ATHLETE TRAINING

ELITE PERFORMANCE TRAINING

With over 22 years of experience in the sports performance industry, Head Coach Andy Coulson has built a reputation for developing elite athletes and driving results at the highest level. Olympians, UFC fighters and Cagewarriors world champions are just some of the caliber of athlete training out of unit 29. 


Andy has worked with hundreds of athletes across multiple sports, from world-class fighters to professional footballers. Each programme strategically designed to meet the athletes needs.


Footballers including Jordan Pickford, Anthony Patterson, Dan Neil, Jack Diamond, and Gary Madine have all used Unit 29 as part of their pre-season performance preparation. Andy was credited with the training done with England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.

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The gym has become a training base for some of the North’s most top fighters, using Unit 29 to prepare for bouts.


Among them that have used/continue to use are are professional boxers Josh Kelly, Dan Toward and Cyrus Pattinson, along with UFC and Cagewarriors champions Kennedy Freeman, Justin Burlison,George and Harry Hardwick.

Learning from world renowned strength and conditioning coaches including Phil Daru, Joe DeFranco, and Charles Poliquin. Drawing from these experiences, he’s developed his own evidence-based training systems that have been successfully applied to world-class performers across combat sports and professional football.


Once a fighter is matched, we analyse the opponent, assess key performance indicators, and create a bespoke training plan to optimise strength, speed, power and conditioning.


There’s no guesswork and no gimmicks — every exercise has purpose and every session has intent.

We’re not here to look good on social media; we’re here to build better athletes.

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TRAINING PROGRAMMES


Fight camp

A precision-built training model designed to peak you for match. You will follow the condensed programme training every aspect — strength, speed, power, and conditioning.


Out of camp
Develop a robust foundation ready to withstand the demands of an upcoming fight camp. Focused on building muscle. strength and conditioning.


Pre-season - football

The best time to build. Giving the short period of time, a condensed training model will be followed. Working on specific areas that need improvements.


In-season - football
‍Train through your season with intelligent programming tailored to your sport’s demands. Our sessions promote recovery, sustain performance, and keep you at your physical peak all year round..

ATHLETES WHO HAVE ALL TRAINED @ UNIT 29

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