Paragon Performance Academy

Saturday Youngstars is built around the MOVE pillar of our Move. Build. Perform. philosophy.

For ages 9–13, sessions develop the foundations of athletic performance:

Running. Jumping. Agility. Coordination. Team-based movement.

Inspired by HYROX principles, this is structured athletic development ; not a general get-fit class. Young athletes build confidence, movement skills and performance through purposeful challenges in a positive team environment.

Saturday sessions
9:30–10:30 AM
Paragon Performance Academy
Pontypridd, CF37 4NX

Launching in September. Limited spaces remaining.

Inbox for details.

Why is hybrid training becoming so popular?

Because it develops more than one part of your fitness at the same time.

Cardio builds endurance. Strength builds power, stability and resilience. HYROX combines both in one structured session using running, SkiErg, rowing, sleds, wall balls, carries and functional movements.

That means a single session can challenge your heart, lungs and muscles while keeping training varied and purposeful.

No previous HYROX experience needed. Beginners are welcome, and every movement can be adapted to your starting level. Everyone starts somewhere.

Our official HYROX sessions are based in Cilfynydd, minutes from Pontypridd. Welcoming members from Pontypridd, Cardiff, RCT, Caerphilly and surrounding areas.

Try six sessions for £10 over two weeks.

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Crushed your MEGA Supersets guys 💪💪

🔥 JUST 4 SPACES LEFT! 🔥

Paragon Youngstars brings a Hyrox philosophy to ages 9 - 13, combining running, strength, functional fitness, coordination, teamwork and challenges that help young athletes develop in every direction. ( Older Teens will get a chance to join our already set up adults programme in the week 🙂 )

This isn't about specialising too early or simply "getting fit". It's about building stronger, fitter, more confident and more resilient young people who can take those skills into football, rugby, martial arts, athletics, other sports / simply into life itself!

🚀 Launching 19th September
👊 Ages 9 - 13
🏃 Saturday mornings
🎉 4 weeks for £29 + FREE unique Youngstars T-shirt
🏃 Possibility of competing in HYROX events!
⚠️ Only 4 spaces remaining!

If your Junior is ready to MOVE. BUILD. PERFORM, drop us a message or comment YOUNGSTARS below...

This is youth athletic development with a HYROX twist. 🧡💙
Lets go!
Head Coach Tom

Future athletes start here.

Paragon Youngstars launches this September for ages 9–13.

Structured athletic development inspired by HYROX principles: running, carrying, pushing, pulling, jumping and teamwork. Move. Build. Perform.

Saturday sessions run from 9:30–10:30am at Paragon Performance Academy, Pontypridd, CF37 4NX.

Founders offer: £29, including:
4 professional coaching sessions
A FREE official Paragon Youngstar T-shirt
First dibs on full membership

Coached by Head Coach Tom : 5x Kickboxing World Champion with more than 20 years of world-stage athletic experience.

This is not a general get-fit class. It is a focused introduction to athletic development, performance and teamwork in a supportive environment.

Only 6 spaces remaining.

Inbox for details.

ONLY 6 SPACES LEFT FOR THE YOUNGSTARS PROGRAMME! 🚀

Paragon Youngstars launches 19th September - our brand-new youth athlete programme for ages 9 - 13.

If you want your child to build confidence, strength, fitness, resilience and teamwork while having a brilliant time, this is the place to start :D

💥 £29 Founding Member Offer
👕 FREE unique Youngstars T-shirt
🏃 Saturday mornings
🔥 Only 6 spaces remaining!

📲 Comment or inbox 'YOUNGSTARS' for all info sent to you 😃

MOVE. BUILD. PERFORM. 🧡💙

- Coach Tom

AND THAT'S THE DEFICIT DONE!

Not a bad 12 odd weeks, lost about 12kg and certainly put too much fat on over last Xmas 😆, but, with so much life going on around me, I'm happy with the results.

PERFORMANCE WISE.
I've had a quite a few days of maintenance throughout and thats helped me keep sane whilst continuing to workout hard throughout. This last week or so has been tough as I've ramped my running up, which is great for calorie burning but was a bit stressful on the body and I did start getting run down a tad last week, but, feeling ace whilst pushing through each workout all the same.

