About 

You could say I started my weightlifting journey around the age of 3. Growing up on a dairy farm built the strong foundation of strength and work ethic required to be an elite level athlete. In my younger years I would perform everyday tasks that I thought were normal for all kids - throwing hay bales, carrying milk buckets and stacking 40kg fertiliser sacks. When I arrived at my Auckland boarding School as a Year 9 student I wondered why on earth all these city kids were all so darn weak!!

Now retired from my many years as a top international athlete my focus has switched to my family and my Athletes,

Starting my International coaching journey in the midst of my athletic career I have coached athletes to compete at multiple Commonwealth Games and Youth Olympics and currently have 2 athletes in the middle of their campaign for 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

A notable highlight was taking my wife Pip from a novice weightlifter to becoming a 2 x Commonwealth Games representative and 5th place respectively at both the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games.

My passion for health and wellbeing - Outside of weightlifting I have a passion for passing on knowledge gained as an athlete to those that require use of both the physical and mental skill sets.

Delivering manual handling training and teaching companies/individuals about managing sprains & strains through my www.manualhandling.nz

The facts:

3 x Olympian (Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016 )

4 x Commonwealth Games representative (Melbourne 2006, Delhi 2010, Glasgow 2014, Gold Coast 2018)

Commonwealth Champion (Glasgow 2014)

With 22 years experience as a competitive weightlifter, having broken numerous New Zealand Olympic weightlifting records – I bring both experience as an athlete and elite level coach – having developed a coaching methodology learned from numerous coaches worldwide.

With a bachelor’s degree in coaching, my strength lies in my delivery methods – having now coached/delivered to hundreds of athletes/coaches/trainers across New Zealand and Australia – I will help you on your way no matter what your current level.