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Gender	Male
Location	Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Introduction	Mike lives in the village of Lower Quinton just outside Stratford upon Avon with his wife, two sons and cat. In the 1980s Mike competed in Judo to a high standard and was a member of several elite Judo clubs, including the York RI Institute and Bradford Centre of Excellence. In 1988 he trained with the GB Judo squad in the run up to the Olympic Games in South Korea. Following several knee injuries, Mike retired from the sport in 1996 and subsequently lost his fitness and put on over two stone in weight. In 2000 Mike made a conscious decision to reclaim his fitness using old school methods learnt from his younger years plus a few he picked up along the way. Today at the age of 43 he is fitter, stronger and leaner than he was when he was 20. Mike has been designing and modifying training routines for over 30 years. Certified IKFF Kettlebell Teacher - CKT. Certified Natural Trainer - CNT1 & CNT2
Interests	All aspects of fitness training including kettlebells, high intensity circuit training and walking in the Alps
Favorite movies	Shawshank Redemption, The Bourne Trilogy, Heat, Manchurian Candidate, most other thrillers
Favorite music	Rock,The Who, U2, Meatloaf, Led Zep, Thin Lizzy, Jimmy Hendrix, 1980s stuff
Favorite books	A Brief History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson, the Selfish Gene, John Grisham