Harry Redknapp improves his teams fitness

David Marshall is a lifelong West Ham fan, so it is perhaps not surprising that he offered his services to Harry Redknapp when he was manager of the team. 'The lads needed strengthening,' recalls Harry. 'They lacked upper body strength. It wasn't the case that they needed to build muscle mass, but they did need to develop strength. David knew how to do that. He knew how to get the best out of the players and coincidentally during his time there the team climbed from twentieth position to sixth.'

Harry felt that David 'talks a language everybody understands. He managed to get the team working hard, and really improved their level of fitness.They felt much better.' David did not work with all the players, but trained an impressive selection, including Rio Ferdinand, Joe Cole,Trevor Sinclair and Frank Lampard. 'All of them played for England,' recalls Harry. 'I certainly think that David improved their fitness levels a great deal.' But Harry didn't try out the Bodydoctor Fitness Programme. 'No, I didn't. I think I am too old. However, Roger Cross - who was my first team coach and is still at West Ham - said that David was absolutely in a different class and it was the best training he'd come across in 25 years. I'd recommend him without a doubt. He really is excellent.'