Standing at around 74kg and I did hit 72.5kg at one point, the kinda fluctuation I'd expect from dabbling up and down with calories for the last two weeks.

Not sure what my body fat percentage as it's not really what I was aiming for, but if I had to guess I'm around 12-14% ish, which is a healthy place to be. My lower gut does tend to bloat easy too just by looking at carbs lol so these pics are a bit bloated.

WORKOUTS.
I've completed a 12 week cycle of HYROX, dabbled in little kickboxing, done a CrossFit comp and started ramping up long runs from 10k to half marathon within this deficit. It's all been fun and helped me with the main goal of athleticism and performance overall.

With the end of the year coming up, I have pairs in HYROX, Cardiff half marathon and I may compete in points kickboxing in November, all of which I'm trying to have fun with rather than chasing any form of pbs etc.

This week I start a NEW weights programme ( Westside Barbell Conjugate Style) which I'm looking forward to and is pretty much what I need to continue with building performance and some muscle gain for general health and fitness. I do however need to keep up the cardio for general health and the half marathon 😅. Hyrox being a great in between style will help with this too 😊.

NUTRITION.
I'll be maintaining calories now for a good few weeks to let the body settle/ recover, and then slowly start putting the calories back in for a heavy lifting and long cardio. I'll be playing with this over the coming months but with the mindset of pushing for consistency with good foods, high proteins and only high carbs around the times needed, this should keep the fat increases at a minimum this time around.

TOP TIPS.
Few tips I can give you from this experience.

1) high protein is a winner, it's helps you build, recover and feel full.

2) Eating carbs around the most busiest times really works for fat loss / keeping fat down. For me for the first 8 weeks, I ate very little carbs until before and after I worked out. Those with all day physical jobs should add a bit however.

3) Water. I preach to clients and members about hydration all the time but personally I'm not great lol. Im a tea and coffee drinker normally with a dash of full fat milk in, and so not only do the calories add up but I drop into dehydration easily enough, especially in the heat we've had. In the plan though I nailed no milk and had much more water, and it's always a winner.

4) Money spending on protein isn't too bad. I haven't been eating 100s of grams of protein, probably about 150 to 200. This isn't hard when you aim for high protein foods all day and that's without shakes.

5) Supplements wise, I take creatine and have tried taking 10g daily as of late. Other supps for health - zinc, Omegas and magnesium etc nothing crazy.

6) Treat meals, more so once, but some times twice on the weekend, sticking to not going overboard.

7) For the first time ever, I've had no calorie cans of pop, which have helped here or there.

8) Lastly, off the top of my head. Stick to low calorie sauces and cooking methods. It all adds up 👌

Let's see what happens over the next 12 weeks 😊.

As always, if you have any questions and need any help, I'm here for it and Paragon has everything you need if you want to take things further 😁💪.

Coach Tom.

🚀 ONLY A FEW WEEKS TO GO! 🚀

The countdown is on for the launch of PARAGON YOUNGSTARS, our brand new youth athletic academy for ages 9 - 13!

We now have just 10 spaces remaining for our first Saturday morning intake. 👀

And this is about SO much more than getting kids fit...|

At an age where screens, phones and gaming can easily take over, Youngstars gives them somewhere positive to move, train, socialise and challenge themselves. They'll build strength, fitness, coordination, confidence and resilience while learning how to work as part of a team and discover what they're capable of.

Whether they're already involved in football, rugby, martial arts, gymnastics or another sport, or they're simply looking for something new, this programme will help them become fitter, stronger, more confident and more athletic.

🏃 MOVE.
💪 BUILD.
🏆 PERFORM.

🎉 FOUNDING MEMBER OFFER - £29
✅ 4 weeks of coaching
✅ FREE unique Paragon Youngstars T-shirt
✅ Saturday morning sessions
✅ Ages 9–13
✅ Only 10 spaces remaining

If you'd like to find out more, head over to the Paragon Performance Academy page or drop us a message and we'll send you all the details.

Give them something better to do with their Saturday morning. Give them a place to belong. Give them the opportunity to become a better version of themselves. 🧡💙

Paragon Youngstars. Built for the Next Generation of Athletes!