PROFESSIONAL AND LIFE EXPERIENCE

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Thomas McClure, One of Thousands of Health and Fitness Coaches on Noomii.

My background is mostly in athletics and fitness. Since I was a young child, I have always been involved in sports, and excelled in each. initially, it was martial arts (KOBARYU) and the usual school sports such as soccer, football, basketball, track and field, baseball. Among these, I was more passionate about martial arts. I loved the warrior mindset, and the mental strength I had gained through it. As a teen I transitioned more into kickboxing. It was difficult finding fights at that time, and so I competed in boxing. My record was 11-1. My one loss was a decision to the amazing and fast Sammy Mackihale. His footwork and speed was equaled to mine, and he earned the win that evening.
From boxing, I focused more on strength training. I had been lifting weights since my teen years, and always had been fascinated by the transformation that was possible through hitting the weights. I also began personal training, which I loved for the simple fact that I could be a part of helping people enhance their physical strength/appearance. The techniques and strategies I have experimented with over the years gave me a great wealth of knowledge for understanding the human body.
In February 2005, I heard about a local strongman show that was coming up the following month. The couple that was putting it on had an article written in the local paper. I looked up their phone number, and asked where people were training, and was welcomed to train at their facility about 35 minutes from where I was staying. That first weekend of training had me hooked. This sport of strongman really tested the strength of humans, and I loved it! At that time I was around 280 pounds, and had been strength training heavy for several years. At that first contest, I had won the heavyweight class, and decided to compete in a national qualifier to be able to compete with the strongest in the U.S. in November if I won. I did win this qualifier in June, so then began training and increasing my calories to get as strong as i could for U.S. Nationals, where I would compete with over 100 of the best strongmen in the country. I increased my strength in all areas, and my bodyweight was up to 310 pounds by November. The contest was in Louisville, Kentucky. I had a severe cold/sinus infection, but decided to still compete. I trained that hard, I could not just let it all go to waste. In this competition I earned 248 points out of a possible 250, dominating against the best in the country. This earned me my professional status! I went on to compete for almost 7 years, in which I earned silver and bronze medals at international competitions.
As my personal training experience grew over the years, so too did my realization that pretty much every client I had ever worked with had one thing in common. They all had underlying issues, which led me to research how to help with more than just physical training. I studied many different coaching strategies, and was intrigued with the approaches of Tony Robbins, Chloe Madanes, and several other greats in the world of coaching. I decided to enroll into RMT Center, where I learned some amazing new strategies for effective results. I graduated in February 2015, and have been helping clients more through the mental part of the game to achieve results. I am now more passionate than ever, because I am able to get to the root of their issues, and help them overcome blocks/barriers to be able to go after amazing things in life. To set up a complimentary session to see if we might be a great fit working together, feel free to contact me. One life, live it!!