Patrick Close BSc MSc

Personal Trainer & Strength and Conditioning Coach. Multiple National Powerlifting Champion. Chiswick.

I help people build strength, lose fat, and avoid injury - using methods backed with over a decade of professional experience and study.

- 15+ years training

- 10+ years coaching

- BSc & MSc Strength and Conditioning Science

- 100+ clients transformed

- Caring and dedicated

My Story >

07943 238 640
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Chris

'I've been training with Patrick for years and he's really supported me to be able to push myself further. This has been even more important since having a daughter and needing that extra motivation to get in the gym. As a result of his coaching, I'm in the best shape I've ever been!'

Fareed

'Patrick has a real passion for what he does and that's not just evident in the way he plans his sessions, but also the way he monitors progress and offers support, encouragement and idea outside the gym.'

Lorna

'Thanks to Patrick I have lost 7kg in six months and increased my strength and fitness levels considerably. Highly recommended for his attentive and thoughtful training and his immense knowledge and expertise in the human body.'

I qualified as a personal trainer in 2016. I worked in a restaurant at the time and would train clients after I finished work. Within a few months I realised that I needed to dedicate myself 100% to my new career, so I quit my restaurant job to become a full time personal trainer.

Shortly after that, I happened to be travelling past St Mary's University in Twickenham. On the spur of the moment I decided to go in and enquire about sport related degrees. Within 10 days I enrolled into a Strength and Conditioning Science bachelor's degree. After 4 years, I graduated with First Class Honours.

Three years after graduating, I went back to St Mary's to study a Master's degree in the same subject. After three years I completed my MSc with a distinction grade (pending final confirmation from the University).

How Coaching Works

1. Free Consultation

We talk through your goals, training history, injuries, nutrition and lifestyle. So I understand your individual needs.

2. Custom Programme

I design your plan based on your body, goals and schedule.

3. One-to-One Coaching

I guide you through every rep: warm-ups, movement execution, effective loading, and progression.

4. Ongoing Support

Regular check-ins to measure progress and programme adjustments as you improve.

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My Articles

Hunger in Fat Loss

Hunger is the number one reason why people don’t achieve their long-term fat loss goals.

Fat loss is achieved by consuming less calories than you burn. But you need to make sure that you don’t eat those calories back. Otherwise, you’ll end up back where you stated.

One kilogram of fat is 7700 calories. Let’s imagine that you eat 550 calories LESS than your body needs every day for 2 weeks, you would lose 1kg of fat, because this adds up to 7700 calories.

Now imagine you eat 1100 calories MORE than you body needs every day for 1 week. You would regain that 1kg of fat that you lost, because this is 7700 calories.

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Goal Setting

Now that we are in 2025, it is a great time to set yourself some goals. At any time of the year, you can and should set new goals and refine old ones as needed. Let’s learn about the different types of goals.

Your Why

Firstly, I think it is very important to think about your reasons why.

Ask yourself:

“How will this improve my life?”

“What is important to me?”

“What type of person do I want to be?”

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Psychology of Strength

We can all appreciate how we are at our strongest when our minds are in the right place. The ancient Greeks had a saying 'Healthy mind in a healthy body.' Having the right psychology doesn't just give you an edge, it is essential to fulfil your potential.

Determination

You need to have a will to win and succeed. Reaching your full potential requires difficult training to force your body to change. It will not be easy; it will often be very uncomfortable and there will be times when you will doubt yourself. There will be sacrifices to be made to find the time for training, you’ll need to invest in good nutrition and live a lifestyle that promotes recovery. I believe this is the most important psychological quality. Everything else will flow from this if you want it bad enough.

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