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AboutHi, I am Luke.
I coach adults 40+ one-to-one in a private gym in Cuckfield, with a particular focus on people who are new to strength training.
My story, in short
Most of my clients do not want fitness to become their whole identity. They have work, family, hobbies and plenty else going on. They simply want to feel stronger, learn what they are doing and know that the time they spend training is actually moving them forward.
What they have usually worked out is that strength matters, and that it matters more as the years go on. What they have not worked out is where to start, and whether they would be doing it right.
That gap is the whole job.
Strength training pays back well for the time it takes, but only when it is coached and progressed properly. Done badly it is a waste of an hour at best. Done well, a couple of sessions a week changes what you are capable of.
My approach is straightforward: teach the movements properly, explain why they are there, track progress and increase the challenge when it is earned. No random workouts and no need to train like a bodybuilder.
If something is outside my scope as a personal trainer, I will say so. Good coaching includes knowing when a GP, physiotherapist or other clinician should be involved.
I coach one to one in a private gym in Cuckfield. No busy gym floor, no classes, nobody watching. For people who have never felt comfortable in a gym, that turns out to matter a great deal.
What that means in practice
- Technique first. Strength built on bad habits is strength you eventually have to undo.
- Sensible progression. Load moves when you are ready for it, not because a programme says week four.
- Private one to one sessions. Nobody learns well when they feel watched.
- Explained, not just instructed. You should understand why an exercise is in your plan.
- Honest about scope. Where something needs a GP or a physio, I say so rather than guess.
Who I work with
- Adults 40+ who are new, or fairly new, to strength training
- Men and women who want to stay strong and capable for the years ahead
- Complete beginners who feel out of place in a commercial gym
- People returning after years off, an injury or an illness
- Anyone who would rather be taught properly than work it out alone
If I do not think I am the right person to help you, I will tell you and point you somewhere better. That has cost me clients and it has never once cost me sleep.
Luke RobinsonThe point of getting stronger is not to become good at going to the gym. It is to stay capable for the life you want to keep living, and to feel confident in your own body while you do it. Everything I coach comes back to that.
Have a question first?
Ask me anything before committing to anything. I will give you a straight answer.
Let us have a proper conversation
Book a free consultation. Tell me what you want to change and I will tell you honestly what it would take.