Scott Sherwood

A wealth of experience and a real intuitive grasp of how to make a workout enjoyable for each unique individual mark Scott out as one of the most successful trainers operating around the City and East London areas. He takes a highly analytical approach to working with each client and marries that with the rare ability to always have a laugh and a joke, no matter how hard or intense the workout.

Here is Scott in his own words, in his own inimitable style:

“I was born in Brisbane, Australia. At school I had above average grades. Ok, I was the class geek! Always having my head in a book, sport was the last thing on my mind. Yes, I was always the last picked for any team!

But at the age of 11 I saw first bodybuilding magazine and knew then that was what I wanted to look like when I was older! Those plans were put on hold for a few years while my nerdy side focused on education, resulting in a Bachelor of Science in statistics and pure mathematics.

I started training at the gym at 17. By this time, I was 6’4’’ and a rather skinny 165lbs. Like most people who start out at the gym, I had no idea what to do so I followed what I read in the bodybuilding magazines. Of course, this didn’t work.

I did the Fitness Leaders course through the Brisbane branch of the Y.M.C.A. I then went on to do the Resistance Training course as well. Thus, I qualified to be a personal trainer.

The first person I applied all this training and nutrition knowledge to was myself. I now weigh 225lbs and still train regularly. My motto is ‘My body is my business card!.”

I moved to London 13 years ago. At first I worked in the truly exciting world of pensions. However, I wanted to train others in my passion – getting others to shape their bodies so that they too were proud of the work they had done, and the results they had gained.

I began work as a trainer in Soho Gym in 2004, branching out to freelance personal training in 2005. Before starting with Ultimate Performance, I operated a private studio in Wimpole Street, W1.

I prefer not to use the term bodybuilding as this gives people the wrong idea about their training and how they will look. I prefer ‘body sculpting’ - seeing the body as a piece of clay that the owner can shape as desired. Whether that sculpting is gaining muscle or losing size, the principles are the same. It’s all a matter of training consistently and monitoring a person’s diet. With these in place, anything can be achieved.”