Mark Hulse is an English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 fitness guru

Guru

A guru is one who is regarded as having great knowledge, wisdom, and authority in a certain area, and who uses it to guide others . Other forms of manifestation of this principle can include parents, school teachers, non-human objects and even one's own intellectual discipline, if the...

 and currently appointed Fitness Coach at Liverpool

Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...

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Biography

Hulse is a graduate of Loughborough University

Loughborough University

Loughborough University is a research based campus university located in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, in the East Midlands of England...

 and played for Loughborough Students Football Club.

In June 2006 Hulse was appointed fitness coach at Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace F.C.

Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...

 when Peter Taylor became manager. They had previously worked together with England Under-21

England national under-21 football team

England's national Under-21 football team, also known as England Under-21s or England U21, is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team....

. Hulse left Crystal Palace after working shortly with Neil Warnock

Neil Warnock

Neil Warnock is an English former footballer who is currently manager of English Premier League club Queens Park Rangers....

 in October 2007 and almost joined Bolton Wanderers

Bolton Wanderers F.C.

Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....

 under Sammy Lee

Sammy Lee (footballer)

Samuel "Sammy" Lee is an English football coach and former player. He played most of his career for hometown club Liverpool during the 1970s and 1980s as a midfielder, and also represented England fourteen times....

, only for the deal to fall through when Lee was sacked.

In May 2008 Hulse was appointed fitness coach at Newcastle United to replace the departing fitness coach Adrian Lamb. Later in July Geordie Robbie Elliott

Robbie Elliott

Robert James "Robbie" Elliott is an English former football left back who is currently the strength coach for the United States U-20 men's football team....

 returned to his hometown club to work under Hulse as strength and conditioning coach.

Hulse tried the Italian Way on request from Kevin Keegan

Kevin Keegan

Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE is a former international footballer and former manager of the England national football team and several English clubs, most notably Newcastle United....

, and put the Newcastle United players through two tough sessions a day in the build up towards the 2008-2009 season.

In June 2009 Hulse left Newcastle United to join Liverpool

Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...

in a similar position.