A personal trainer who cares about your results
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About Me
As a Personal Trainer and nutritionist I take your personal training, fitness and weight loss goals at Plus Fitness Alkimos seriously and understand that losing weight and gaining muscle can be challenging.
Winner of 3 x INBA Gold Natural Olympia and 1 x Silver PNBA Pro Cards
Most people think that you get results in the gym, nothing could be further from the truth. Unless you are doing it right, muscle is torn and inflamed in the gym, usually the most fun but most often the most unproductive part. Discipline, hormones (insulin, testosterone, estrogen, ghreline, leptin), eating/macros, sleep and especially, optimal and safe training is what gets results.
My goal is to help you overcome hurdles and reach your dreams. I analyse your body type, lifestyle and metabolism to create your individualised fitness program and personal training session, combined with nutritional guidance all from the gym in Goodlife Butler. Most importantly I've been standing where you are now, facing the challenges of the journey ahead.
I operate from the northern suburb of Butler, Perth in Western Australia at Goodlife Butler, I am a qualified Cert 4 Personal Trainer, Cert 4 in and nutrition, Boxfit and Tai Chi certified, NLP Certified (think Tony Robins) and Certified Hypnotherapist. I cut my teeth in the era where great names such as Frank Zane, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Franco Columbu, Danny Padilla, Tom Platz, Tony Person, Cory Everson and Gary Strydom to name but a few were being talked about with passion in the gym. So I know a thing or two about all facets of weight loss and personal training.
The gym I frequented then (a place called Flex in Caterham UK) consisted of concrete floors, rusty weight plates, very scarce but cracked mirrors, open doors for aircon and luke warm showers. My dreams of competing at this point were cut short by illness and a major operation, having a family and work/life balance.
My first gym job was in 1988, I have been a state level swimmer (Guinness Book of World Records at age 14), a triathlete, 1st place physique competitor, finally competing for the first time at the age of 49 after a 22 year lay off from training, beating those over half my age in some categories.
I am a Dad, partner to a beautiful woman, I have been in shape, out of shape been very time poor due to work and family commitments; we will get you to your goal together!
Testimonials
Aneeka NRL player
Hey Cliff, the Dragons ended up wanting me over there earlier, so I had to get over here quick. I just wanna thank you for giving me your time and using the gym before I took off to start my NRL journey with St George Illawara Dragons. So again. Thank you!
Charlee
Anyone after an awesome personal trainer hit up Cliff Higgs at Plus Fitness Gym Alkimos very motivating, helps you stick to the right nutrition , actually gets you the results you want ( never thought I'd have strong arms ) best decision you will make.
Laura
I’ve been personal training with Cliff twice a week for over 5 months now and believe he is one of the most experienced & committed personal trainers around. I started training in January and I’ve never looked back. I was in a bad place physically and mentally, I probably shared too much info with Cliff but he knew what he had to do to help.
Cliff is focused on helping me achieve my goals and makes every session challenging (& somehow fun). My fitness has increased noticeably and I’ve seen improvements in my ability to complete more core exercises, lift progressively heavier weights & generally push myself harder throughout each session. (Everyday is leg day) I find I actually look forward to my workouts now. In the first 8 weeks I'd lost a whopping 20.5cm. I was buzzing for days after! Can't wait to measure again!
Most importantly, Cliff ensures that my technique is always correct. Always watching and always asking questions to improve my routine.
But I think the biggest thing I've gotten out of this though is the knowledge. That positive attitude to change my life. We share a few apps and Cliff is always reviewing my intake and praises my good days and scolds my bad. My entire lifestyle has changed with my family joining in too. I leave permanently for the uk in July and I will never forget Cliff. He's saved my life!
So I just wanna give him a huge shoutout and spread his awesomeness. I would recommend Cliff to anyone looking to improve their fitness with the most dedicated trainer I know.
Love your work Thank you so much Laura
Donna
Such an knowledgeable personal trainer that really knows how to push you passed your boundaries, always there to help and encourage you to reach your goals. Really nice guy that’s easy to talk to, thank you for everything so far Cliff, your awesome.
Adam
Keep up the great work guys! Love your passion. You deserve everyone of these 5 stars
Online Programs
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