Fitness & Sports

I am the founder of www.DubaiFit.com and elite personal trainer of Dubai as seen in Grazia Magazine

Since the age of 5, Derrick has been involved in some type of sport. It started with competing in Martial Arts (Judo, Hapkido, Taekwondo) until the age of 16 when Derrick decided to shoot for the Olympics and switched his sport to Olympic Weightlifting. Derrick quickly became one of the top lifters in the nation, smashing all Oregon State records regardless of bodyweight and becoming the strongest man in Oregon's history to this day. He was also used by the areas Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitors to prepare for competition, due to his extreme power to weight ratio, flexibiliy and wrestling ability. From Pro Bodybuilders to Basketball players, Derrick has been the "go to" guy for cutting edge nutritional and supplemental advice. When the "experts" want to learn something new in the field of Fitness, they call Derrick. Always learning, always innovating, Derrick will continue to be a force in the worlds fitness forum for years to come.

"The word Fitness has been misused and therefore misrepresented as a term to mean "vanity". Although vanity is a great motivator and byproduct of Fitness, to me the word represents the achievement of well-being, or state of physical and mental accomplishment" - Derrick Branford

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