Support and advice are critical factors in any long-term fitness program.
Regular training sessions with our trainers will see you attain your individual goals while staying motivated and getting the results you are after. The guidance provided at The Underground Fitness Club is informed without being intimidating.
Our certified fitness trainers and consultants will help you embark on the right program for you, moving beyond any stubborn plateaus. They’ll help you to break out of fitness ruts and will seek to re-energise your workout at every opportunity. Along the way, they’ll challenge you, change your outlook and build your confidence with results that extend far beyond the mirror.
Train with the best and get results!
Jade
About Jade: The owner of T.U.F Club started as a part-time receptionist/admin in the gym. She became very passionate about helping people on their fitness journey, so she got into personal training. Her favourite workout is boxing. Jade enjoys teaching boxing classes and providing the slow burn.
Specialisation: Running the business
Gym Quote: ‘Just do it. Nike.’
Favourite Workout: Boxing, but she enjoys teaching any type of exercise.
Proudest Achievement: Jade’s proudest achievement is owning a business at a young age in such a trying time.
Go to post-workout snack: Vanilla protein shake with a shot of coffee
Advice to clients: She is known among the gym to saying ‘Just Breathe.’
Favourite activity outside the gym: Spending as much time as possible with family and friends
Chris
About Chris: Playing soccer from a child at a decent level is how Chris got into personal training and the fitness industry. Chris has been boxing since a young age, which is where his training style comes from. He loves getting the most from his clients and pushing them as hard as they can with no mercy at all.
Specialisation: All-rounder in the gym
Gym Quote: ‘It’s still your mother f***ing set!’
Favourite Workout: High-intensity circuit workout
Proudest Achievement: Chris’s proudest achievement is completing triathlons and receiving accreditation & certificates in a counselling diploma.
Go to post-workout snack: Protein Pancakes
Advice to clients: Consistency is key
Favourite activity outside the gym: Watching any type of sport
Prince
About Prince: His love for training comes from spending his childhood learning and competing in various fighting forms. Prince has competed in boxing, Thai kickboxing, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and mixed martial arts. However, he fell more in love with training and pushing himself and others beyond their limits!
Specialisation: High-intensity interval training (HIIT) & strength and conditioning.
Gym Quote: ‘If you can’t do no more, do two more.’
Favourite Workout: Muay Thai Pad Workouts
Proudest Achievement: Prince’s proudest achievement is making it through the office selection board for the Australian army importing against the elite athlete selection process.
Go to post-workout snack: Chicken and Rice
Advice to clients: Progression, not perfection
Favourite activity outside the gym: Walking with my partner and two dogs
Abi
About Abi: Abi has been very active her whole life and loved playing team sports such as soccer, touch football, netball and tennis, which has instilled her love for exercise and the gym. When Abi was young, she moved to Sydney, close to the beach, which ingrained her passion for swimming and the sea. She is currently studying Bachelor of Science, majoring in Human Physiology with the goal to do her Masters in Physiotherapy. Abi’s favourite training is quick HIIT workouts. This style of training never fails to make her sweat and walk out of the gym feeling satisfied. These workouts are ideal for people with limited time to spend at the gym, which perfectly fits Abi’s busy university timetable.
Specialisation: stretching and post-workout recovery movements
Gym Quote:‘Healthy Body, Healthy mind’
Favourite Workout: HIIT
Proudest Achievement: Abi’s proudest achievement is hiking to Annapurna base camp in Nepal.
Go to post-workout snack: Greek yoghurt with muesli and honey
Advice to clients: The first step is just showing up, even when you are super tired and don’t want to do a big workout. Getting to the gym and moving your body in some way is always better than showing up at all.
Favourite activity outside the gym: Playing soccer and touch rugby!
Rachael
About Rachael: Health and fitness have been important to Rachael since she was quite young. Starting as a dancer and playing tennis, she then moved into bodybuilding. She has a passion for body sculpting and witnessing bodies change based on hard work and dedication.
