COACH & TRANSFORMATION LIFESTYLE SPECIALIST:
ANDREAS NADIOTIS
"I WAS OVERWEIGHT FROM MY EARLY
CHILDHOOD AND BY AGE OF 15
I WEIGHED 124KG. I WAS A VERY SICKLY CHILD GROWING UP AND WOULD GET ILL AT LEAST 3 TIMES THROUGH WINTER EACH YEAR"
I WEIGHED 124KG. I WAS A VERY SICKLY CHILD GROWING UP AND WOULD GET ILL AT LEAST 3 TIMES THROUGH WINTER EACH YEAR"
I was overweight from my early
childhood and by the age of 15, I weighed 124kg (currently I weigh
77kg). I was a very sickly child growing up and would
get ill at least 3 times through winter each year.
I have experienced many diets in my life. I
have always enjoyed sports and being an active kid playing sports. I
competed in all the events at athletics, I did karate, swimming, played tennis,
rugby, soccer and cricket. However, my love for food and sugary foods
would always out balance my activities. Even though I would constantly be on
diets and be part of diet support groups, I would lose weight but as soon as
I returned to my accustomed way of living I would put
on most of the weight again. Being Greek, my mom always knew how to
cook tasty, rich, high calorie dishes which I could not resist. I was also brought
up being told that I must finish all the food on my
plate, and eat all the food prepared, otherwise it will go to waste!
"I SPEND ALOT OF MY TIME HELPING
PEOPLE..."
We all need someone that understands what we
are going through.
Being a trainer these past 4 years I have
learnt that we all need someone to believe in us and support us. Everyone has
unique skills and abilities that they cannot see, helping them find
their strengths and by making them aware of their weaknesses, we find a centre
point which is crucial in them achieving their goals.
I spent a lot of my time doing research and
reading up about exercise and nutrition. With the aid of
Precision Nutrition’s Nutrition Coaching Course, I have been able to use the
system to advise and coach people on the importance
of good nutrition. I now know that every person is different and
has unique requirements depending on their body type, however,
the perfect starting point for any person is “eat meat veggies, nuts, seeds,
some fruit, little starch and no sugar”. I spend a lot of time
helping people who are looking for a second chance in life, they
need someone who can guide them and give them accurate
advice and support and has personal experience.
"CROSSFIT HAS BEEN A
GREAT AID TO MY PROGRAMMING"
Crossfit has been a great aid to my
programming. It has been the key that helped me make exercise fun,
effective, challenging and scalable to fit all. I have used Crossfit to
help make difference in various peoples performance, from
competitive athletes, to over 60 year olds, to disabled people without
limbs and even people who had recovered from heart bypass’s and unable to
exercise. Today they are even fitter and stronger than some 18
year olds.
I was first introduced to Crossfit in 2008
when I stumbled across news leading to the 2008 games and I
have been hooked ever since. I have been a fan of Greg
Glassman’s work from when he used to be with Gym Jones.
"MY FAVORITE ATHLETE IS JASON KHALIPA"
I am a big fan of all the athletes
and competitors as each one is an amazing individual, they tend to
give back and get involved in society and each have an inspirational
story. My favourite athlete is Jason Khalipa. As a person he is
a very welcoming, friendly and full of optimism, he never fails
to see a good thing in any given challenge. He makes those around him feel good
and gives them a sense of hope. He has never given up in any Crossfit
games he has competed in, he did not even give up when he
was coming almost stone last after the hill run on the 1st event of 2009
games, he even managed to make top 10 that year. We
should all take it as lesson to never give up no matter how the odds
may seem to be against us, never giving up builds something in you. Others
around you will see it and it will give them hope. There truly is always
hope, you must never give up.
"GOT INVOLVED WITH THE CROSSFIT COMMUNITY"
I try to get involved and support
as many Crossfit events as I can, I find they are lots of fun
and I enjoy seeing everyone and catching up. The community is very
welcoming and supportive to everyone,
young and old - everyone is treated as family. I
have a great interest in the African Regionals every year,
I have rooted and followed the African athlete that competed each
year at the Crossfit Games. This year I was able to personally
go and support the athletes competing in the African Regionals in
Cape Town. I really enjoyed it and I will definitely make it a annual event (if
I was to be granted affiliation, I would definitely be getting involved
and helping in any way possible). I had a few friends who were competing
that I helped, trained and guided through the years leading through
to the Regionals.
