Meet The Caloundra Team

Qualifications: 

• Cert III in Fitness
• Cert IV in Fitness
• Bachelor in Human Nutrition (currently studying).

Specialty Areas:

• Personal Breakthrough Mentor
• Mindset Optimisation
• Strength Training
• Weight Loss & Toning
• Endurance Training
• Olympic Weightlifting
• Nutrition Literacy
• Community Support

Ricky is the founder and CEO of The LEAD Fitness Project. He is a tradie turned Fitness Professional who spent over 10 years providing a service to the construction industry. Ricky is now a coach that is dedicated to changing the lives of individuals who believe they are made for more but lack the confidence and the skills to elevate their own existence. He is also currently undergoing his Nutrition degree at the University of Sunshine Coast.

Ricky initially began his health and fitness journey in CrossFit, where he competed regularly all over Queensland. He then turned his energy to Olympic weightlifting and strength training. Ricky suffered a hip injury that left him searching for a new passion. He then committed to an Olympic triathlon and turned his focus to endurance training. Ricky has returned from his setback and now his energy is spent as a Personal Development Coach who helps individuals get strong and lean up!

You can contact Ricky on: 

P: 0412 356 961 | E: rickysteinptnt@gmail.com | IG: rickystein_ptnt 

Qualifications:

• Diploma in Remedial Massage and Advanced Rehab Massage (Current Study)
• Cert in Fitness Industry Training (1993 ChCh Polytechnic)
• ISSN Cert in Nutrition

Specialties:

• Bodybuilding Contest Preparation
• Sports Specific Strength and Conditioning
• Fat Loss and Hypertrophy
• Nutrition Guidance.

Experience:

• IFBB Pro League
• Mr New Zealand Overall 98/2000/2007
• Mr Australia Masters 2023
• Mr Qld and NSW Heavy Weight and Masters 2023
• Mr Brisbane Overall 2023
• Professional Athlete 2009-2017

Mike has been working in the fitness industry for over 30 years, coaching in both NZ and Australia. His clients range from 11 year old dancers to 80+ year old retirees, Para Olympic Sprinters to stroke recovery patients, and from individuals requiring up to 80kg weight loss to Professional IFBB Athletes.

Mike's own experience as a Professional Athlete and multiple time National Champion both in NZ and AUS and his successful coaching of athletes to the Regional, National and Professional level showcases his proven principles to get the most out of any individual.

If you are an elite athlete or just someone who is serious about achieving your personal goals, contact Mike and start working with one of the most experienced trainers in Australia.

You can contact Mike on: 0426 758 731

W: mikedebenham.com.au

IG: mike_debenham_fitness_coaching

Certifications: 

• Certificate III in Fitness
• Certificate IV in Personal Training

Speciality areas: 

• Strength and Conditioning
• High Intensity Training
• Toning, Body Sculpting and Weight loss
• Female Health & Wellbeing
• Female Resistance Training
• General Fitness

Hannah has a passion to guide, challenge and motivate her clients to become the best and most confident version of themselves possible. For Hannah, fitness isn’t only about the workout and she will teach you all the tools you can use to reach your full potential in all aspects of life. Hannah loves teaching clients about the equipment and different movements they can utilise to reach their goals and then seeing the excitement when they progress. She will create a fully personalised plan and support your goals in and out of the gym with accessible contact. Hannah believes success with health is a gateway to success in all areas of life

You can contact Hannah on: 0434 406 307

IG: hannahrose.fit

Qualifications: 

Certificate III & IV in Fitness - Mechanics of Lifting - FTI Barbell Workshop - Cycle Express - Level I Kettlebell - Thump Boxing - Nutrition for Fitness - ZUU Bronze and Silver - Spartan Race Australia Recognised Trainer

Specialities: 

Movement Specialist - Olympic Lifting - Sport Specific Coaching - OCR Coach - Lifestyle Coaching

Anthony's goal is to always help clients achieve a balanced lifestyle that encompasses all dimensions of health and fitness. Anthony creates a training environment that not only motivates, but also empowers individuals to continually challenge themselves. He loves seeing his clients achieve their personal health and fitness goals through a personalised approach of regular fitness activities and guided lifestyle changes. Anthony has found that his clients achieve maximum results through modern day training techniques that focus on mobility, movement, weight training and conditioning. This not only increases their fitness and endurance but also improves their lifestyle while providing a friendly social environment.

You can contact Anthony on: 0439 728 881

IG: aportea 

Certifications: Cert III Fitness - Cert IV in Fitness - Australian Strength and Conditioning - Association Level 1 (ASCA Level 1)

Specialitie(s): Strength and Conditioning - Powerlifting - Movement Technique

Peter is a strength and conditioning coach that strives to help those looking to improve their fitness. With many years of exposure in powerlifting, strength training and other domains of functional fitness, and building his knowledge while training soldiers in the Defence Force, Peter aims to provide safe and effective training that creates huge value in a clients life. - You can contact Peter on: 0499 340 543

Certifications:
- Cert III Fitness
- Cert IV in Personal Training
 

Specialty Areas:
- Form and technique
- Weight loss
- Body and Lifestyle Transformation Specialist
- Strength and Conditioning
- Muscle Building
- Holistic Approach

About Charmaine:

Charmaine has a passion for educating and supporting people in their health and fitness journey, ranging from absolute beginner to advanced lifters.

