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CHRISTIAN THIBAUDEAU
Christian Thibaudeau has been involved in the business of training for over the last 16 years. During this period, he worked with athletes from 28 different sports. He has been “Head Strength Coach” for the Central Institute for Human Performance (official center of the St. Louis Blues).
His specialty: being a generalist. He assists his athletes to develop the necessary qualities to increase their performances (eg: muscle mass, power, explosiveness, coordination). His work method enabled him to lead several successful athletes in a multitude of different disciplines.
Christian is a prolific writer with three books published, each of which translated into three languages (The Black Book of Training Secrets, Theory and Application of Modern Strength and Power Methods, High Threshold Muscle Building). In addition, Christian is co-author with Paul Carter in a book, which will soon be released. He is also the author of two DVDs (Cluster Training, Mechanical Drop Sets).
Christian is also a senior author and head writer for the E-Magazine T-Nation his articles are read by over 200,000 people every week.
He competed in weightlifting at the national level as well as bodybuilding, He was also a football coach for 8 years.
As a lecturer, he has given conferences and seminars in both the United States and Europe, to audiences ranging from amateur athletes to health professionals and coaches of all types.
Christian Thibaudeau popularized the Neurotyping system. Neural optimization supersedes hormonal optimization because the neural response affects the hormonal response. This is essentially the founding principle and inspiration behind Christian Thibaudeau’s Neurotyping System. The bottom line is simple: you are more likely to train hard, be focused and stay motivated if you like the type of training you are doing, and a training that goes against your nature causes a greater stress response that hinders optimal progression. “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” – Albert Einstein
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NAOMI SHEPPARD
Throughout her 13 years of coaching Naomi has worked with a diverse population of clients ranging from post-op patients to professional athletes. But regardless of the client base she is working with, she leads by example. Naomi, an elite level powerlifter, has numerous British, European and World Records to her name alongside being the #1 strongest lb for lb lifter from the UK of all time. On top of her Squat All-time world record of 262.5kg @ 67.5kg her best lifts include: Squat – 270kg x 2, Bench Press – 140kg x 1 and Deadlift – 220kg x 2.
Naomi uses her experience of competing at the top level to inspire her athletes and show them what is possible when you apply themselves. With a background in Biochemistry, Naomi is well-versed in the nuances of physiology and anatomy and uses this knowledge base to create personalized training and nutrition programs based on science and physiology as well as experience.
Naomi has been a Thibarmy Coach since 2019, during which time her accomplishments have allowed her to relocate to the US to also represent elitefts as an athlete and coach.