Where it started
I wanted to feel different. Not just look different.
Training changed my confidence. Learning to maintain my progress changed my approach.
01 / Finding my confidence
Training gave me a way forward.
I grew up overweight, and it affected my confidence. After rugby league injuries kept me from playing, I gained more weight. At around 16, I began training seriously.
My first trainer and mentor, Jim Moore, helped me discover what consistent effort could do. Training gave me confidence, purpose and a reason to believe I could change. That experience led me into coaching.
02 / Learning the hard way
I could get a result. Keeping it was another story.
Even with years in the fitness industry, I struggled with an all-or-nothing approach. I could be incredibly disciplined for a while. But the more extreme the diet became, the harder I rebounded.
In 2018, I competed successfully in natural bodybuilding. I was proud of that achievement. But it reinforced something I needed to understand: reaching a result doesn’t automatically teach you how to live with it.
03 / Changing the approach
I became tired of starting over.
Education, self-awareness and learning from my mistakes helped me move away from extremes. Training and nutrition became part of my life, alongside family, work, food I enjoy and social occasions.
My work on the Sunshine Coast grew into TSN, bringing personal training, nutrition guidance, online coaching and education together. I wanted to help people understand their progress—and know what to do when life changes.
