Raphael Teo

My name is Raphael and I have been training for 22 years since I was 13 years old, with around 5 years of personal and group coaching experience. I picked up weight-training as a way to lose fat and along the way, I started to focus on building functional strength.

I came in as a Top 10 finalist in 2011 and 2012 of the HomeTeamNS Strongman Challenge (Otherwise known as Singapore's Strongest Man) and was also recognized by the media as the youngest qualifier at the time for both years (19 and 20 years old respectively).

I myself have always been a big guy, and I understand fully the pains of having to count calories, macros and good proper nutrition along with compound lifting and muscle hypertrophy. I have gone through the phase of being at my heaviest of 126kg, to cutting to 95kg.

As a personal trainer, I have worked with clients from teens to elderly. I have also worked with clients who come back from injury and have done surgeries. Notable soft achievements are:
1. Current client who is heavily overweight (153kg) down to 133kg (and counting).
2. Elderly client (70 years old) who used to have pain in knees when climbing stairs remark that she no longer feels pain.
3. Current client who is looking for fast fat-loss for a photoshoot, down 8% bodyfat in 60 days.

As a group fitness coach, I work daily with a HIIT gym to help hundreds of people get stronger and fitter. From casual athletes to housewives, I've coached them all to be better versions of themselves.