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Personal Training in a private studio Monaghan

​​Thank you for visiting my website.  My name is Damian Kierans and I am a full time Personal Trainer and Martial Arts/Personal Protection Instructor in Monaghan and the surrounding area.  I have had an interest in health and fitness from a young age, being first introduced to weight lifting at the age of 12 by a cousin of mine who was a professional bodybuilder at the time.  At the age of 16 I took up martial arts and I've been seriously involved in that ever since.  I currently hold black belts in 7 different martial arts and have the rank of Master in three of them.  I am a qualified Health & Fitness instructor and Personal Trainer with the NCEF, a Level 1 Strength & Conditioning coach with the UKSCA, a MMA Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Institute of Human Performance and a Level 1 CrossFit Trainer, CrossFit Gymnastics Trainer & CrossFit Football Trainer. I am also a Specialist in Fitness Nutrition certified by the International Sports Science Association and a Chen Style Tai Chi and Qigong Instructor.

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Grandmaster Damian Kierans is regularly featured in Ireland's leading martial arts magazine and was on the cover of the June 2015 edition.
But I think that is more than enough about me, the question is what can I do for you?

As your personal trainer you get to train with me on a 1-2-1 basis in my own private fitness studio or if you prefer you could bring you partner or friend (take a look at the training section for more details). Being a private studio you are able to train without having other people watching you or using the piece of equipment you had intended to use next. (The pictures below will give you an idea of what my studio is like). You will have a personalised programme that is designed by me for your specific goals, whether it is to lose weight, gain weight, increase muscle mass, improve your strength & conditioning for your next MMA fight or to improve your time in your next 10k run. I will design your programme to enable you to achieve your goals.  I will teach you correct exercise technique to enable you to get the most out of each session. I will also give you nutritional advice to enable you to live a healthier lifestyle or to help improve your sports performance.


To put it simply my job is to:

TRAIN YOU with the correct programme for your goals, and to teach you correct technique
MOTIVATE YOU to achieve your goals, and to surpass your physical expectations
EDUCATE YOU on how to make exercise and healthy eating part of your life
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Meeting President Higgins in Áras an Uachtaráin in relation to promoting the health benefits of Tai Chi & Qigong in Ireland
If your experience with fitness involves being part of a leisure centre gym, or going to an aerobics, circuit training class or maybe you've never done any formal exercise before, then training with me will be an experience.  All sessions are based around functional movements.  So you won't be doing any leg curls or extension or any machine based exercises for that matter.  Machine based exercises have no functional roll in real life. When have you ever lifted your heel up to your backside with a weight hanging off it?  So that is not a functional way to train the hamstrings.  Dead Lifts, RDL's, Squats (to name a few) are all functional exercises that not only train the hamstrings but also work almost all the muscles in the body.  That same example can apply to all machine based exercises.  The main reason weight machines were made was so that large volumes of beginners could train in a gym without the need for any real instruction. All exercises in my studio are done using Dumbbells, Barbells, Kettlebells, Bands, cables and calisthenic movements.  I even use rope climbs, tyre lifts, sledgehammers, beer kegs and wheelbarrows etc. for people who are interested in that kind of training.  
​I cater for all levels of fitness, so if you are someone who has never done any formal exercise or you have been stuck in a rut and have lost the motivation to get off the sofa and lose those few extra pounds or you have hit a plateau in your training and are no longer making any improvements, then get in contact with me and see how I can help you achieve your goals.

The are basically three different personal training options to choose from.
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My Private studio is just 4 mile from Monaghan Town centre
​Option 1: Private 1 to 1 Training
This is where you come and train in my private studio with me. Each session is tailored to your needs. This option currently costs €50.00 per session!   You will also be given a programme to train at home.

Option 2: Bring a partner or friend
This option is the same as option one only your partner or friend will be training with you. With this option you are able to share the cost with your partner.  This option is currently €70.00 per session! So just €35.00 each..!!!

Option 3: Private one to one training at a venue of your choice.
This option is similar to option 1 only, instead of you coming to my studio to train, I travel to your home, office or any venue that is convenient for you. I will bring whatever equipment is needed for the training session, or if you have some home gym equipment I can incorporate that into the programme also. This option costs is currently €65.00 (price may vary depending on location).
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For anyone that would just like a group fitness class I teach Metafit in my Martial Arts Centre every Tuesday & Friday at 7.30pm and Thursdays at 6.30pm.  As well as the Martial Arts classes I offer.  Thank you again for taking the time to look at my website if you have any questions please get in contact.  
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