest periods. After 8 weeks of training, our clients will be ready for this and the body responds by burning fat fast! A lot of our clients are also put through boxing training at this stage, which not only allows them to take out life’s stresses with various punching and footwork drills, it’s also one of the most fun ways to get fit.”