Kondwani Mwenda
“In approximately 2018, I fell in love with the art of the sumo deadlift, which then led me to watching countless videos of professional powerlifters on YouTube. All I wanted was to perfect my sumo deadlift. However, I could only get myself to a certain point, given my own life commitments and limited powerlifting knowledge. I knew I needed a hand if I was going to achieve my lifting goals. ⠀
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Scrolling through Instagram one night, I came across Callan. I was literally blown away by his mastery of the sumo deadlift. I pretty much consumed all his content that day! I instinctively knew that he was the right person to get me where I wanted to be! In February 2020, I approached Callan and he agreed to coach me. He stuck with me through my start, stop, start, stop phases and never gave up on me. He demonstrated a genuine interest in my progression and encouraged me to keep going and working towards my goals. That certainly kept me going. ⠀
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With Callan’s assistance within a few months, I saw a dramatic improvement in my form, strength and understanding of not only the sumo deadlift, but also bench and squat. After nearly twelve months of working with Callan, I have been blown away by the personal bests I’ve achieved in all three lifts. I put this all down to Callan’s uncanny ability to: ⠀
1. Impart his knowledge to me in a way that I could easily and quickly digest; ⠀
2. Understand my strengths and weaknesses and work with them; and ⠀
3. Keep me accountable in a non-judgemental manner and staying in regular communication with me. ⠀
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I highly recommend Callan to anyone looking for a coach who will stick with you notwithstanding your own life commitments and perceived limitations and assist you to achieve your goals. He is certainly helping me perfect, in my own way, my sumo deadlift. I’m looking forward to what we'll achieve this year.”