Nick Mitchell (personal trainer)

Nick Mitchell is a British personal trainer and fitness writer.^[1]

Career

Mitchell holds two undergraduate degrees in English Literature and Law and in 2009 he set up the first Ultimate Performance (U.P.) personal training gym in London.^[2][3][4]

In 2017, Mitchell moved to Los Angeles to open U.P. gyms in the United States, beginning with a gym in this city.^[5][6] The Los Angeles gym opened in 2018 in Brentwood, Los Angeles, and personal trainers are liable to lose their jobs if clients don't see results.^[7][8]

Ultimate Performance currently operates personal training gyms in nine countries across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Australasia and the United States. Mitchell is Global CEO of Ultimate Performance which has its base of operations in Manchester, England.^[9][10]

He has written and been featured in articles in Men's Health, Men's Fitness, The Daily Telegraph, The Huffington Post, The Independent, AskMen and MailOnline, writing about fitness, exercise, personal training, diet and nutrition.^[11][12][13]

Books

Mitchell wrote his first book in 2012, Men's Fitness 12 Week Body Plan, in collaboration with Joe Warner, the Editor of Men's Fitness.^[14][15]

His first two books, Men's Fitness 12 Week Body Plan and Your Ultimate Body Transformation Plan,^[16][17] both reached Number 2 in the Amazon bestseller list. His books have been translated into multiple languages, including Chinese.^[18]

In 2017, Mitchell published his third book, the first in the U.P. Encyclopaedia of Personal Training series: Principles of Muscle Building Program Design with Body Transformation Meal Plan Design.^[19] In 2018 he followed up with Volume 2 of the series.^[20]

References

1. Fletcher, Anna (28 April 2019). "Nick Mitchell, founder of Ultimate Performance Fitness: From dad bod to Grecian god, my gyms are fit for purpose". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0956-1382. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
2. Roue, Lucy. "How Arnold Schwarzenegger inspired the founder of Manchester celebrity gym Ultimate Performance to create a multi-million pound personal fitness empire", Manchester Evening News, Manchester, 27 March 2018. Retrieved on 30 August 2018.
3. "Success in the Personal Training Gym Industry". The Fitness Network. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
4. "This Former Lawyer Built a $22 Million Global Fitness Brand". Grit Daily. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
5. "Los Angeles", UltimatePerformance.com Retrieved on 31 August 2018.
6. Mitchell, Nick "The Entrepreneur: Nick Mitchell, Ultimate Performance Fitness", startups Retrieved on 31 August 2018.
7. "Trainers at Brentwood gym held accountable for clients' success", KABC-TV Retrieved on 31 August 2018.
8. Mkandawire, Vinjeru (4 September 2019). "Former City worker set for big payday from Ultimate Performance stake sale". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
9. "Our Personal Training Gyms", UPFitness.com Retrieved on 09 December 2019.
10. "Weighty issue: at what age should children start working out?". The National. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
11. Health, Men's (30 July 2008). "The circuit of death". Men's Health. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
12. "The best workout supplement combos". Coach. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
13. "8 popular workouts that are a waste of time, and the ones you should be doing instead". The Independent. 7 June 2017. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
14. "Men's Fitness 12 Week Body Plan (Mens Health) Paperback – 20 Dec 2012", Amazon Retrieved on 30 August 2018.
15. "Men's Fitness 12 Week Body Plan (Paperback)", Waterstones Retrieved on 31 August 2018.
16. "Your Ultimate Body Transformation Plan: Get into the best shape of your life – in just 12 weeks by Nick Mitchell - Paperback | HarperCollins". HarperCollins UK. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
17. "Your Ultimate Body Transformation Plan: Get into the best shape of your life – in just 12 weeks Paperback – 31 Dec 2015", Amazon Retrieved on 30 August 2018.
18. "Your ultimate body transformation plan: get into the best shape of your life in just 12 weeks (Chinese Edition) (Chinese) Paperback – 1 Jun 2017", Amazon Retrieved on 04 September 2018.
19. "Principles of Muscle Building Program Design (U.P. Encyclopaedia of Personal Training Vol 1) Paperback – 19 Dec 2017", Amazon Retrieved on 30 August 2018.
20. "Body Transformation Meal Plan Design (U.P. Encyclopaedia of Personal Training Vol 2)", Amazon Retrieved on 30 August 2018.