
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.
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.
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.
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.
So, I had to rebuild.
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.
And I didn’t stop there.
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.
But building something on your own? That hits different.
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.
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.
Why?
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.
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.
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.
Now, I lead clients—entrepreneurs, professionals, high performers—through the process of regaining control over their health, their bodies, their outcomes.
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.
And when you take full ownership of how you eat, train, sleep, think—you unlock a level of freedom most people never reach.
This isn’t about me anymore.
It’s about building the kind of standard that forces people to raise theirs.
One habit. One system. One win at a time.