Christilee Jansen setting up over a loaded barbell
Strength & lifestyle coaching · Blouberg, Cape Town + online

No quick fixes. No starting over. This time it lasts.

Whole-person coaching with Christilee Jansen — a six-time South African champion with twenty years of clients who are still training.

Free consult · free InBody scan with one-to-one and performance training · reply within one working day

Most programmes fail because they only coach workouts. I coach the whole person — strength built on real sport science, plus the nutrition, mindset and accountability that make change actually stick.

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This time it lasts.

Where quick fixes come to die

People ready for lasting change

Megan pressing dumbbells, her “never again” tattoo visible

Never again

Megan spent years giving everyone else her time and having none left for herself. She started training, kept going, and had “never again” tattooed on her arm — a promise to stop putting herself last.

Shaun, training at Barbells & Co

Weight loss that holds

Training, protein targets, meal planning and a check-in most days. Slower than a crash diet — and Shaun went from three sessions a week to five by choice.

Ashley, three years into training with CJ

Still here, years later

The clients who last aren't the most disciplined. They're the ones who found a room they want to come back to — and people to train with.

Chris racing

Endurance & sport

Marathon, Comrades, trail, ball sports. Sport-specific strength from a coach who has stood on international start lines herself.

Christilee Jansen training

GLP-1 journeys

Losing weight on medication? An InBody scan shows whether it's fat or muscle coming off — and the training protects what you can't afford to lose.

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In their words

Three people, three reasons.

“Three years later I'm stronger, healthier, happier — and grateful to have gained not only an incredible trainer but a wonderful friend.”

AshleyThree years in · lifestyle coaching

“I've undergone a complete body transformation and truly feel the best I've ever felt — physically, mentally and emotionally.”

LaurenNineteen months · full transformation

“Great for tailored solutions and sport-specific strength training. Helped me with marathon and Comrades training.”

ChrisMarathon & Comrades · performance
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Specialist support

On GLP-1? Protect your muscle.

Medication takes weight off. It doesn't choose what kind.

Rapid loss costs muscle and bone unless you train for it and eat for it. Every GLP-1 client starts with an InBody assessment so we can see exactly what's changing, then we build the strength work, the protein targets and the daily accountability around it. I work alongside your doctor, not around them.

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“Invest in your healthbefore you're forced to.”

— Christilee Jansen · lymphoma survivor, coach
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What your InBody scan is actually telling you.

A short guide from CJ on reading a body-composition scan — which numbers matter, which ones people panic about for no reason, and what to change when they move. Free, no catch.

One email with the guide. CJ writes the occasional note after that — leave any time.

Start once. For good.

A free consultation, zero pressure, and a plan built around your actual life. You don't have to do this alone.

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WhatsApp — message CJ directly Email — cj@barbellsandco.com Instagram — @barbells_and_co Location — Blouberg & Table View, Cape Town