Kettlebell & Group Training Classes in Coventry| The Mission
Built Different – Coventry’s Elite Kettlebell & Conditioning Training
Sparta Fitness offers kettlebell, erg, and bodyweight classes in Coventry unlike anything else you’ll find – this is The Mission. Inside Sparta Fitness you’ll find a strength coaching and performance training system built on two elements – Mission:Training and Mission:Velocity.
Mission:Training is a kettlebell, Concept2 erg and bodyweight training programme consisting of 8 week training blocks. Beginners are very welcome. Technique tuition in RKC-level kettlebell training, elite Concept2 erg skills and the most biomechanically sound bodyweight training methods are built into the induction programme.
Mission:Velocity is a weekly Friday night conditioning-based session structured into teams or partners, with the outcome being to be the winning team!
Mission:Velocity is linked to Mission:Training, giving you a regular chance to continually benchmark your increasing progress and recognise the areas you need to work on. These events are fast-paced, fun and competitive. Drop-ins and non-members are welcome, so you’ll be competing against outside players – this is also your chance to bring a friend to train with.
The Mission fuses a sophisticated training system which is a culmination of over 30 years of practice and education with weekly competitive team training events.
It is accessible both in-person at Sparta Fitness Coventry, and online personal training via the TrainHeroic app.
The Mission as Sparta Fitness offers unique kettlebell classes in coventry, that cannot be found elsewhere.
Where to Find Us:
Mission:Training: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 06:30-07:45, and Monday and Wednesday 18:00-19:00.
Mission:Velocity: Fridays 18:00-19:00
Location: Sparta Fitness, Earlsdon Coventry CV5 6GF.
Training app-access for at home/holiday training when necessary.
Pricing & Membership Options:
- 3x/week Mission:Training £229 per 8 week training cycle or £129 every 4 weeks*
- 2x/week Mission:Training £199 per 8 week training cycle or £115 every 4 weeks*
- Mission:Velocity included in your training cycle
*full 8 week training cycles are compulsory.
Inside the Mission Training System
Why The Mission Exists
You evolved to be free.
Truth be told we are more closely related to our ancestors than modern society wants us to know; designed for a spectrum of sleep, active rest, movement for most of the day, and a regular hard chase for survival, whether that be catching prey or escaping from being prey.
This is why we go to the gym; we lift, we jump, we move fast and hard, to try to replicate the human need for physicality for survival. The problem is, modern culture doesn’t realise this about fitness, and thus we find gyms filled with machines and drop-in classes.
The Mission aims to be the solution to what has been deliberately lost in commercial fitness, its prices linked to the value you place on the outcome (which is guaranteed if you put the work in), rather than the value promised to a faceless organisation.
Why not enquire for our unique kettlebell classes in Coventry at Sparta Fitness today, and see what the Mission is all about for yourself?
Meet Your Coach: Craig Gilkes
Craig has spent most of his life travelling, learning and training with a variety of physical systems to be able to develop and deliver the highest-level strength and conditioning training concepts both for himself and for every individual ability level. He’s worked with people ranging between rehabilitation clients to elite athletes and has been able to distil his knowledge into training plans for individuals and Mission:Training cycles.
He’s completed challenges ranging from extreme endurance running to bare knuckle fighting, 24 hour max rep events, amongst other incomprehensible physical challenges, in the name of finding his own limits and smashing through them to better help you with yours.
The Mission is the closest you’ll get to Personal Training with Craig who now only takes on competitive athletes, rehabilitation clients and personal trainers 1-1, and is better than personal training for most people. Fitness communities are among the most beneficial communities for health – with social connections forming one of the most impactful markers of longevity. Being physically productive in a team is an unrivalled feeling; surround yourself with people who want the same thing as you and you’ll get there faster.
Mission : Training – Kettlebell, Erg & Conditioning in Coventry
Each Mission:Training cycle is 8-9 weeks long and has a focus of either strength, hypertrophy or conditioning, with elements of all 3 appearing in every cycle. They are varied (so for example, each strength cycle will be different to the strength cycle before it) structured and progressive. We build personalisation into the programme, so you’ll choose your own weights and sometimes movements, starting from where you are and increasing in intensity as you get better.
