Justin Stevenson

Founder

I have been coaching and training people since 1996. My training career has seen me travel the world as a trainer, work for an international fitness company as a executive & trainer, train Professional & Olympic athletes, teach classes to 1000's of participants and most importantly I have spent tens of thousands of hours researching and applying the best techniques training has to offer.

I have been in the gym industry since 2002 and have worn so many hats its not funny. Personal trainer, martial arts instructor, executive (international), gym instructor, group fitness instructor, receptionist, sales, marketer, gym management, and maintenance/repair. This brief list of positions I have held in the industry does not do the countless hours in each area justice, but my intention is to show the depths I have traveled to present to my trainees the best session I can possibly offer.

I believe in mental training as much as physical and have been studying sports/applied psychology and tactics for over 15 years. My tangible (meaning I participated for a number of years) sports training experience includes: Mixed Martial Arts, Wrestling (Freestyle & Greco Roman), BJJ, Pankration, Traditional Asian, Basketball, Rugby and Soccer.

My training experience in lifting has been molded through Eastern European methodology and I am proficient in Olympic Lifting, Power, Bodybuilding, Renaissance, Strongman and Kettlebell. My calisthenic background includes: (too) many sports specific drills, distance Running and Sprinting,  Stretching, Plyometrics, Dymnamic Stability, Bikram & Tibetan Yoga and Gymnastics.

I come from a strong family background of school teachers, rugby players/coaches, netball/basketballers and training enthusiasts who all through my childhood mentored me into becoming the world beater you see today. I have also been personally mentored by Anthony Perosh (Pro Martial Artist), Elvis Sinosic (Pro Martial Artist), Kon Pappy (Pro Martial Artist) and Hassan Shahsavaan (Olympian). 

My industry mentors have been: Mel Siff, Paul Chek, Dr Yessis, Tudor Bompa, Pavel Tsatsouline, Bruce Lee, Bas Rutten, Matt Furey, Nick Curson and Nicholas Romanov.

My intellectual influences include: Robert Anton Wilson, Anthony Robbins, Earl Nightingale, Joe Dispenza, Bruce Lipton, Carlos Castaneda, Tim Leary, Terence McKenna, Carl Sagan, Miyamoto Musashi, Sun Tzu, Joe Rogan, Wilhelm Reich, Steven Covey.

I practice and promote mediation, mindfulness and breathing techniques.

My hobbies include: Reading, music & video editing, graphic design, gardening, anthropology, history, TeeVee and some mindless video gaming to remind me of my youth, researching. Yes I understand I am a bit of a nerd.

I am also a military veteran of the Royal New Zealand Navy. I served two and a half years and earned a medal for a service tour in East Timor in 1999.

I was born in 1978 and am from the town of Kaitaia, New Zealand