Liverpool's Absolute Body Solutions has helped clients lose nearly 15,000kg since opening in 2012

Liverpool gym owner, Connor O’Brien, was astonished to discover how much weight clients across his gym company have lost since opening back in 2012.

Connor owns well-known personal training brand Absolute Body Solutions which he first established in his parent’s garden shed in Hale Village.

Over the past decade he has grown the company locally and nationally. ABS has two locations in Liverpool, one on Castle St in a unit formerly occupied by legendary club The Civvy, and another in Speke.

Since 2018 Connor has been expanding the brand across the UK, opening first in Manchester in 2018 followed by Leeds and London in 2023.

Connor said:

“It has been some journey since I was doing sessions for family and friends in my parents shed in Hale.”

“I could not have imagined then how much the company would take off and the hundreds of people across Liverpool, and now the UK, who would come to us to change their lives.”

Recently, someone asked Connor how much weight he thinks ABS clients have lost since he started the company over 10 years ago.

Initially stumped, Connor decided to find out with the help of his team. After reviewing all the available information, Connor calculated that his clients have lost close to 15,000kg over the life span of ABS.

That equates to roughly 33,000 pounds, 2360 stone or 15 tonnes in weight.

Connor said he was absolutely taken back by the number and that he never imagined it would be so much.

He explained: “I couldn’t believe it at first, but when we looked through the numbers and worked out the averages, we realised that the number was in that ballpark.”

“All credit must go to our wonderful community of clients who always turn up to their sessions with so much determination to smash their goals.”

“The work they (clients) put in during sessions with their personal trainers, matched with their commitment at home, is so inspirational to see across the company.”

He went on to say that weight loss is only a part of what his clients achieve, with many focusing less on losing weight and more on staying healthy, both physically and mentally.

Connor said: “Of course most of our clients are looking to lose weight, but it is great to see that so many come to us, and stay training with us, because they feel that the gym is such an effective way to stay physically and mentally fit. I could not agree more with that.”

Sessions at ABS are by appointment only, and there are several programme options to choose from, all of which are fully tailored to suit individual client goals, fitness levels and lifestyle.