Podcast INTERVIEW 🎙️ - Martin Přikryl

Martin Přikryl is a personal trainer. He is dedicated to movement culture and physical development. He and his friend founded the Bellforce movement centre in Zvolen. We will learn how business works through a civil association. 

Why is investing in your own body important?

Movement means something different to every person. At the Bellforce Centre, something will make a person feel better and perform better. Even for the average employee who is sick or has some problem that prevents them from working, they are not as productive as they could be.

What attracted Martin to the profession of a personal trainer?

He got to it like a "blind chicken to a grain". He wanted to study philosophy, but the option of physical education won out. He wasn't top-focused, but he always found sport fulfilling and fun. Coaching was something he found himself in.

How did he describe Bellforce and the philosophy they follow?

Strong first is a philosophy that traces its roots back to an anti-weakness tool called a kettlebell (a ball weight with a handle). Strong first has 3 main pillars: the kettlebell, the big dumbbell and self-weight. They contribute to making a person feel healthy and strong. Efficiency and simplicity are important to the workout. The initial idea behind the creation of the Bellforce Center was to create a community of people who would interact with each other. They wanted to find a compromise between individuality and group.

Is it worth entering the fitness business "with a body"?

It's not an easy business. Martin was helped by not knowing what he was getting into. If he had known what it was going to be like, he wouldn't have had the enthusiasm with which he went into the business. If one has a relationship to it, it should work out.

What are the limits of doing business under a civil association?

The O.Z. has its limits, especially in pricing. Profit must cover the running of the centre. So, the money can't be used for just anything. The main positive is taxation, especially the bequest of 2% from the tax. All that money went to operations.

What does he think about whether the corona will change the face of the sport for good?

It's just a question of whether a solution is being sought. There is always a way. Globally, he thinks the face will not change. Rather, people will realize that they should appreciate everything they have and how quickly they can lose it, such as a game of a favorite sport.

Which sports do Martin think make sense and which don't?

No sport is counterproductive. The easiest thing is to get out of the house, out of the apartment and run somewhere. And that's the problem. They don't listen to their body, they try to achieve goals that their body is not ready for, etc. Running, for example, is a double-edged weapon, according to him.

What did sport give Martin and what did he learn from it?

Sport has been a dream since time immemorial. Sport has its own way. Training has taught him laziness and taught him not to turn away from the goal, to persevere. It has hardened his weak qualities.

What about the "financial shootout" with Martin?

What does he like to invest in?

• To yourself. Education, books, podcasts, courses, etc.

What does money mean to him?

• Something that is neither bad nor good. It is better to have them than not to have them.

When is a man rich according to him?

• If he finds out who he really is.

What books would he recommend?

• Dopisy psané stoikem alebo Dobehni svoj rozum.

What was the worst investment of his life?

• If he thought the money would turn quickly.

What would he like to achieve in life?

• Find out who he is. If he finds out, he won't need anything to live. Career-wise - to grow the community, to pull "bigger" people together, to spread awareness of movement and sport, and to open up new gyms.