Why Endeavour Academy?
Good personal trainers need more then an exercise programme. They need to assess a prospective client, clearly communicate the plan, clearly coach the plan, and adapt when real life gets in the way.
That is what we teach at Endeavour Academy. Our students learn from students that work with clients every day, combining knowledge and wisdom behind effective training with repeated opportunities to practice it. we want graduates who can walk onto any gym floor and coach with confidence.
Who teaches at Endeavour Academy?
Our tutors bring a combined 50 years experience in fitness and coaching. They teach the subjects they use in their own work, from strength and conditioning to nutrition to the day to day demands of coaching clients. Course director Frank has worked in the industry for over two decades. He holds an MSc in Strength and Conditioning and is registered with the Teaching Council of Ireland.
Barry Whelan is the owner and master coach behind Endeavour Gym. He has spent over 25 years working with semi PT, personal training clients and sports teams, putting training and nutrition principles into place on a busy gym floor. He has a MSc. Nutritional Medicine from the University of Surrey.
Sinead Donovan brings a diverse mix of business leadership, adult education and fitness training. Before moving into fitness, she she was a Partner and Chair of a renowned Irish financial services sector company and President of Chartered Accountancy of Ireland. Since then, she has moved back to fitness education and graduated top of her class in Level 4 personal training and Pilates programme at UCD. Her value to the students is especially clear in the business and Mindset modules, teaching the commercial side of coaching from experience, earning clients trust, running a service, making sound financial decisions, and building a career that lasts.
How you will learn at Endeavour Academy.
You will learn in-person, practice with other students under the guise of our tutors and spend substantial time applying what you learn in the most important environment, the gym floor. The course includes 125 hours of practical learning of the whole 180 hours. This is nearly 70% of the time on the gym floor participating in demonstrations, coaching programmes and exercises, the progressions and modifications, discussing and getting feedback from your tutors.
We keep the focus on the question every student will eventually face.
Can you coach a real person clearly, competently and move them towards their stated goals?
The Endeavour Gym floor Intern experience.
Students can complete an integrated placement of up to 40 hours within Endeavour gyms Semi PT & PT training programmes. During this placement, you'll:
~Shadow experienced coaches working with clients.
~Observe how sessions are planned, delivered and adapted.
~Take part in supervised coaching and receive feedback.
You will see how a working gym operates and begin putting your course learning into practice with real clients under supervision.
