ABOUT US

Martin is now a full time practicing Clinical Exercise Physiologist at Peak Gymnastics and Peak Sport Science, specialising in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation. This crossover of superior gymnastics, rehabilitative and CrossFit knowledge has led Martin to guest present on the CrossFit Gymnastics Certification in Australia and China further confirming his CrossFit Gymnastics knowledge is second to none. His involvement with the highly regarded “Schwartz’s CrossFit Melbourne” (winners of the CrossFit Pacific Regional Games in 2012, 2013 and 2015 and Runners Up in 2016 and 2018) has seen him develop over 9 years into one of the leaders in Gymnastics Coaching for CrossFit, having worked with many regional level athletes in addition to Individual World CrossFit Games Competitors Denae Brown, Amy Dracup and Mitchell Sinnamon.

Up until the conclusion of 2018, Luke was an internationally ranked gymnast, having represented Australia at 3 World Championships and 2 Commonwealth Games. Luke was Victoria’s highest ranked gymnast for 8 years and won the All Around Australian National Title in 2016. In addition to his athletic achievements, Luke holds an Advanced Level Coaching Accreditation and has coached in the Victorian High Performance Program for a number of years. With his immense and ever-growing knowledge and experience in body weight and gymnastics training Luke can cater for all skill levels and training goals!

Andreas Lepore is recently retired member of the Victorian Gymnastics Team with over 15 years of experience as an athlete and a coach. Dre was a member of the 2018 Australian Championship winning Victorian Team and has also competed internationally in the USA and UK.

Philip Stewart is a current Senior International gymnast with extensive coaching knowledge across Gymnastics and Trampolining disciplines. Phil has consistently competed nationally and internationally with achievements including Team Gold at the Australian Championship in 2018 representing Victoria in addition to competing against some of the world’s best in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and London. Having experienced coaching and training at the highest level Phil possesses an exceptionally high skillset in the gym which benefits complete beginners to seasoned athletes alike.

Our boy Jack Rickards seems to be the modest, quiet achiever of the group! Having represented Australia at numerous international competitions including the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow (Scotland), Youth Olympic Festival and Pacific Rim Championships (in which he won a Bronze medal on Pommel Horse), Jack crammed a lot into his 15 year elite gymnastics career. As a Junior International athlete Jack won the All-Around Title at the Australian Championships a massive 4 times and was granted Australian Institute of Sport and NSWIS Scholarships in the process. After a lifetime involvement in the sport Jack is always eager to impart his experience and integrated approaches to skill development with his Personal Training clients and Adult Gymnastics Class participants alike!

Up until 2018 Kiara was a significantly respected Senior International level gymnast, enjoying much success at National level leading to Australian Team representation on numerous occasions including 2 World Championships and at the 2016 Rio Olympic Qualification event. Over her years as an athlete and coach Kiara has developed skills enabling her to get the best out of her athletes while maintaining a strong focus on the process involved to attain desired strength and skill goals.