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CJPT Charlie Johns Personal Training | đź“ŤCork

Build healthy and sustainable habits with Charlie. Book your FREE session today at https://www.cjpt.ie/book

Lose weight, get stronger, and start being comfortable in your own skin again.

Doing a social media workout that isn't actually yours?You're not alone. It's the most common beginner mistake I see.It'...
07/09/2026

Doing a social media workout that isn't actually yours?

You're not alone. It's the most common beginner mistake I see.

It's built for someone else's body, someone else's goals, someone else's training history.

So you end up sore, confused, or slightly hurt, and think the gym just isn't for you.

It was never the gym. It was one mismatched plan.

Let's build one that's actually yours. Free chat, link in bio.

Waiting for the right time to start?I used to think that too.It doesn't arrive. There's no quiet month sitting there wai...
04/09/2026

Waiting for the right time to start?

I used to think that too.

It doesn't arrive. There's no quiet month sitting there waiting for you.

You just decide. Life adjusts around the decision, not before it.

I started at 13, mid chaos, mid everything. There was no perfect moment. I just started.

Save this for next time you say "later."

Nobody hands you a rulebook when you walk in for the first time.Turns out you don't need one.Wipe the bench. Don't hog t...
02/09/2026

Nobody hands you a rulebook when you walk in for the first time.

Turns out you don't need one.

Wipe the bench. Don't hog the rack. That's basically the whole thing.

Nobody's watching as closely as you think they are. They're locked into their own set, their own playlist, their own countdown to home time.

I walk every new client through the rest on day one, so you're never guessing.

Save this for your first day at the gym.

If you think a personal trainer’s job is standing behind you counting reps, I don’t blame you - that’s what most of the ...
26/08/2026

If you think a personal trainer’s job is standing behind you counting reps, I don’t blame you - that’s what most of the industry looks like from the outside.

But here is what it actually is and what we (should) do.

We work out why someone’s really here with us (it’s rarely about the number on the scale).

We build a plan that survives an actual busy life.

We fix the technical stuff before it becomes an injury.

We’re the reason someone shows up on the week they really don’t feel like it.

Or at least, these are things that I do and what other personal trainers SHOULD do, but not all do.

The bit I care about most, though, is the ending.

A good PT isn’t trying to keep you forever.

If you still need me in six months - that’s me not having done my job right at all.

Book a call via the link in bio and to get your free 1:1 personal training session.

The bit nobody warns you about isn’t the workout. It’s the 30 seconds standing in the middle of the gym floor with no id...
24/08/2026

The bit nobody warns you about isn’t the workout. It’s the 30 seconds standing in the middle of the gym floor with no idea what to actually do.

I’ve watched this exact moment play out more times than I can count, someone psyches themselves up to finally start, walks in, and freezes because nobody handed them a plan.

So they do 20 minutes on a treadmill and leave feeling like it didn’t count. I’ve done this myself too so don’t worry, you’re not alone.

It’s not a discipline problem. It’s a “nobody showed you where to start” problem, and it’s the single easiest thing to fix with one session.

Let’s have a chat, no pressure, and let’s make a plan for your first gym session.

Send me a message or book a call with the link in bio.

“I’m too unfit, too old, too big to start”Bu****it.I’ve heard some version of all three, dozens of times, and they’re al...
20/08/2026

“I’m too unfit, too old, too big to start”

Bu****it.

I’ve heard some version of all three, dozens of times, and they’re always said like a confession.

They’re not disqualifications.

They’re just where you happen to be standing right now.

Every client I’ve ever had who’s actually changed something - the way they move, the way they see themselves, whether they can keep up with their kids - started exactly where they were, not from some more “ready” version of themselves that never actually shows up.

If one of those three lines has been the thing quietly keeping you out, that’s genuinely the easiest conversation I have.

Let’s chat about where you’re starting from.

Link in bio.

19/08/2026

What I do now to satisfy my sweet tooth cravings whilst in a deficit.

From 3500 calorie binges to sugar free soft drinks.

19/08/2026

How to satisfy your sweet tooth cravings - or at least how I deal with them.

From 3,500 calorie binges to sugar free soft drinks.

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Unit 6 Monahan Road, Ballintemple
Cork
T12V206

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Tuesday 6am - 3:30pm
Wednesday 6am - 3:30pm
Thursday 6am - 3:30pm
Friday 6am - 3:30pm

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