Charmaine has a holistic approach with mind, body and lifestyle, believing that it's important to focus on all areas to be able to get longterm results. Charmaine’s passionate about creating you a new lifestyle, habits and rituals, believing that it’s the key to help you achieve results that will last you a lifetime. There are no short-term quick fixes.

Charmaine educates you on how to set goals, how to achieve them and how to maintain them. Remember without a plan your goals are just dreams! Her program is based on the mind-body-lifestyle approach, which is proven to get each of her clients results, provide motivation, a support network, high accountability plus create a community of like-minded people.

You can contact Charmain on 0401 286 737

Certifications: Certificate III in Fitness - Certificate IV in Personal Training

Specialitie(s): Lean Muscle Gain - Fat Loss - Postural Improvements - Glute Development - Female Specific Training

Naomi’s major passion is female health, and helping females feel empowered through exercise. She aims to increase her clients self-confidence in and outside the gym! Naomi prides herself on helping her clients achieve their goals, being able to offer proven results of lean muscle gain (firm, lean look), fat loss, postural improvements and glute development (through her Plump Your Peach Program). Naomi will give you guidance & expert programming to take the guess work out of your training and help you achieve anything you put your mind too.

Certifications: Certificate III in Fitness - Certificate IV Fitness

Specialitie(s): Strength Training & Power Lifting - Fat Loss - Injury Prevention - Postural Alignment - Periodised Training Programs - Nutrition Coaching - Sleep & Stress Management

Matt has over eight years experience in the health and fitness industry and having helped hundreds of clients reach their health and fitness goals he comes with a wealth of knowledge. He has worked closely alongside Sports Nutritionists and Dieticians, meticulously studying their trades and practices and now implements those same processes with his clients to obtain better, faster and maintainable results. Matt works with the training philosophy of 70% nutrition, 20% training & 10% rest and recovery. - You can contact Matt on: 0499 646 072

Certifications:
- NDIS Provider
- Cert III Fitness
- Cert IV in Personal Training

Specialty Areas:
- Hypertrophy
- Lean Muscle Gain
- Calisthenics & Gymnastics
- Nutritional Advice
- Weight Loss & Transformations
- Strength Conditioning
- Muay Thai

About Michael:
Michael's fitness experience stems
from his infantry career in the army
beginning in 2009. Discipline and
Strength and conditioning has been
the backbone of Michaels life which
has led him to deployments to both
East Timor and Afghanistan and
finishing proudly with his career goal
in the 8/9 RAR Sniper cell.
Michaels military background reflects
in the way that he trains his clients by
building discipline and demonstrates
how it reflects in the gym and in good
health.
Upon discharging from the Army, he
took on private security work in
Afghanistan for another 4 years
working alongside other Veterans
where the highest level of Fitness
and professionalism was required.
Upon returning home he founded his
PT business and has been working
out of Mooloolaba since 2019.
Since then, Michael has developed
his very own fitness app (Black Wolf
Fitness) that has allowed him to
expand his client base and create
custom programs for clients worldwide.

Despite Michael's strict military
background, he also has a very
compassionate approach towards his
training.
Michael loves teaching people how to
adapt their training to work around any

Certifications: - Cert III & IV in Fitness - ZUU Bronze level coach - Yoga Trinity - Vinyasa Flow - Jab, Cross & Weave Boxing

Specialitie(s): - Hypertrophy - Fat loss/transformation - Sports Specific Coaching - Strength & Conditioning - Boxing For fitness - Powerbuilding

Kurt has worked in the fitness industry for the past 7 years in different aspects – Including Personal training, head trainer and Gym/studio owner. Kurt has a strong passion for health and fitness and for his clients. Whether you are seeking help with fat loss/transformations, strength training, building muscle, or simply want to better your health and wellness, Kurt will personally take you on this potentially life changing journey to achieving optimal health, results and maximising your potential. Kurt works with all ages and fitness levels with his clients ranging from 14-year-old footballers who want to advance their game, to 75+ year old retirees who want to keep active and healthy so they can continue to do the things they enjoy. Rest assured knowing you will be working with a trainer with extensive knowledge and experience around fat loss, nutrition, health & wellness, strength & conditioning, hypertrophy and sports specific coaching. As a trainer Kurt is always looking for new ways to educate himself to provide his clients with the best quality service. - You can contact Kurt on 0457 807 557

Certifications:
- Bachelor of Applied Science (complimentary medicine) 2006
- Masters of Clinical Chiropractic 2008

Specialitiy Areas:
- Chronic migraine
- Disc injuries / Sciatia - Shoulder
- Lower back and neck pain
- Numbness and tingling in arm / leg
- Joint pain / spinal pain

Experience:
14 years practicing the art of Chiropractic.

About Ted:
Ted Alen is an RMIT graduate (2008) from
Melbourne. He’s been practicing the art of
Chiropractic for 14 years now. Prior to that
he was a Personal Trainer. Ted Alen first
saw the value in Chiropractic adjustments
when the low back pain that he had
carried for years disappeared through
Chiropractic care. Since that time, Ted
Alen has seen the vast array of ailments
that Chiropractic has been able to help
with, leaving a profound impact on him as
a practitioner. Most uniquely, Dr. Ted
utilizes the Gonstead System of
Chiropractic. This system demands great
attention to detail when looking for the
problem and is even more meticulous
when applying the corrective Chiropractic
adjustments to your body His purpose is
simple – to help you exist closer to
optimal through Chiropractic care.

Let me know if you have any questions.
0414 868 080 - tedalen.chiro@gmail.com