"MY AIM IS TO OPEN PEOPLES EYES TO
A WORLD THEY NEVER KNEW EXISTED AND TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE PERSONAL EXERCISE AND
FITNESS GOALS"
It has been a dream of mine to have my own
gym and training facility, however, to make this dream
perfect it would have to be a Crossfit facility. I love the Crossfit
community and would give anything to be able to help the future
Crossfit community grow and give back to the current Pretoria Crossfit
community in South Africa. My aim is to open people’s eyes to a world
they never knew existed and to help them achieve personal
exercise and fitness goals that they one day wished they could achieve.
By coaching through a CrossFit training
facility in a area that has great potential and interest in
CrossFit. I want to introduce
CrossFit to people of all age, race, gender, religion and
especially to people with disabilities or special needs. I want to get
involved and support various organizations as Crossfit has done within
Kenya. Introducing the world to the Crossfit community and
showing them how we care and want to make this world a better place. I
also want to help and support charities through fun fitness fundraising
events.
"HAVING 6 YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE AS A TRAINER, INSTRUCTOR, COACH, FOOD ADVISER, BELIEVER AND STUDENT
OF CROSSFITS TEACHING SINCE 2008..."
Having 6 years of experience as a trainer,
instructor, coach, food adviser believer, and student of Crossfit’s
teachings since 2008 I believe I am capable and
confident enough to successfully run a Crossfit gym and
starting a successful community. I am a successful trainer with good coaching,
motivational and food nutritional coaching skills. I have always given
my very best and changed 100s of people’s lives. I believe with a Crossfit
affiliation I will be able to expand my helping hand to 100s more if not 1000s.
I love my job, I won’t lie
I cannot consider it as being a job. Its my
passion and calling in life, its what I spend my free time
doing every day. I am always ready to give my everything, and get my hands
dirty without a second thought. I am constantly studying and
practicing new concepts and doing research to expand my knowledge and
experience to become a better coach and person, it never ends. I
am easy to get along with, I enjoy meeting new people, and I
am open minded, I am comfortable with change as needed. I
am always ready and able to make a difference and change lives.
Bellow is my before and after photos of when I lost my last 16kg in 9 weeks back in 2005.
(This by far was the hardest last few kg's to lose in my body transformation journey, took a lot of dedication and consistency.)
(This by far was the hardest last few kg's to lose in my body transformation journey, took a lot of dedication and consistency.)
Weight: 86kg Weight: 69kg
COACH & EXPERIENCED ATHLETE:
GIAN SMIT
ATHLETIC HISTORY
"5TH PLACE AT THE CROSSFIT 2011 AFRICA REGIONALS"
"8TH PLACE AT THE
CROSSFIT 2012 AFRICA REGIONALS"
"9TH PLACE AT THE CROSSFIT GAMES 2013 AFRICA REGIONALS"
"2013 JUNIOR SOUTH AFRICA POWER LIFTING CHAMPION"
"2013 SENIOR SOUTH AFRICA WEIGHT LIFTING CHAMPION"
"REPRESENTED AFRICA IN RUSSIA FOR THE WORLD RAW POWER LIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS"
Gian came 8th place in the world championships in Russia making 4 SA records in hes Junior 94kg category. 210kg Squat, Bench Press 147.5kg and Deadlift 255kg creating a total of 612.5kg."9TH PLACE AT THE CROSSFIT GAMES 2013 AFRICA REGIONALS"
"2013 JUNIOR SOUTH AFRICA POWER LIFTING CHAMPION"
"2013 SENIOR SOUTH AFRICA WEIGHT LIFTING CHAMPION"
"REPRESENTED AFRICA IN RUSSIA FOR THE WORLD RAW POWER LIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS"
AMANDA: 4:29 (2013-02-15)
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DIANNE: 3:45 (2013-02-14)
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"King Kong"
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