About
The Team Behind The Retreat
Two coaches. One shared mission. Decades of combined experience distilled into four days that change men.
Why We Built This
"We've worked with hundreds of high-performing men. The pattern is always the same: they know what to do. They just need the right environment to finally do it."
— Steven Machin & Gaz Crosby
200+
Men Coached
10+
Years Combined
4
Days. Maximum Impact.
MC Retreats
Co-Founder
Coach
Steven Machin
Strength · Conditioning · Performance Mindset
Steven Machin has spent over a decade helping high-performing men rebuild their physical foundations and unlock elite standards of performance. A specialist in strength, conditioning, and performance mindset, Steven doesn't work with excuses — he works with results. His methodology is direct, evidence-based, and built around sustainable transformation that goes far beyond the retreat itself.
Strength & conditioning specialist
Performance mindset coaching
Bespoke training programme design
Accountability-led coaching methodology
Coach
Gaz Crosby
Performance · Lifestyle · Accountability
Gaz Crosby brings an uncompromising approach to fitness and lifestyle transformation. With years of experience coaching men through physical and mental plateaus, Gaz understands what it takes to rebuild from the ground up. His training philosophy combines functional strength, metabolic performance, and the kind of honest accountability that most men never experience.
Functional strength and metabolic performance
Lifestyle and habit transformation
Group coaching facilitation
Nutrition and recovery protocols
MC Retreats
Co-Founder
Our Philosophy
Results Over Comfort. Standards Over Excuses.
Direct
We tell you exactly what you need to hear. Not what you want to hear. The men we work with respect that.
Evidence-Based
Every session, every meal, every protocol is grounded in what actually works. No trends. No guesswork.
Long-Term
Four days is the catalyst. The tools, habits, and mindset you leave with are for life.