ABOUT ME: FROM ROCK BOTTOM TO REBUILDING MY BODY & LIFE
My Name is Brendan – and I’ve Been Where You Are
I know what it’s like to feel trapped by your own body. To wake up exhausted, in pain, and unsure if things will ever change. I know what it’s like to feel lost, frustrated, and like you’re fighting an uphill battle you can’t win.
At the lowest point in my life, I weighed 140kg (22 stone). I was smoking, drinking, using drugs (recreational and pharmaceutical), and eating until I felt sick—then eating more. I had constant heartburn, chronic pain and high blood pressure. Over time I developed chronic chest infections and a cough that would never go away, I suffered with appendicitis and then shingles. My body was breaking down, and deep down, I knew I was killing myself.
Deep down I knew that I couldn’t keep smoking 20-40 cigarettes a day and expect to live a normal life. In fact, I remember going to work one day after lying in bed for 2 days eating pizza on my days off and thinking to myself… I just want to have more energy!
I was looking at people who were spending their days off work exploring London and I couldn’t work out how I would ever have the energy to do that sort of thing. My morning routine consisted of 3 cigarettes on the way to work at various points over the hour commute; stopping at a shop and buying a big can of energy drink, a chocolate bar and a pack of smokes.
Once I was at work I simply went from coffee to fizzy drinks and cigarette breaks.
After a walking holiday in Scotland with my family I realised something…
I wasn’t going to live much longer the way I was going….
These pictures were taken between 2012 and 2013 - the height of my obesity.
The Turning Point: Taking Control of My Health
After my holiday and some time off work I realised that I was going to miss out on a lot more in life if I didn’t fix myself. That being said, when I was on holiday I was staying with 11 other friends in a huge house. We had decided to share the shopping and cook big meals to be able to spend time together.
I found myself buying extra food for myself so that I could eat things whilst I was in my room at night on my own. I realised I was not normal and then I also realised that, for the last 5 years, people had been telling me so.
My girlfriend had dumped me
I wasn’t progressing in my career and my manager told me I wouldn’t get anywhere with the way I looked
Things were always a problem with me, I was always sick or in pain or complaining about something
I hated my job
My clothes ‘kept shrinking’ in the washing machine
All the conversations about smoking being bad for me and weight being a problem landed
All the gestures of support to get me going to the gym made sense
Ignoring the issues being pointed out to me was the problem. It was also a defence mechanism because I knew that I had fallen so far from where I was.
So there wasn’t a single moment in time that made me change. It was a series of small POOR choices that started to snowball; then the snowball hit me in the face.
• I stopped making excuses.
• I threw away the pizza boxes.
• I bought a juicer and started reading Jason Vale’s books.
• I swapped processed junk for fresh, whole foods.
• I forced myself to move—even when I didn’t feel like it.
At first, it was just about feeling less terrible. But as I lost weight and gained energy, I wanted more. I started training. I started feeling better.
I started Raw Motion Fitness and had the goal to help as many people around the world with their health so that they never had to experience what I went through. I became a full time Personal Trainer, changed my career and got seriously fit!
The fixation on training became an obsession became the best and worse thing that ever happened to me…
Hitting Rock Bottom Again: The Chronic Pain That Changed Everything
I was at my peak.
The fittest I’d ever been.
Training hard. Pushing my body every day. Then, suddenly—pain!
A dull ache turned into something unbearable. One day, after a heavy training session in the gym I woke up with blood in my sperm and excruciating pelvic pain. At the time I was under immense stress with work and life and training was my outlet.
I spent 12 weeks going backwards and forwards to the hospital and my GP…. I was given painkillers, antibiotics and I even stopped working.
Nothing made a difference, and then in 2020, we went into lockdown!
I had lost my ability to train.
I almost lost my business.
I lost my confidence.
I started researching everything. I worked with a pelvic floor physio and saw some changed and that is when I knew that it was time to address something that I had never really tackled.
My posture.
You see, the body relies on tension to move. It requires the right tensions in the muscles and if that tension is mis matched or the bones are in the wrong places then it can often lead to a serious change in energy efficiency and pain. Whilst everyone was looking at my pelvis I decided that I needed to look at my body as a whole.
I started researching biomechanics, movement dysfunction, pain science and functional movement.
That’s when I re-discovered Functional Patterns.
Their method made me question everything I thought I knew about training the body. It forced me to stop chasing short-term results and start rebuilding my body the right way. I turned my entire approach to health and fitness, including my business on it’s head.
And it worked.
I became pain-free.
But this time, I didn’t just fix my body. I rebuilt my entire life.
Enough about me, let’s talk about why YOU are here…
I know how it feels to be stuck, broken and lost…
I started Raw Motion Fitness because I know what it’s like to feel broken.
To feel like your body is working against you.
To try everything—physio, rehab, painkillers—only to feel worse.
I don’t want anyone else to go through what I went through.
That’s why I’ve made it my mission to help people fix their pain, move better, and take back control of their lives.
I don’t offer quick fixes. I don’t believe in one-size-fits-all programs. I focus on real, lasting change—fixing the root cause of dysfunction so you can move pain-free for life.
The Recipe for Change: 5 Key Principles for Transformation
After years of pulling myself out of rock bottom, I’ve learned that true transformation isn’t about motivation—it’s about following the right process.
Here’s what it takes:
1️⃣ Focus – Directing attention to the right areas of improvement.
2️⃣ Discipline – Staying consistent, even when it’s hard.
3️⃣ The Right Imposed Demands and Problem Solving – Placing the correct stresses on the body to create positive adaptation.
4️⃣ Structure – A clear, progressive training system that actually works.
5️⃣ Time – Giving your body the time it needs to change on a biological level.
When you apply these principles, real, lasting change happens.
How I Can Help You…
If you’re stuck in chronic pain, frustration, and confusion, I want you to know there is another way.
Through biomechanics-based coaching, functional movement training, and a no-BS approach to fixing dysfunction, I can help you:
✅ Move better, without pain.
✅ Rebuild strength and confidence in your body.
✅ Stop chasing short-term relief and start creating long-term solutions.
I’ve been through rock bottom. I’ve rebuilt myself from the ground up. And now, I help others do the same.
🚀 Are you ready to take back control of your body?