Strength & powerlifting coach, based in Newtown

Marcus here. I'm a strength and powerlifting coach based out of a private barbell gym in Newtown. Eleven years coaching, five-plus years competing in the open 93kg class (best total: 717.5kg) and now coaching mostly intermediate and advanced lifters who've stalled on cookie-cutter programs.

How I coach

I write you a specific program — not a template. We meet weekly (or fortnightly once you're rolling) to review video, tune the next block, and run the technical work that's hardest to self-coach: max-effort doubles, peaking weeks, comp-day handling, troubleshooting form errors that only show up under load.

Between sessions you train on your own using the program; I check in via shared Google Sheet + Form-Check videos.

Who I work best with

• Lifters with 1+ years of consistent training who want to push a real total
• General-population clients who want to get strong properly — not "tone"
• People prepping for their first powerlifting meet (I've taken seven first-timers to the platform)
• Returners coming back from a long lay-off who want to skip the dumb mistakes

I don't do bodybuilding contest prep or weight-cuts. If that's what you want, I know the right people and can refer.

Rates

$100/session in-person. $65 online review. 5-pack $450, 10-pack $850. First session is free for new clients — bring whatever data you've got (programs, videos, current bests) and we'll work out if we're a fit.