Over an eight-week training regime, participants from Base 51 Functional Fitness challenged themselves to gain muscle and lose weight for the chance to nab a cash prize of a thousand dollars.
With a combination of personal training and dieting, the eight-week challenge winner and “$1000 Dollar Man” was Paul Douthwaite, who pulled off some staggering results.
Paul’s outcome was a loss of 10 kilograms of Body Fat – dropping him down to 8.7 per cent body fat – and a gain of six kilograms of lean muscle mass.
Base 51 Head Trainer John Russolillo said he was astounded by Paul’s “legendary results”.
“The effort, showing up every day, consistency and a good program is what gets those kinds of results,” John said.
“It’s testament to both the training of Base and to Paul’s commitment.”
Paul, who took part in Base 51’s Elite Squad small group personal training as well, attributed his success to a few factors.
“My body has changed dramatically in the time I’ve been training. I couldn’t even do a push-up at the start and now I’m kicking goals everywhere,” Paul said.
“I’ve been to plenty of gyms and lasted a few weeks, but here it captured my attention. There’s a family there and that’s a real appeal – you see the same faces every week and you get to know each other.
“We were all working together towards a goal and that helps you form bonds. The training and making sure you’re working out with the right form helps massively. It’s helped me get back into my running, which I haven’t done for two or three years.
“Being able to work out alongside my wife and my son now is really the biggest reward. And my golf is at a different level now, so I have to thank John and Base 51 for all of that.”
Paul is now being affectionately known at the gym as the “$1000 Dollar Man” and plans to take part in another challenge – although he’s not expecting to lose another 10-kilograms.
Image1: Winner, winner chicken dinner for Paul Douthwaite as heclaimed a $1000 dollar prize in the Base 51 Functional Fitness Eight-WeekChallenge
