Brad Shaw - Testimonial

About 18 months ago I was given Manny Katts’ details by a friend, after hearing of the great fitness improvements my friend had experienced, working with him. 

I had committed to running the City to Surf before turning 50 and at 49 I only had one chance left to achieve that goal.  It was November and Manny had a little over 7 months to whip me into shape. 

Whipping me into shape was a tall order. I had not exercised properly for nearly 10 years and had smoked way too many cigarettes.  Manny’s methods are tough, but encouraging, always acutely aware of my limits and I was nearly always pushed to those limits.  Manny has an uncanny knack of knowing what you are capable of even when you don’t. 

I had a couple of injuries along the way and Manny seemed to be able to give me the right guidance to nurse them to fitness.  Sometimes it was the name of the right person to see, other times it was simply banning me from any exercise until I was better.   It is funny to have a trainer who seems so intent on breaking you during a session who can also know when to make you back off – for your own good. 

Just in case you are interested I did the City to Surf in well under my goal time, but most importantly I well and truly showed Heart Break Hill who was the boss. 

So Manny took me from someone who looked for the respirator after walking a flight of stairs to someone running strongly after Heart Break Hill in a little over 7 months. 

If you are looking for someone who knows a lot about getting the most out of the body you have Manny is your Man – I suppose something has to compensate him for being given such a short pair of legs (I’m going to pay for that).  

If you want to confirm any of these details feel free to give me a call. 

Brad Shaw
Elite Leadership Pty Ltd
Phone 02 9251 1210
Mobile 0424 257 691