From 130 kg back to strength

I’m Mohamed Derko, but everyone calls me Mo. I spent more than 23 years in professional basketball, and later served as a physical trainer in the Moroccan military, where I learned discipline, structure and how to get results from people under pressure.

In 2023 an injury forced me to stop. My weight climbed to 130 kg and I lost my way, physically and mentally. I rebuilt myself quietly, one session and one meal at a time. That experience is why I coach the way I do: I know what it feels like to start again.

For more than 15 years I’ve coached clients one-to-one. Today I train people across Dubai at home, in their building gym or at a gym near them, combining strength training, fat-loss work and mobility with nutrition guidance, and I keep you accountable every week.