Lewis is the Founder and Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at Physical Performance Academy, where he leads a team dedicated to helping young athletes develop the physical qualities they need to perform at their best.

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With more than a decade of experience in elite sport and youth athlete development, Lewis has worked with athletes across a wide range of sports and performance levels — from developing young athletes taking their first steps into structured physical preparation to Olympians, international athletes and professional sportspeople.

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Lewis founded Physical Performance Academy with a clear goal: to provide young athletes with access to the same high-quality strength and conditioning principles used within elite sport, while ensuring training is appropriate, individualised and enjoyable for their age and stage of development.

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At PPA, Lewis leads the development of individualised programmes for athletes aged 10–18, supporting more than 130 athletes across a variety of sports through both in-person and remote coaching. He also oversees the PPA coaching team and is responsible for maintaining the high standards of coaching and athlete support across the academy.

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Before founding PPA, Lewis built extensive experience across some of the UK's leading sporting environments.

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As a Senior Academy Strength & Conditioning Coach at Blackburn Rovers, Lewis spent five years overseeing physical development across the Academy from U9 through to U18, as well as supporting first-year professionals and players progressing towards the first team. During this time, he developed academy-wide movement and athletic development systems, supported injured athletes through rehabilitation and played a key role in helping the academy achieve Category 1 status.

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Lewis also spent two years working with the Manchester City Women's Academy, where he supported the physical development of players and worked closely with coaches, physiotherapists and first-team performance staff to create a pathway towards senior football.

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His experience also extends extensively into swimming and other sports. Lewis has worked at the Swim England Performance Centre with the City of Manchester Aquatics Swim Team, providing individualised Strength & Conditioning support to national and international swimmers and contributing to the physical preparation of athletes competing at major championships.

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Through his work with Aquatics GB and Swim England, Lewis has also supported GB and England athletes at national and international level, including working as a GB Strength & Conditioning Coach at the European Junior Championships and supporting athletes at the 2024 Olympic Trials.

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Alongside this, Lewis has worked with high-performance athletes at Manchester Metropolitan University, delivering individualised programmes across sports including rugby, cycling, wrestling, taekwondo, water polo, athletics, hockey and golf.

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A Coach Who Understands Long-Term Athletic Development

 

Lewis believes that developing young athletes is about much more than simply making them stronger or faster.

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His coaching approach focuses on building the physical foundations that allow athletes to develop for the long term — including movement quality, strength, power, speed, coordination, robustness and the ability to tolerate the demands of their sport.

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He is particularly passionate about ensuring young athletes are not rushed into training like adult athletes. Instead, programmes should reflect their age, training experience, sporting demands, injury history and individual development.

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Lewis combines his experience in elite sport with evidence-informed coaching to create programmes that are individualised, progressive and specific to each athlete.

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His mission is to give young athletes the physical preparation, coaching and support they need to become stronger, more resilient and better prepared to fulfil their potential in sport.

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Personally, he enjoys utilising all training methods with a focus on strength training and a variety of fitness training methods to feel better, look better and maintain health for life.