Virgin Active Claremont · Cape Town · Redefining Human Performance

Elite Performance Coaching

Redefining Human Performance. SA & World Powerlifting Champion. SA & WP Thai Boxing Champion. WP Muay Thai Champion. Master Personal Trainer trusted by Cape Town's most elite clientele.

SA
& World Powerlifting Champion
SA
& WP Thai Boxing Champion
WP
Muay Thai Champion
28
Years Redefining Human Performance

From Childhood Obesity
to World Champion

My journey began not on a podium — but as an overweight child who refused to accept limitations. That personal battle became my greatest education: I understand transformation from the inside out, with a depth no textbook can teach.

WP Powerlifting Champion (2001). SA Powerlifting Champion (2001). World Powerlifting Championships (2001). SA World Champs Qualifier — 1st place (2005). World Powerlifting 6th place (2005). WP Muay Thai Champion (2006). WP Thai Boxing Champion (2006). SA Thai Boxing Champion (2006). Boxing Pro Card holder (2006). Ranked Top 3 Trainer and Top SA Revenue Driver. These are not just titles — they are proof of a system that works.

My clientele has spanned athletes, celebrities, high-profile business leaders, and everyday people. Whether you're starting from zero or chasing a podium, the methodology is the same: precise, proven, and personal.

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WP & SA Thai Boxing Champion 2006 · WP Muay Thai Champion 2006 · Boxing Pro Card 2006
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WP & SA Powerlifting Champion 2001 · World Powerlifting Championships 2001 & 2005
Ranked Top 3 SA Trainer · Top SA Trainer Revenue Driver
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Diploma in Personal Fitness Training · Exercise Teachers Academy (1999)
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V Core Stability Training (2001) · Power Plate Competence (2008) · Kettle Bell Training (2011)
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Master Trainer (2013) · Qualified to Design & Implement Courses for Virgin Active
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Virgin Active Claremont · Cape Town · 26 Years Professional Experience

"Redefining Human Performance — one champion at a time. Your body is capable of far more than you believe. My job is to prove it."

— The ShaTeam Philosophy

Elite Services

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VIP 1-on-1 Training

Private, bespoke training sessions at Claremont Virgin Active. Fully personalized programs built around your schedule, goals, and physiology.

Cape Town
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Elite Online Coaching

12-week periodized programme, 60-min video/phone consultation, personalised nutrition plan, and direct WhatsApp access to Fahiem. Championship methodology delivered anywhere in the world.

R4,500 · Worldwide
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Boxing & Kickboxing

Pro card holder with championship pedigree. Authentic boxing and kickboxing coaching — build elite conditioning, power, and mental toughness from a proven champion.

Combat
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Powerlifting & Strength

Championship-proven strength methodology. Whether competing or simply wanting to be the strongest version of yourself — this is the programme.

Strength
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Body Transformation

Having walked the path from obesity myself, I deliver sustainable, profound physical transformation with the empathy and precision it demands.

Transformation
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Corporate Wellness

Executive performance and corporate wellness programmes. Elevate your team's physical capacity, resilience, and productivity at the highest level.

Corporate
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Trainer Mentorship

Aspiring and working personal trainers: learn directly from one of SA's top-ranked coaches. Periodization, client management, and building a sustainable career in fitness.

Mentorship
VIP Clientele

Coaching for Those Who
Refuse to Settle

My VIP clients include athletes, celebrities, and high-profile business leaders across Cape Town and beyond. They choose ShaTeam because experience, results, and discretion are non-negotiable — and they've found all three here for over two decades.

Direct access to 28 years of mastery — not a junior trainer following a script.

Fully bespoke programming — designed around your body, schedule, and life demands.

Complete discretion — your training is private, professional, and results-focused.

Proven across all bodies — from elite athletes to complete beginners. Every physique, every age.

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Elite Online Coaching
12-Week Programme · Consultation + Nutrition Plan Included
R4,500 once-off programme
Elite Transformation
12-Week Intensive · Full Access · In-Person or Online
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Corporate Wellness
Teams · Custom Packages · Cape Town & Beyond
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Elite Online Programme

R4,500
Once-off · 12-Week Programme
Worldwide · Video or Phone

28 years of championship methodology — delivered directly to you, anywhere in the world. This is not a generic programme. Every element is built around your body, your goals, and your life.

