16+ YEARS OF COACHING.
ONE CLEAR PHILOSOPHY.
Vectis has evolved over the years, but the goal has always been the same:
To help people become stronger, fitter and more capable through great coaching and purposeful training.
Today, everything we do is built around one idea:
BUILD STRENGTH THAT LASTS.
BUILT THROUGH EXPERIENCE.
Vectis started in 2010 as Primal Strength & Conditioning.
The aim was simple: create a place where people could train properly, get stronger and improve their physical performance.
In 2011, we became CrossFit Bournemouth and spent more than a decade coaching thousands of hours of strength training, Olympic weightlifting, gymnastics, conditioning and functional fitness.
Over that time, the training evolved.
So did the coaching.
We learned what helped people make progress, what kept them consistent and, just as importantly, what allowed them to keep training year after year.
Eventually, the way we coached had moved beyond any single training style.
That evolution became Vectis Method.
A strength & conditioning approach built around structure, progression and coaching — with the goal of helping people stay strong, fit and athletic for life.
2010
PRIMAL S&C
2011
CROSSFIT BOURNEMOUTH
15+ YEARS
COACHING & LEARNING
TODAY
VECTIS METHOD
EXPERIENCE CHANGES HOW YOU COACH.
After more than 15 years on the gym floor, there are a few things we know.
HARDER ISN'T ALWAYS BETTER.
A good session shouldn't just make you tired.
Training should have a purpose, and every session should contribute towards something bigger.
MOVEMENT QUALITY COMES FIRST.
Intensity only works when you can move well enough to use it.
We coach the foundations first, then progressively increase the challenge.
CONSISTENCY BEATS PERFECTION.
The best programme in the world is useless if it doesn't fit your life.
Your training needs to be something you can keep doing.
TRAINING SHOULD KEEP YOU CAPABLE.
Getting stronger matters.
So does being able to run, move, play sport, compete, keep up with your kids and feel athletic as you get older.
That's why we don't train for one quality in isolation.
We build strength that lasts.
THE VECTIS METHOD.
Everything we coach follows the same process.
01 — ASSESS
Understand where you are now, your training history, goals and what you need.
02 — BUILD
Develop the foundations — strength, muscle, movement quality, fitness and athleticism.
03 — PROGRESS
Use structured training blocks and progressive overload to keep moving forward.
04 — PERFORM
Become stronger, fitter and more capable — in the gym and outside it.
STRENGTH | ATHLETICISM | LONGEVITY | COACHING
COACHED BY EXPERIENCE.
I'm Martyn Lever, founder and Head Coach at Vectis.
I've spent more than 15 years working as a Strength & Conditioning coach, helping people build strength, improve fitness and become more capable.
My own training has changed plenty over those years too.
I've competed in CrossFit and functional fitness, trained and competed in Olympic weightlifting, run ultras and marathons, and continued strength training throughout it all.
Those experiences have reinforced something I've seen repeatedly through coaching:
Your training needs to evolve with your life.
At different times you might want to get stronger, run faster, compete, build muscle or simply feel fitter.
Good coaching isn't about forcing everyone into the same programme.
It's about understanding where you are, what you're trying to achieve and building a plan that moves you towards it.
I'm also a dad of three and a business owner, so I understand that training has to exist alongside work, family and everything else life throws at you.
That's exactly why Vectis is built around sustainable progress rather than short-term extremes.