Real coaches. Real qualifications.
Four full-time coaches, each with a speciality. Every one of them still trains in the classes they teach.
Meet the team
Four coaches, four specialities.
Jamie Okafor
Eight years as a strength and conditioning coach in rugby league before opening Northside in 2019. UKSCA accredited. Runs the Strength programme.
Ellie Brennan
British Weightlifting Level 2 coach who competes at 64 kg. Patient with beginners, ruthless about bar path.
Dan Whitfield
Former university rower and Level 3 PT. Writes the Engine sessions and coaches Hyrox and indoor-rowing athletes one-to-one.
Amara Mensah
BSc Sports Therapy. Leads Mobility classes and helps members return to training after injury, in touch with their physio.
We coach every rep, so you can trust every lift.
No one-size-fits-all programmes, no influencer workouts. Just qualified people, a written plan and a group that turns up for each other.