
MEET YOUR COACH
EDUCATION
MSC APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY
BSC SPORTS AND EXERCISE SCIENCE
NSCA CERTIFIED STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING SPECIALIST
BWL BRITISH WEIGHTLIFTING COACH LVL 2
CASES CHARTERED SPORTS SCIENTIST
EXPERIENCE
UEL HUMAN PERFORMANCE LABORATORY
UEL RESEARCH GROUP
WEST HAM ACADEMY | STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
CRYSTAL PALACE ACADEMY | STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
MIND2MUSCLE REHABILITATION CENTRE
PERSONAL TRAINER FOR CLOSE TO A DECADE
ABOUT ME
I was born in Romania—with a football at my feet and a point to prove.
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From a young age, structure and discipline weren’t optional. They were expected. My parents didn’t talk about “motivation”—they showed it. Day in, day out. Organised. Focused. No shortcuts.
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That mindset carried into football. I climbed my way up to the professional level, but every time I stepped onto the pitch, it felt like the weight of the world was on my back. High expectations. No room for error. I loved the game, but the pressure? It chipped away at me.
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Injuries didn’t help. Three knee injuries in 2 years. Each one took a little piece of me with it. I tried to come back. I pushed. I rehabbed. I played semi-pro for a while. But eventually, my body made the decision for me. Football—the thing I built my identity around—was no longer an option.
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So, I had to rebuild.
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I threw myself into learning. Into science. Into understanding what made the human body perform, adapt, and recover. And as a result, I earned the top grade in the entire health and bioscience department at university after graduating from my MSc Applied Physiology—not for bragging rights, but because I was obsessed with figuring it out.
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And I didn’t stop there.
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I started a business. I wanted to take everything I knew—everything I had lived through—and turn it into something real for other people.
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But building something on your own? That hits different.
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I hit burnout more times than I can count. Physically. Mentally. Emotionally. Running a business, trying to grow, trying to lead—it broke me more than once. But each time, I came back stronger. Each time, I built better systems. I stopped winging it and started planning 3, 6, 12 months ahead.
That changed everything.
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Today, I run RLC Performance—a high-level coaching business built on hard-work, structure, and results. No shortcuts. No fake hype. Just science-backed strategies that actually work.
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Why?
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Because I know what it feels like to lose direction. To have your identity ripped from you. To wonder if the pressure will ever let up. And I know the power of rebuilding—with purpose this time.
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I coach with science. I lead with experience. I don’t babysit, and I don’t sell fantasy.
I give people the truth—and the tools to back it up.
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This work matters to me because I know what it’s like to feel stuck. And I know what it takes to get out.
I’m here to guide you through that.
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Now, I lead clients—entrepreneurs, professionals, high performers—through the process of regaining control over their health, their bodies, their outcomes.
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Because when your body is dialed in, everything else levels up:
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You lead better.
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You think sharper.
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You show up for your family.
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You stop negotiating with yourself.
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And when you take full ownership of how you eat, train, sleep, think—you unlock a level of freedom most people never reach.
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This isn’t about me anymore.
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It’s about building the kind of standard that forces people to raise theirs.
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One habit. One system. One win at a time.