Specialisation: Bodybuilding & Building muscle and shaping.
Gym Quote: ‘Just show up!’
Favourite Workout: Squats & Tricep extensions.
Proudest Achievement: Rachael’s proudest achievements are making it to a high-level tennis tournament and becoming vegan.
Go to post-workout snack: Tacos (hard shell of course)
Advice to clients: Consistency is key!
Favourite activity outside the gym: Enjoying food at local cafes and restaurants.
Sam
About Sam: He has been a personal trainer for over two years from his love of sports and helping people reach their fitness and personal goals. Sam is an Australian born Chinese, and his training style is more HIIT and Tabata, which works well with Boxing.
Specialisation: Boxing
Gym Quote: ’Every day is a chance to change your life.’
Favourite Workout: Boxing
Proudest Achievement: Sam’s proudest achievement is being the undefeated amateur boxing champion
Go to post-workout snack: Coconut water and Bananas
Advice to clients: Give it a go.
Favourite activity outside the gym: Collecting vintage WOTC Pokémon Cards
Michael
Michael: Michael has been a personal trainer for 12 years, and has been a competitive Crossfitter and Crossfit coach for five years now. Michale is an amateur kickboxer, and fitness & training has been a lifelong passion of his.
Specialisation: Boxing, Crossfit and functional strength training
Gym Quote: ‘Hard work pays off.’
Favourite Workout: Back Squats, Olympic fitting and Crossfit workouts.
Proudest Achievement: Michael’s proudest achievement is that he is a published author and Crossfit competition winner.
Go to post-workout snack: Doughnuts on a cheat day!
Advice to clients: Motivation cannot be relied on; everything is about discipline and committing to a path and sticking to it.
Favourite activity outside the gym: Drinking coffee at his favourite cafes.
Katy
About Katy: Originally from the UK, where she spent most of her time playing sports growing up. Katy followed her passion for sports and exercise and decided to study a bachelor of sports and exercise science. After completing her degree, she believed it was her purpose to help people achieve their health, training and fitness goals. Katy loves nothing more than seeing people thrive in all aspects of their life, including the gym and training.
Specialisation: Strength Training, Body Transformations, Fat Loss, Muscle Building.
Gym Quote: ‘Your body can stand almost anything, it’s your mind you have to convince.’
Favourite Workout: Leg day.
Proudest Achievement: Graduating from University and moving to Australia from the UK.
Go to post-workout snack: Chocolate protein shake with peanut butter and banana.
Advice to clients: Motivation is what gets you started, habits and discipline is what keeps you going. Turning up on your bad days and doing what needs to be done, even when you don’t feel like it, will be the key to your success.
Favourite activity outside the gym: Travelling the world.
James
About James: James is our newest instructor here at TUF Club
Specialisation: Boxing, Crossfit and functional strength training
Gym Quote: ‘Hard work pays off.’
Favourite Workout: Back Squats, Olympic fitting and Crossfit workouts.
Proudest Achievement: Michael’s proudest achievement is that he is a published author and Crossfit competition winner.
Go to post-workout snack: Doughnuts on a cheat day!
Advice to clients: Motivation cannot be relied on; everything is about discipline and committing to a path and sticking to it.
Favourite activity outside the gym: Drinking coffee at his favourite cafes.
In loving memory of MJ!
As you would have seen, MJ was all about combat sports. Studying Martial Arts from the age of 19, MJ also had over half a decade of Muay Thai experience and more than three years of MMA experience, 13 years of boxing and focused mainly on Jiu-Jitsu the last two years.
However, MJ also had plenty of experience in other sports, including tennis and swimming – competing at the state level for the latter. As a result, like many of TUF Club’s trainers, MJ had a holistic approach to fitness and training – knowing that over-specialization in one form of exercise usually delivers poorer results than a balanced approach.
MJ will be dearly missed by the TUF club community.
