DR. RICHARD COLES
Professional Beach Volleyball Player, Brutal. Exponent

How did you get into Brutal Training and why did you start doing it?
When Brutal was just a baby beast, there were a few mad guys doing some crazy stuff which I heard about. The guys doing it were not great athletes but had made significant gains and I was impressed. I asked H after playing in another final at Sandy and losing if he could coach me and my partner. From there it all started and went off!!!

How would you describe Brutal?
The places I have gone with this stuff cannot really be described in words, just feelings.... sorry I can’t answer this question better but that’s how it is for me... it’s not "special" though, it’s accessible to us all, that’s what makes Brutal a universal concept, you just have to begin by asking a "question".

How long have you been doing Brutal?
I have pretty much been doing it since I started to have "playing in the Olympics" as a goal, which would be around 3-4 years ago.

What was your first impression of the training, both physically and mentally? Did you buy into it straight away?
I guess when Brutal found me there was a coming together of a lot of things for me. I was at the stage in my career to work physically hard (and it was sooooooo hard when we first started, I say with a big grin cos H knows how hard we went!!) and I had begun to ask the big questions, so it wasn't a huge leap of faith to accept everything straight away, it was pretty much a natural progression for me at that stage.