The traditional view would be that a hands-on , regular coach is better . One would imagine that having your coach stand opposite you and appraise your physique daily , stand behind you and push you during the last squat set and shake your hand every evening is what is needed for success .
Well , in order to address this , let ’ s look at IFBB Pro Marius Dohne . Everyone knows who he is – he represented this country at the Mr Olympia with aplomb and he is a well-known face in the bodybuilding establishment of this country and the world . However , there is another part of Marius that demands some attention . He is a bodybuilding coach , and specifically , he has a very successful online coaching business . Why talk about the merits of online training ? Consider the following : His business , BTD ( Born to Dominate ), had 17 clients qualify for the IFBB SA Championships , and out of those 17 qualifications , two clients won their provincial overalls ( Juan Bothma and Shanti Mitchell ). Of the 17 qualifications at the SA Champs , BTD had 7 wins ( 6 division wins and the men ’ s overall title with Shanti Mitchell ).
Juan Bothma went on to win the NABBA SA overall title and Raymond Nortje won the WPF SA junior title . Put another way , Marius coaches the IFBB SA champion bodybuilder , the NABBA SA champion bodybuilder and the WPF junior SA champion bodybuilder .
Clearly there are merits to online training , and specifically BTD , and therefore we would miss a trick if we did not try and get into Marius ’ head regarding this rapidly growing industry in competitive bodybuilding .
M . E : How long have you been a coach for ( personal and online )? Marius : I qualified as a personal trainer in 2001 . I ' ve been working as a Personal Trainer on and off since then until about 2010 , when one day a lady approached me to train her . She lived far away so she suggested we do it via email and photos , and that ' s how BTD online training started . Three years later I married that lady .
M . E : Wow , so Annelize was your first online client ? That ' s amazing , and how did she do ? Marius : She placed 4th at the IFBB SAs in the fitness bikini line up that year . They told her she was too muscular for the division so I convinced her to do Body Fitness and now she is SA Champ and she is part of the business doing online training , and has had huge success with her female clients .
M . E : For readers who may not know , please give a list of some of your online and oneon-one clients ’ achievements . Marius : The following is list of SA titles and international placings of the athletes I ’ ve coached . The provincial wins are too many to mention or remember .
I also need to mention I don ’ t work with some of these athletes any more . I also didn ’ t mention the exact years because that ’ s also too much to remember .
• Tammy Jackson - ( Bikini Athlete ) - Multiple SA titles in multiple federations . - IFBB World Champs 4th , - IFBB Amateur Olympia 1st
• Vusi Njisane ( bodybuilder ) - IFBB SA Super Heavy 1st , IFBB SA Overalls
• Angie Snyman ( bikini athlete ) - WBFF SA Fitness Diva 1st
• Melissa Storm Glayser ( bikini athlete ) - Multiple NABBA SA bikini 1st
• Dylan Ridley ( bodybuilder ) - Multiple SA titles from multiple federations .
• Julian Lee Ramdhari ( bodybuilder ) - IFBB SA lightweight 1st
• Carlos Nunes ( bodybuilder ) - IFBB SA middleweight 1st
• Alex Maud ( bikini athlete ) - IFBB SA U / 23 fitness bikini 1st
• Nicolene Booysen ( bikini athlete ) - IFBB SA fitness bikini 1st
• Annelize Dohne ( body fitness ) - IFBB SA body fitness 1st
• Kiran Sign ( bodybuilder ) - INBA SA Physically challenged division 1st
• Shanti Mitchell ( bodybuilder ) - Multiple SA titles from multiple federations . - IFBB SA overall 1st
• Juan Bothma ( bodybuilder ) - Multiple wins culminating in NABBA SA overall title
• Raymond Nortje ( bodybuilder ) - WPF SA junior title
M . E : What is the real value , in your view , that a coach brings to a bodybuilder / physique athlete ? Marius : It ' s always better to have a trained eye watch over you because sometimes , especially closer to the show , your mind plays tricks on you and you start doubting and veering off the original plan . Other times you have to veer off the original plan because things might not have worked out as you planned , so a coach will make the necessary changes to get you ready on time . Some people just don ' t have the knowledge to come in rock hard and dry , others don ' t know how to do it safely . This is why a knowledgeable coach is essential . Most of the top IFBB Pros have coaches .
“ It ' s always better to have a trained eye watch over you because sometimes , especially closer to the show , your mind plays tricks on you and you start doubting and veering off the original plan .” www . muscleevolution . co . za