👋 Get to know Martin

Martin was born in Communist Czechoslovakia’s infamous “Chemical City” Usti nad Labem, which is known for its poor air quality.

He was a skinny-fat, out-of-shape teenager who hated exercise and was embarrassed to take his shirt off in front of his classmates. He was bullied, laughed at or, at best, ignored. This all changed at 15 when he watched the movie Rocky IV.

He started going to the gym and reading all he could about fitness, nutrition, and strength training. As his body started to change, so did his mindset. He started to believe in himself and wanted to prove he could do more.

He joined a taekwondo club, served in the Czech Special Forces, learned English and, in 2001, moved to Canada to start a new life. In 2010, he decided to pursue his true passion full-time: Fitness.

His hunger to provide the best possible service to his clients inspired him to learn from the world’s most skilled coaches. He bought their books, attended their seminars, and personally got coached by them to learn first-hand how to achieve incredible results and understand what truly works and why.

Martin continues learning from the most skilled coaches in the industry to keep improving the Iron Lab coaching system and helping his team become exceptional in helping clients transform their bodies and mindsets so their results last a lifetime.

His vision is to make Iron Lab a world-class coaching company that delivers unparalleled results while showing the utmost care for its clients.

Outside of Iron Lab, Martin loves natural bodybuilding, travelling, watching Superhero movies with his wife Andrea and spoiling their cat Aloha.