Guest blog: SportMeals Athlete Solaiman

We are on a mission: to make healthy sports nutrition available to everyone, in a simple and quick way. We want to share this mission with our partners, known as SportMeals Athletes. Every month, one of them shares their story. Solaiman kicks things off! Below you can read all about his background, sports experience and goals.

NICE TO MEET YOU, SOLAIMAN

My name is Solaiman Bakkali and I'm a 25-year-old online fitness entrepreneur from Amsterdam. Last year I founded the company The Growth Express, to help people grow into a better version of themselves. Through mindset, exercise and the right nutrition, I have already helped more than a hundred people towards a better life. This gives me an incredible amount of energy, and I enjoy working on it every day.

MY FITNESS JOURNEY

I'm a big fitness fanatic myself, and I've now been training for 10 years. Week in, week out, you'll find me in the gym 5 to 6 days a week. I know better than anyone how important it is to get the right nutrition to make progress. If you take your fitness journey seriously, the right nutrition is a key to success.

On my own fitness journey, I have always taken my training and diet very seriously. On Sundays I would be in the kitchen, preparing the right meals for the week ahead.
After I launched my company and started working on my big dream with a lot of passion, I soon found out that it was too much to train, cook, prep meals and also work full time on my business.

SAVING TIME WITH SPORTMEALS

As an entrepreneur, time management is one of the biggest challenges you have to deal with. I soon found out that I really struggled to make time to cook for myself on top of my work. I also work from home 90% of the time, and that takes serious discipline. Without the structure of my office environment, I was left to my own devices. This affected not only my work output and productivity, but also the choices I made around my diet and exercise.

The SportMeals meals have been a huge game changer for me. The meals are tasty, very varied, of really good quality and very easy to prepare. You no longer have to think about what you're going to eat, what groceries you need, or whether your meal choice is responsible enough. After training or work, I put a tray in the microwave and a few minutes later I can enjoy a good meal and grow!

A SUITABLE SPORTMEALS MEAL FOR EVERYONE

What I really like is that they also think along with you when it comes to your current sports goals. They offer meals for different sports goals. Soon I'm switching from the Build muscle meals to the Get lean meals.

I tell all my friends and the clients I coach. This is one of the best investments you can make. I'm really happy with the service from SportMeals and I'm sure I'll achieve great results!

Do you want to keep up with Solaiman's story and fun promotions, and get inspired to become the best version of yourself? Then follow him on Instagram.

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