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I think this is probably my favourite bit of Amber Gale progress.

Yes, she’s 4kg up from where she started, but that number means very little without the rest of the story.

For years she’d been seeing physios, dealing with constant knee and back pain, and had almost just accepted that feeling uncomfortable was part of life.

8 months into coaching, after building a progressive rehab programme into her training (plus millions of technique back videos’s) now very close to being pain free.

And while that’s been happening, she’s got stronger, built muscle, changed her shape, become so much more confident in the gym and now she’s learning to deadlift and absolutely loving it 😂

Which is why I find the 4kg thing so interesting.

Because if we’d spent this whole phase chasing the scale down, we could quite easily have missed all of this. Right now, the only number we’re really interested in pushing up is the one on the deadlift bar.

A little shoutout has to go to her partner Jamie too, because he was actually the one who first reached out to us knowing how much he thought coaching would help Amber’s confidence and enjoyment of the gym.

Turns out he was right, we just won’t tell him that 😂

I also know how big it is for her to put these photos out there publicly. She’s chosen to share them because she hopes her story might help or inspire someone else who’s in a similar place. 

Proud of you Amber and if this is what 8 months has looked like, I think this winter could be very fun 👀 Watch this space… there are some big PB’s coming.

An inspiration she certainly is and we feel privilege to have her as part of the TeamOB community 🤍

Katie 

“We might not change everything, but we can leave the people we meet a little stronger than we found them.”

Katie & Lucas

       

Chloe (Chloe Best) joined Team OB wanting to feel more confident in the gym, build muscle and change how her body looked. Although she was already active, she didn’t really feel confident in the weights area or know how to structure her own training.

Over time, that relationship with fitness completely changed. Training became something she genuinely looked forward to, and Chloe started to love progression, the buzz of hitting PBs and seeing what she could do next.

💪 DB bench: 3kg → 14kg
💪 Deadlift: 75kg x 8
💪 Bodyweight barbell squat
🏃‍♀️ First half marathon
🥇 15 minutes off her 10-mile race time

But the thing we’re most proud of isn’t one of those numbers. It’s how much more confident she has become in herself.

Chloe once said, “I was so shy as a child, it’s amazing to see how confident I am in the gym and in life in general now.”

She’s gone from feeling like the weights area belonged to everyone else, to knowing how to train, trusting herself and genuinely looking forward to seeing what she can do next.

She’s also found a brilliant balance between strength training and running, and fitness has become something she and her partner John can share too. Next up, they’re taking on the Great North Run together.

Today Chloe graduates from OB coaching. She’ll always be part of Team OB and she’ll definitely be missed, but this is exactly what we want coaching to lead to… someone with the confidence, knowledge and self-trust to keep moving forward.

We’re so proud of you Chloe and so excited to see where endurance sport takes you next. I’ve got a feeling we’ll be watching you complete your first triathlon next year ❤️

If Chloe’s story sounds like the kind of relationship you want to build with fitness, DM us “CHLOE” and let’s chat.

Katie & Lucas

Team OB wins this week 🙌

“You can’t change the whole world but you can improve the small corner which you touch”

Katie & Lucas