Bodybuilding & Powerlifting Coaching

Online coaching for bodybuilding and powerlifting, from complete beginners to contest prep.

Marc Russo in a fitted black shirt, sitting at a café table outside

Plans

Training and nutrition £120 a month
A personalised training programme and nutrition targets, adjusted every week.
Training programme £90 a month
A personalised programme based on your schedule, equipment, and training history.
Nutrition £50 a month
Personalised nutrition targets for muscle gain, fat loss, or contest preparation.

All plans include a weekly check-in with written or verbal feedback and run month to month. No contract, just one month's notice if you decide to stop.

Who it's for

  • Complete beginners who want to start properly
  • Intermediate and advanced lifters who have stopped progressing
  • Competitors preparing for a bodybuilding show
  • Powerlifters who want a programme built around their meets

How it works

  1. Send me a messageTell me about your training, your goal, and what has and hasn't worked.
  2. Free intro callWe talk it through and choose a plan.
  3. Starting questionnaireYour answers shape your first programme and targets.
  4. Weekly check-insSend your numbers and progress photos; I reply with written or verbal feedback and adjust your plan.

My background

Twelve years of training across strongman, national-level powerlifting, and natural bodybuilding. Coaching clients since 2021.

  • 2024Finalist, PCA British Finals
  • 20243rd place, PCA Manchester
  • 20243rd place, UKDFBA Novice Championships
  • 20241st place, PCA Coventry
  • 2020National-level powerlifter (IPF)
  • LiftsLifetime bests: 250 kg squat, 155 kg bench press, 285 kg deadlift

Qualifications

  • Level 4 Diploma in Performance Enhancement (2023)
  • Level 3 Diploma in Personal Training, with OPT certification (2020)
  • Level 2 Diploma in Gym Instruction (2020)

Questions

Which plan should I choose?

Training and nutrition if you'd like both covered. The training programme if your diet is already in hand. Nutrition if you already follow a programme you like. We can decide on the intro call.

How do check-ins work?

Each week you send your numbers and progress photos, and I reply with written or verbal feedback and any changes to your plan.

Is there a minimum term?

No. Plans run month to month, with one month's notice to cancel.

I've never trained before. Can you still help?

Yes. I coach complete beginners as well as experienced lifters, competitors, and powerlifters.

Do you coach in person?

Not at the moment: all coaching is online while I relocate.