The Training methods are heavily kettlebell focused; the most efficient way of increasing whole-body strength and conditioning with one tool, complemented by bodyweight movements and erg-based conditioning.
In Week 1 everyone on The Mission:Training starts from the same template, but you’ll self-personalise that as you progress.
Each week’s performance will inform the following week’s targets, your programme will home in on your own individual weaknesses and eradicate them, whilst magnifying your strengths.
You’ll be Superman/woman in a world without Kryptonite.
Mission:Velocity
The Friday night Velocity session is a strongly conditioning-based session structured into teams or partners, with the outcome being to win. It is built into your training week and gives you the chance to continually benchmark your progress and recognise the areas you need to work on.
Unique to anything we’ve seen anywhere else in the UK, Velocity is FREE to non-members and drop-ins. The winning teams are overwhelmingly always Mission members, so you’ll have a huge advantage here – winning feels good!
This also provides a way for the curious to get a taste of how effective Mission:Training is – so if you want a taste of the outcomes from Mission:Training, drop in next Friday and see for yourself.
Craig both leads and joins in this training, so you’ll either be in a team with or pitted against your coach!
Entry to Mission:Velocity is opened via WhatsApp poll on Friday mornings – details here.
Start Your Mission – Kettlebell Training in Coventry
Send an email to Craig at info@sparta-fitness.uk to arrange your preferred start date, with an outline of your experience and current training.
Contact him on the same email address if you have any further questions or want an informal chat before deciding.
Mission:Velocity is open to you every Friday whilst you’re making your mind up.
What Mission Members Say
“This man has all the knowledge. I came to him after two years of doing standard bodybuilding training and he opened my eyes to how to really train like an athlete. I went from being strong for a girl to stronger than many men, in just a year of training with Craig. Kettlebell training carries over to everything you do, in and out the gym — it’s the best investment of a lifetime I ever made. Training with him is really the hidden gem amongst a saturated industry.”
★★★★★ | Fatima Elmusbahi | Google Review
“I’ve trained on and off by myself for 25 years with mixed results. Now in my 40s, I’ve been training with Craig for just over a year and have had the most consistent year ever — stronger, more flexible, with increased mobility. Shoulder issues I’ve had for years have gone with increased strength. I’ve trained through injury and recovered with correct rehabilitation, all thanks to Craig.”
★★★★★ | Samir Patel | Google Review
“Craig’s online programming has been second to none — well thought out, progressive training from a knowledgeable, certified kettlebell trainer. Having moved over to the app, I have seen physique and strength changes I wouldn’t have been able to achieve without his help. Would recommend to anyone who wants expert help at whatever level of fitness.”
★★★★★ | Richard Hodge | Google Review
COACH
CRAIG N GILKES
Sparta Director Of Programming. Craig is one of the most highly qualified and experienced Kettlebell coaches in the UK, and is also Maximus Method & Erg Army Certified. He works with clients ranging from professional athletes and British record holders, to everyday gym goers and home trainers who wan’t to maximise their potential.
FAQs
The Mission is a group personal training programme at Sparta Fitness in Coventry, combining 8-week structured kettlebell, erg and bodyweight training cycles with weekly competitive team sessions called Mission:Velocity.
Mission:Training costs £229 per 8-week cycle (3x per week) or £199 per 8-week cycle (2x per week). Monthly rolling options are also available from £115 every 4 weeks.
Mission:Training runs Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 06:30–07:45, and Monday and Wednesday at 18:00–19:00. Mission:Velocity runs every Friday 18:00–19:00.
Yes, beginners are very welcome. Technique tuition in RKC-level kettlebell training, Concept2 erg skills and the most biomechanically sound bodyweight methods are built into the induction programme.
Mission:Velocity is a free Friday night team conditioning session open to members and non-members. It’s competitive, fast-paced and gives you a regular benchmark of your progress.