Hi I’m Barry and I am 34 years old. I joined the DVCC about 3 months ago, it was 10 weeks after I had surgery on my abdomen.

After my surgery, I wanted to get fit. My surgery involved a 12 inch scar down my tummy. So I wanted to be a fitter, better me and get stronger afterwards.

Before the DVCC, I used to go to the gym. I didn’t really know what I was doing. I followed some guides online and through magazines but there was no real structure to my sessions. Coming to the DVCC, it’s a lot more structured and you’ve got people helping you along the way.

I feel stronger. My aim was to come here and put weight on, unlike most others. In the last three months, I’ve actually achieved three kilograms of weight. I feel alert, I feel more awake and a lot more hungrier.

I think my happiest moment, on joining here because of my surgery I couldn’t physically do a sit-up. So I think three weeks after I started, I was able to do a full sit-up.

I’d recommend the DVCC because all the guys here are absolutely amazing. They take you through every exercise, if you’re not sure you can ask and you just don’t feel awkward. When you’re in the gym, you feel awkward asking a question because you should know. When you’re here, the guys are telling you before you need to ask. So it’s just an amazing place to come.