                Syed Ismail
                
Personal Trainer

Fitness should fit around your life—not the other way around. Syed helps busy parents and working professionals lose fat, build muscle, and stay healthy through practical training, straightforward nutrition, and realistic coaching.

Syed Ismail

Weight Loss & Strength PT.

years of experience:
  18 years

Coaching location

House Calls

Woodlands (WoodsSquare Gym)

Book Appointment

About:

As a father of special needs children, Syed understands how difficult it can be to balance family, work, and personal health. His own experiences have shaped a practical coaching philosophy that helps busy parents and working professionals build strength, lose fat, and stay healthy without unrealistic routines.

His fitness journey began in bodybuilding, representing Singapore in 2005, before expanding into capoeira, strength training, and BMX/trials riding. As a former Chief Physical Training Instructor (PTI) for NSmen, where he prepared servicemen for their IPPT, Syed developed a coaching style built on structure, accountability, and helping people perform at their best.

For Syed, fitness has to work in everyday life. By combining effective training with practical nutrition guidance, he helps clients make steady progress while balancing the demands of work, family, and daily responsibilities.

Types of training:

Weight Loss
General Health/Fitness
Muscle Building

PAST COMPETITIONS

2004 – Pesta Sukan Bodybuilding Championship – 5th Place (Flyweight Category)
2005 – Pesta Sukan Bodybuilding Championship – 2nd Place (Bantam Category)
2005 – 1st Quadrangular Youth Asian Bodybuilding Championship – 6th Place (Bantam Category), Represented Singapore
2007 – Home Team NS Bodybuilding Competition – 4th Place (Open Category), Represented BRTC/NSTI
2007 – Muscle Explosion Bodybuilding Competition – 3rd Place (Below 21 Category)
2009 – Home Team NS Invitational Open – 7th Place (Open Category)
2012 – Fifty National Bodybuilding Championship – 7th Place (Bantam Category)
2012 – Fifty National Physique Competition – 6th Place (Below 165cm Category)

Qualifications

Basic Exercise Science – Republic Polytechnic
Certified Personal Trainer (NCSF)
Standard First Aider + CPR + AED – Singapore Resuscitation and First Aid Council
Risk Management in Sports (BizSAFE Level 2) – Republic Polytechnic
Understanding Safe Sports as a Coach

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