The Team

I’m the founder and owner of Pinnacle Performance. Having spent 14 years in the British Army, I’ve worked and trained in places far and wide. I’m 100% dedicated to each members needs and enjoy the challenge of helping them achieving their goals and targets using not only an evidence-based but also a holistic approach to training.

• Masters Dip in Personal Training
• UKSCA L1 Strength & Conditioning Coach
• Running Technique (Premier Training International)
• VDOT Certified Distance Running Coach
• Leadership in Running Fitness
• Advanced Nutrition for Physical Performance & Weight Management
• Intermediate Optimising Fitness for Paddlesport Tutor
• Management of lower back pain trainer
• Special Populations including Diabetes, Obesity, asthma and orthopaedic conditions
• CRB Checked ( Multiple Locations )
• Sports Safeguarding & Protecting Children
• Level 3 Coach (Inland Kayak) 5 Star Trained 3 Star Assessor
• CRB DBS Cleared (Multiple Locations)

Athletes I currently work with or have done in the past:  Louis Sinclair (Oracle Team USA), Simon Fisher, Justin Slattery (Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing Team), Robert Greenhalgh (Mapfre Ocean Racing Team), Peter Greenhalgh (The Wave Extreme Sailing Series), Hannah Diamond (Crew – Nacra 17 Olympic Class – Volvo Ocean Race – Vestas), Andrew Tarboton (Crew – 49er SA), David Bartholomew (Tokoloshe), Alexandrea Rickham and Niki Birrell (Scud Olympic Class), Kees Postman (Clipper), Joanne Hamilton-Vale (Sup). This ongoing and exciting……..

What I get up to:

In 2015 I and 3 other friends raised £9700 for the Paediatric High Dependency Unit, Southampton General Hospital. We ran 7 marathons in 7 days around various locations in Hampshire and Surrey, barefoot! The challenge finished on the 27th of Sept of that year completing over 275km. Challenge Website

In 2016 I working on breaking my personal best in the marathon which currently stands at 2hrs 59min, this was achieved at the Bournemouth marathon festival last year (2016) in Luna Sandals. Whilst achieving this milestone which was to be my first attempt at a marathon in flip flops, I have now gone on to break personal records in the 5k, 10k, and a half marathon.

2017 was a year of transition due to a few injuries which kept me from running, no problem I’ll start cycling then! Wow, I absolutely loved it and once I was able to run again I mixed the two, and soon came the Duathlons… Later that year I was positioned high and qualified to represent the GB Age Group Team!

2018 has been an incredible year. In March I entered my first Duathlon and came 3rd overall and second in my age group, which enabled me to register my intent to qualify for the European Middle Distance Championships in Vejle Denmark as a Team GB Age Group Athlete. I did and I went on to compete and I came 8th in my age cat and 1st GB in age group, so I have now subsequently qualified for this year’s Long Distance World Championships in Zofingen, Switzerland coming 14th in the World in my Cat, the story continues…

I view strength and conditioning as something for everyone, and will strive to find the right balance and formulas to ensure the client is continually progressing, while enjoying their training experience at the same time. I am able to achieve this with my background and experience in a variety of different sports and training methods. I will ensure I am helping clients find the right goals to work towards in conjunction with the appropriate exercise and nutrition guidelines, while also providing input into what I feel they have the potential to achieve. I feel it is important that clients remain realistic with their expectations and continue to take steps forward as this is what will ultimately get them to where they want to be, and more importantly, keep them there. I have an open mind to all the information out there in terms of exercise and nutrition and will research and experiment with what I find to ensure I am giving clients the correct feedback and guidance.

• B.A (Hons) Degree in Sport and Fitness Management
• The Register of Exercise Professionals (REPS) Level 3 Certification in Personal Training

On a personal level I have competed and won medals at a County standard as a 100m sprinter, while developing a greater understanding of Strength and Conditioning to take my performance to a progressive higher level. My experience has given me confidence and a greater understanding how to attain better results in a multitude of areas including body composition, strength training, flexibility and mobility, pre and rehabilitation and effective planning in peaking for major competition. I have been fortunate enough to train people in numerous sports including Running, Football, Rugby, Golf, Triathlon, Sailing and Strongman / Woman. Those experiences have enabled me to become more efficient in my planning for clients and enable them to achieve their objectives quicker.

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Emma works with clients on a range of issues, providing practical solutions that fit with their lifestyles. As well as general nutrition qualifications she also has a specialism in sports and exercise nutrition.

• Common issues she helps clients with are:

  • sustainable weight loss or muscle growth – setting up a diet that gets results in all of the right places, and teaching clients how to sustain those results for life
  • perimenopause/menopause issues  – helping to reduce symptoms and manage weight and bodyfat around their waistline
  • food sensitivities – identifying the cause of the issue and designing a diet that works for them
  • lowering cholesterol levels and high blood pressure following a diagnosis by a GP, helping clients to avoid lifelong medications
  • reversing prediabetes and type 2 diabetes and teaching clients how to manage their blood sugar levels
  • working with type 1 diabetics to manage their weight and teaching them how to manage their condition safely.
  • Improving mood, focus and energy – structuring clients’ diets to lift mood, increase focus and productivity, and improve overall health so that they can live the life that they want to live.

She has also worked with athletes across a range of sports and abilities including general fitness enthusiasts, runners, sailors, taekwondo athletes, duathletes, bodybuilders, MMA fighters, strongman competitors and powerlifters, helping to optimize their diet so they make weight safely when needed whilst optimising performance.

Her goal is to dispel nutrition myths and empower people to make healthy choices, whilst giving them the knowledge to be able to eat the foods they enjoy without derailing their progress.

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