Trainers

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Damian Tancred

Damian Tancred

AD Senior Trainer

Qualifications

20 years experience in Running and Athletics
Certificate 3 & 4 - Group and Personal Training
Senior First Aid/ CPR

Interests

Trail Running (Damien's team finished second in the 2008 and 2009 Oxfam 100km Trailwalker in 15 hours), Triathlon, Six Foot Track, King of the Mountain

Expertise

Preparation for running events from 5km Fun Runs to Marathon & Endurance events
Aerobic Conditioning
Weight Loss
Weight Training
Core Strength

Classes

Spin
Stretch
Circuits

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Scott Peterkin

Scott Peterkin

AD Group & Personal Trainer

Qualifications

Diploma in Fitness
Certificate 3 & 4 Group and Personal Training
Senior First Aid/ CPR

Interests

Rugby League

Expertise

Aerobic conditioning
Strength Development
Sports Conditioning (Sports Specific - Golf)

Classes

Circuits

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Matthew Nethery

Matthew Nethery

AD Group & Personal Trainer

Qualifications

Bachelor of Business
Certificate 3 & 4 Group and Personal Training
PunchFit Boxing Instructor
Senior First Aid/ CPR

Interests

Rugby (plays First Grade for Randwick Rugby Club)
Athletics

Expertise

Strength and Conditioning
Weight Loss
Endurance training
Nutrition

Classes

Cardio Boxing
Abs/ Core Training

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Antony Chauvet

Antony Chauvet

AD Group & Personal Trainer

Qualifications

Foundation Yoga
Aqua Instructor
Spin Instructor
Senior First Aid/ CPR

Interests

Yoga

Expertise

Strength and Conditioning
Weight Loss

Classes

Yoga & Relaxation
Spin

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Arturo Sanchez

Arturo Sanchez

Massage Therapist & AD Trainer

Qualifications

Certificate 3 & 4 Group & Personal Training
Certificate 4 in Massage Therapy, NSW School of Massage

Interests

All sports and outdoor activities

Expertise

Strength and Conditioning
Weight Loss
Aerobic Conditioning
Rehabilitation

Classes

Circuits
Stretch
Boxing
Spin

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Justin Fitzgerald

Justin Fitzgerald

AD Group & Personal Trainer

Qualifications

Certificate 3 & 4 Group & Personal Trainer
Senior First Aid/ CPR

Interests

Justin has been involved in Boxing for a number of years and trained some of Sydney's well known boxers.

Justin is co-Trainer for Sakio Bika who recently won IBO super-middleweight title in Rhode Island. Justin also trained Sakio Bika for Foxtel's The Contender programme, and has assisted with training for Nadel Hussein, Hussein Hussein, Nader Hamdan, Vic Darchinyan, Glen Kelly and Danny Green

Expertise

Strength and Conditioning
Weight Loss
Boxing

Classes

Cardio Boxing
Boxing Technique
Abs/ Core Training

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Andrew Hampson

Andrew Hampson

Yoga Instructor

Qualifications

Andrew has now been practising yoga for nine years and teaching for seven.

He started his practising and teaching journey with Bikram Yoga, a very popular and intense style of Hot Yoga that originated in LA.

Andrew is currently studying and mentoring personally under the guidance of Senior Teacher Mark Breadner, widely acknowledged as the Teacher of Yoga Teachers.

Interests

Participated for many years in Surfboat rowing and Rugby before starting Yoga.

Expertise

Power Yoga
Hatha
Bikram

Classes

Power Yoga

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Tim Lindop

Tim Lindop

AD Personal Trainer

Interests

Running (Tim finished the 2009 SMH Half Marathon in the Club’s quickest time of 80 minutes), Soccer (he was in his younger years in the apprenticeship squad for Stoke City Football Club in the UK).

Expertise

Cardio
Endurance training
Boxing.

Classes

Boxing

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Luke Cawthorne

Luke Cawthorne

AD Group & Personal Trainer

Qualifications

Certificate 3 & 4 Group and Personal Training
Australian Defence Force Infrantry ARA (12 month service)

Interests

Rugby, Athletics

Expertise

Strength and conditioning
Short distance sprinting
Weight loss

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Simon Hassell

Simon Hassell

Massage Therapist / Boxing Trainer

Qualifications

Bachelor of Sports Science
Diploma of Remedial Massage
Diploma Fitness (cert 3 & 4)
Diploma in Sport
Advanced 1st Aid Certificate

Interests

Boxing
Strength & Conditioning
Sports Training

Expertise

Sports Massage - treatment of sports related injuries
Training for power based sports
Boxing technique and conditioning

Classes

Boxing

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Graham Thompson

Graham Thompson

AD Front Desk

Qualifications

Dip in Pyhsical Education
Grad Dip in Health Education

Interests

Graham is responsible for the AD Front Desk from 5.30am to 2.00pm Monday to Friday.

Graham is a keen Rugby and Athletics fan.