You Don’t Have To Be A Star!
Kerry Kayes, founder of CNP Professional, a leading sports nutrition company, is often dubbed the boxer’s secret weapon and has helped many top boxers, including Ricky Hatton, Matthew Hatton, Matthew Macklin, John Murray and the ‘Smith brothers from Liverpool’ as well as David Price, Tony Jefferies and Joe Murray from the 2008 Olympic boxing team.
But Kerry also helps amateur boxing clubs through sponsorship, advice and encouragement. Recently Kerry invited head coach Adrian Fleming and boxers Jonny Brown 16, Michael Connor 13 and Tom Jones 16 of Leigh Amateur Boxing Club to visit his gym, Betta Bodies in Manchester, and find out a little more about training to be a top class boxer.
"I like to spend time with the youngsters," says Kerry. "It’s easy to get caught up in the professional world and lose sight of the fact that everyone has to start somewhere. These three are very talented boxers and it’s so important that they start looking after their bodies right from the beginning in what is a very competitive and hard sport. If I can help them feel a bit special and get ahead then that’s what it’s all about."
"The lads were thrilled," said Adrian Fleming. "Kerry had raced back from advising UFC superstar Michael Bisping just to talk to my lads! He had never met my three young boxers before and for him to take the time to talk to them really meant a lot.
"When we got to the gym, boxer Jamie Moore was doing his weight training. That was a real bonus. He showed the lads his special schedule (devised by Kerry) and gave them some tips. They were amazed at how much he lifted."
After the gym visit Kerry took Adrian and the three lads back to the boardroom at CNP to explain to them how important it was to get nutrition right from the start. "The individual specialist advice they got was invaluable, especially from someone like Kerry who has advised the best," said Adrian.
"I just couldn’t get over how much time he was prepared to give us," he continues. "We must have been there for about three hours."
As a parting shot Kerry really astonished the young boxers when he showed them there were 1455kcals, 60gm fat and 92gm of sugar in a typical fast-food meal of large burger, large fries and large shake.
"I don’t think we’ll be stopping for a snack on the way home," said Adrian.
CNP Professional is one of the UK’s leading sports nutrition specialist companies. For more information visit www.cnpprofessional.co.uk, or call +44 (0) 161 320 1212 for sports nutrition advice and +44 (0) 161 320 8145 for sales.
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CNP Professional is a leading supplier of sports nutrition supplements including protein shakes, protein bars, creatine supplements, meal replacements, mass gainers, weight loss supplements and post work out shakes, all designed for the ultimate in sports nutrition.
Kerry Kayes, the founder of CNP Professional, is a former national bodybuilding champion. He has been involved in sports nutrition for many years and his dietary expertise has established him as ‘the man in the know’ to a wide variety of sportspeople worldwide such as the Ericsson Round the World Yacht Team, boxer Ricky Hatton, darts champion Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor, international strongman Glen Ross and Sean Long of Hull FC.
CNP Professional supplements are carefully formulated to ensure that the body is able to make best use of the nutrients. Unlike many nutritional supplements, CNP Professional’s products are easy to drink.
There are several articles explaining protein nutrition supplements on the CNP website – go to the home page and click on ‘nutrition’ under the articles section.