Richard Scrivener is a leading fitness professional

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Richard Scrivener

Richard has extensive experience within the health, fitness and nutrition education and training sector. His love of new knowledge shows in the wide range of areas in which he is educated – sport science, personal training, strength and conditioning, behaviour change, and nutrition, amongst others. Richard currently works as the research and development manager for TRAINFITNESS and is a London-based personal trainer. He is a movement training enthusiast and holds the role of Lead Global Master Instructor for the quadrupedal movement training system, Animal Flow. He teaches regularly in UK, throughout Europe, and Asia Scrivener’s previous experience includes working as a strength and conditioning coach within Rugby Union, Soccer, Judo and Boxing. He is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and has written for their fitness publications. Across a 25-year career in the health and fitness industry Rich has taught several thousand students and has helped guide many to become successful fitness professionals in their own right. Rich believes that our knowledge and understanding of what drives better health and performance is always expanding and we must piece together all of the clues from many disciplines, whilst remaining open minded to the fact that what we thought was correct one day may be incorrect the next. Rich is a stalwart believer in “practice what you preach” and subscribes to building health from the ground up for positive and long-lasting results.

Resistance Training Boosts Mental Clarity, Memory & Longevity Blog Banner
20 Jul, 2025 • Strength & Conditioning /

Strength & Conditioning Coach Course Series: Resistance Training Boosts Mental Clarity, Memory & Longevity

We all know that lifting weights builds stronger muscles, improves posture and helps with fat loss. But what if it could also sharpen your memory? Improve your focus? Maybe even reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s? Turns out, it can. More and more research is uncovering a fascinating connection between resistance…

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20 Jul, 2025 • Nutrition /

Nutrition Coach Course Series: How Much Caffeine is Enough?

A PT’s Guide to Dosing for Performance If you’ve been going to the gym for a while, you may have noticed that caffeine is the unofficial mascot of the fitness industry. Whether it’s in your client’s morning coffee, their pre-workout or the energy drink they’re clutching at 7pm (eeek), caffeine…

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11 Jul, 2025 • Nutrition /

Nutrition Coach Course Series: Not All Weight Loss is Good Weight Loss

We’ve all seen it, clients buzzing with excitement because they’ve finally shifted a few kilos. The number on the scale is going down and everything seems to be on track. But then the complaints start trickling in. “I feel a bit weaker,” “my lifts have stalled,” or “I just feel…

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11 Jul, 2025 • Personal Training /

Personal Trainer Course Series: Age Is Not a Barrier to Strength Training

When we talk about resistance training, most people picture barbells, protein shakes and twenty-somethings flexing in the mirror. Rarely does the conversation start with someone in their seventies squatting confidently or doing a solid chest press on the gym floor. But maybe it’s time that changed. Because resistance training isn’t…

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7 Jul, 2025 • Nutrition /

Nutrition Coach Course Series: Not All Workouts Fuel the Same

Why Training Type Should Shape Your Nutrition Strategy Let’s get one thing straight, your body isn’t a machine that runs on the same settings day in day out. The way you train, whether that’s long-distance running, Olympic lifting, CrossFit or a steady programme of strength and hypertrophy, places unique demands…

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