Tony is a strength coach and an exercise physiologist based in Sydney, Australia. His undergraduate degree was in Human Movement (ACU) and he holds a PhD in Exercise and Sports Science from Charles Darwin University in far north Australia.
In his coaching career that has spanned closed to 30 years, he has written over 70,000 training programs, across a wide range of populations, including the general public, athletes, Olympians (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016), special populations and those needing rehabilitation from injuries. Having written strength workouts for elite athletes in over 30 different sports, Tony is still actively involved in strength & conditioning, primarily coaching physique athletes, and is regarded as one of the premier and highly sought-after personal trainers in the country.
Tony has been involved in education since 1999, having held various educational positions at several universities in exercise science, physiotherapy, and personal training. His own educational programs for personal trainers, allied health professionals and the general public have been running for since 2002, which have now moved to an online platform since Covid.
Previously Tony has been an Adjunct Associate Lecturer at the University of the Sunshine Coast, a lecturer at the Australian Fitness Network, AIF, the Australian Catholic University (Schools of Exercise Science and Physiotherapy), NetFit New Zealand and New Zealand Weightlifting.
Tony has also been an editorial board member for The University of the Sunshine Coast's Fitness Research department and an editor for the Journal of Fitness Research, a member of the Australian Institute of Fitness Personal Training Advisory Panel and has sat on the expert advisory panel for Fitness Australia. His love for anatomy led him to study Active Release Techniques, which helped form part of Tony’s approach to treatment and rehabilitation of injuries.
Over the past three decades Tony has written hundreds of health and fitness related articles and was the recipient of the 2004 Australian Fitness Industry’s Author of the Year Award.
In his spare time, Tony enjoys cooking, reading, playing the guitar, and training across a number of disciplines, including weights, cycling, rowing, running, and swimming.
