My name is Barry Vaughan and I have been involved in the fitness and health industry now for 17 years. I have been a gym instructor, personal trainer, strength & conditioning coach for athletes, worked in the corporate sector, and completed tens of thousands of hours of hands on coaching.
Olympic Weightlifting Coach (IAWLA/IRFU)
Pilates Matwork Instructor (FFI)
Experience
I have worked in gyms for 17 years, and have also worked with big corporate companies on their wellness programmes. I have managed gyms and worked in a Sport & Exercise role within professional sport and with the Defence forces. I much prefer hands-on coaching and treatment nowadays, because it means a lot to me and means a lot to the client if I can empower them to be pain free, strong, fit and better able to tackle life’s challenges.
Online Personal Training
During the corona virus lockdown, I was able to pivot to working online, so that I could keep helping the clients and patients I already had, and also take on new clients. At the moment everybody needs a bit of extra help in staying fit and healthy and active, and combating the boredom and inactivity that can come from working at home. My 6 week online programme is going very well, and is getting great feedback and delivering results, you can join in my sending me a message or booking on the main page.
Neuromuscular Therapy
Here, I found that as an athlete and personal trainer working long hours, having being injured a few times, that standard treatments of massage and physiotherapy seemed to be never-ending and costly. I felt brilliant after every treatment, only to revert back to being in pain after a days. I found this emotionally (and financially!) exhausting.
Eventually I stumbled upon a modern method of treatment called Neuromuscular Therapy. Apart from having a super-cool name, what struck me was that the results were outstanding! It took fewer treatments to bring about a lasting change in my pain, because my therapist was very skilled and specially trained to treat not just the symptoms, but discover the root cause of my pain. I finally felt like I was in personal control of the outcome. Inspired, I enrolled on the course straight away, and with the help of my amazing tutors at the National Training Centre, I have never looked back. I have added to my skillset over time, and now I have a range of powerful treatment tools at my disposal, including;
Neuromuscular Therapy
Physical Therapy
Othopaedic Massage
Sports Massage
Dry Needling
Electroacupuncture
Muscle Energy Technuques
Soft Tissue Releases (STR, known as ART in the U.S.)
Personal Training & Rehabilitation
I have worked with all types of clients, including the general public, weight loss clients, athletes, busy moms and dads, and stressed out business-people that may have left their health and self-care go. I have a reputation in the industry for being the person that everyone comes to for advice and a solution when things go wrong, both for clients and younger fitness professionals. I have had numerous clients lose over 10 stone, and have been blessed to train two All-Ireland winning GAA teams, and trained world champions across sports like powerlifting, rowing , and MMA.
Corporate Health
I have carried out corporate health work with big companies like Cook Ireland in Limerick, and have joined forces with other professionals in my referral network like nutritionists, life coaches, yoga teachers in assisting people to keep their lives in balance and boost happiness and productivity. I will release a series of educational materials soon on my Facebook Group!