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What's Included
60-Minute Initial Consultation

Video or phone call. Full fitness assessment, goals, injury history, lifestyle and training background reviewed in detail.

12-Week Personalised Training Programme

Fully periodized, progressive week-by-week. Built specifically for your body, goals and available equipment.

Custom Nutrition Plan

Calorie and macro targets, meal timing guidance, food preference based. Supplement recommendations included.

WhatsApp Check-ins at Week 4 & Week 8

Programme adjustments made where needed. Your progress tracked and guided throughout.

Direct Access to Fahiem Sha

Not an assistant. Not a generic app. You work directly with a Master Trainer and multi-discipline champion.

What They Say

★★★★★

"After a lengthy illness, reclaiming my fitness and strength became my priority. Fahiem's approach was unlike anything I had experienced — precise, dedicated, and with an instinct for pushing you past what you believe you're capable of. Within weeks of our sessions, I joined a boxing club and was moved to the advanced class within two weeks. If you are serious about being in the best shape of your life, Fahiem will take you there."

Deborah Dragone
Boxing & Fitness Client · Cape Town
★★★★★

"Having trained to county level in swimming, tennis and shot put, and worked with numerous trainers throughout my life, I can say with authority — Fahiem Sha is exceptional. Following serious injuries and three years without training, I arrived in Cape Town at 60 needing to rebuild my body in just three weeks. He assessed me immediately, identified nutritional deficiencies, designed a precise programme and pushed me back to a level of fitness I hadn't seen in years. I went back to the UK with everything I had hoped for — and much, much more."

Leonie Frieda
Author & Multi-Sport National Competitor · UK/Cape Town
★★★★★

"I have been training with Fahiem for four years and I wouldn't want to train with anyone else. He helped me lose over 20kg after my second child was born. Two years on, I compete regularly in triathlons and half marathons at peak fitness. At 41, I am the fittest, trimmest and proudest of my body that I have ever been. Four years in, he still finds ways to make me stronger, fitter and faster."

Amanda Cromhout
Founder & CEO, Truth · Triathlete · Cape Town
★★★★★

"Fahiem designed a highly specific programme to prepare me for the SA Longboard Championships — combining strength training, kickboxing and balance work with surgical precision. The results speak for themselves — I reached the finals and placed 2nd overall. Fahiem doesn't just train bodies — he trains athletes for specific goals and delivers."

Catherine Priday
Fashion Designer & SA Longboard Championship Finalist · Cape Town
★★★★★

"What sets him apart — his full attention is on you the entire time. No phones, no distraction, every movement corrected with precision. He finds energy in you that you didn't know existed. I entered a Wonderbra competition as a personal confidence challenge and made the top 150. More importantly, Fahiem gave me a passion for fitness I never had before and made me love my body. Quite simply — one of the best."

Kerry-Ann Elson
Treasury & Investment Coordinator · Amdec Group · Cape Town
★★★★★

"For someone who grew up in a household of women — where we played piano, made art and embraced our emotions — boxing was as far from 'me' as possible. My first session I nearly fainted. Fahiem is tough but extraordinarily patient. The physical transformation was remarkable. But the psychological shift was life-changing. My fear of confrontation has completely disappeared. I feel brave, capable and powerful in every area of my life."

Nazanin Madadi
Registered Counsellor & Psychologist · Cape Town
★★★★★

"Fahiem puts the 'Personal' back into Personal Trainer. I left every session not only feeling the physical results, but emotionally and mentally uplifted with a genuine bounce in my step. He has the rare gift of making you feel that in that hour, YOU matter completely. He quietly commands a loyalty that you willingly give — because you feel so completely supported. Today I consider Fahiem one of the most treasured people I have had the fortune to meet on this journey called life."

Gillian Scott
Cape Town
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"After months of cardio with no results and frequent running injuries, everything changed with Fahiem. Sessions are hard — without him standing next to me I doubt I could do half of what he pushes me through. Within months my body was visibly more toned and the compliments came flooding in. This year I ran the Two Oceans Marathon for the fifth time and achieved my personal best — and for the first time ever, completely injury free."

Ruth Chapman
Digital Strategy Consultant · Australia
📍 Location: Virgin Active Claremont · Cape Town, South Africa
📸 Instagram: @ShaTeam
💼 LinkedIn: Fahiem Sha
🌍 Online Clients: Worldwide
Availability: Limited VIP Spots

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