Head Coach

Sam

Sam is Head Coach at FearNaught and author of our in-house training program. A keen endurance athlete, Sam has completed multiple events including Ironman Bolton and the Jurassic coast 100 mile ultra, as well as competing in CrossFitcontests. 

Sam is always looking for his next challenge, most recently taking up his place on an Ice Hockey team, and being one of only 6 to complete a brutal weekend training camp run by ex-SAS trainers.  He is a strong believer in enabling everyone to pursue fitness, and brings to his role many years of experience in designing and coaching training programs that deliver the greatest fitness gains for the individual.

“The community at FearNaught is strong.  The amazingly positive and supportive people here are dedicated to making themselves better every day and we help them to achieve this by finding the right balance of variation and intensity in functional movements for each individual.

The training focus we offer is all about improving quality of life.  Longevity is our goal.  This is not a one-size-fits-all training program and we encourage scaling as a necessary part of the fitness journey for our most talented athletes as well as our beginners. Not only are the fitness rewards of CrossFit hugely beneficial but the camaraderie you’ll find at the daily WOD at FN is like nowhere else.  Whenever you visit CrossFit FearNaught you will always have a stress-free, fun, best hour of your day.”

Coach

Chris

Chris brings 17 years’ experience in the fitness industry to his role at FearNaught, a role that includes the important responsibility of programming for and coaching our future athletes in the FearNaught Juniors class.  A keen sportsman, Chris is an accomplished CrossFit athlete and applies his fitness in a wide range of activities including golf and gymnastics.  He has previously competed in Roller Hockey trials for England.

“What sets CrossFit FearNaught apart from other boxes is the high quality of programming and coaching combined with the motivated community.  Sharing knowledge with the members and seeing someone’s improvement – whether it is in lifestyle changes, mindset, fitness or mobility – makes coaching at FN hugely rewarding.

I have spent my entire career in fitness – from personal coaching to managing gyms – but I still look forward to and enjoy coming to FN and coaching our community the most.”

Coach

Glenn

A successful athlete in his younger years, competing for the Welsh and British Karate teams and playing for a number of rugby clubs, Glenn let his fitness slip and when he returned to training in his early 40s it was CrossFit that helped him regain his health.

“At the time I was carrying several stone of extra weight and although I had made some progress with my cardio fitness by running and spin cycling, I was looking for the kind of fitness I had when I was younger – that ability to jump into any kind of physically demanding situation knowing I had the strength and metabolic conditioning to back me up.  With work and family commitments, I couldn’t really dedicate more than an hour a day to achieving this.  CrossFit ticked all the boxes.

I lost my excess weight by dropping processed food and eating to fuel my training (very much the core of CrossFit nutrition advice) and regained my fitness by following Sam’s training program. Now in my 50s I enjoy endurance running events, often taking part in marathons and ultramarathons alongside other competitors who are a good 20 or 30 years my junior, and compete in Masters CrossFit events.  Most importantly, I have invested in a very different future by choosing CrossFit.  I thoroughly enjoy helping our members along the same path when coaching at FN.”