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Professional Athletes Reveal The Truth About What Goes on Behind the Closed Doors At THE USP PIT Gymnasium…

26.10.2020

Professional Athletes Reveal The Truth About What Goes on Behind the Closed Doors At THE USP PIT Gymnasium… Many people think they know what goes on at Ultimate Sports Performance..Unless you’re in the trenches with me you’ve probably never seen anything like it… Mobile phones and cameras are banned in our USP performance centre unless for media commitments.. To glean a small insight as to what goes on behind closed doors click the link here as professional athletes reveal the truth about what goes on behind closed doors at THE USP PIT Gymnasium…

Strongman AFL Camp January 2021

25.9.2020

Announcing: The FASTEST Way to Become a Better Athlete and GAIN the EDGE OVER YOUR COMPETITION? -Develop Lightning Speed! -Super Human Strength! -Lung Busting Endurance! -Blistering Acceleration! -Precise Sporting Skills! -Stronger Marks! -Longer Kicks! -Harder Tackles! Click Here to find out more!

Female AFL High Performance Training Camp January 2021

24.9.2020

Announcing: The FASTEST Way to Become a Better Athlete and GAIN the EDGE OVER YOUR COMPETITION? -Develop Lightning Speed! -Super Human Strength! -Lung Busting Endurance! -Blistering Acceleration! -Precise Sporting Skills! -Stronger Marks! -Longer Kicks! -Harder Tackles! -Feel Empowered! -Make Friends! -Achieve Personal Bests! -In a Judgement Free Zone Click link below to find out more!

Ode to modern day renaissance man! USP PIT Legacy athlete Callum Carseldine

23.9.2020

When one of your favourite sons retires...a little piece of you goes too-11 years 150+ training programs ...more awards then you could poke a stick at and more importantly 0 soft tissue injuries sustained.....It must’ve been around 2009...a young fresh faced 18 year old uni student stepped thru The PIT doors...PIT number 2 to be precise. He’d heard about us from....Ryan Head..who came to THE USP PIT Gymnasium via Brisbane Lions and Hawthorn Hawks AFL Player Broc McCauley. He’d traveled from West Brisbane...for an interview that would positively change both our lives. From our very first

V8 Supercar Racing Legend Mark Frosty Winterbottom Gaining the Unfair Advantage at USP!

24.8.2020

Success leaves clues...it’s little wonder supercar racing legend Mark Winterbottom of Irwin Racing is at the top of his game. Always progressing, evolving and looking for the edge at Ultimate Sports Performance! Phenomenal work ethic and setting the standards for his team!! Leading by example. Check out the video clip to see Frosty in action training with Joey Hayes at Ultimate Sports Performance!

10 Ways Athletes Can Improve During the Lockdown.

15.4.2020

10 Ways Athletes Can Improve During the Lockdown. Many people from all walks of life are facing various challenges. Recreation and Leisure centres are closed. Outdoor exercise facilities have been cordoned off. Social distancing guidelines pose regulations upon the number of people that can congregate in any area meaning many options for traditional skill development and physical training are hampered. So with those challenges currently being experienced by many people I’ve come up with a few things that athletes can focus on for quality improvements whilst the restrictions are imposed.

Mindset Mastery During A Pandemic Webinar - How To Be The Calm In The Chaos!!

8.4.2020

As a favour to me...one of the Worlds’ Leading Mindset and Performance Coaches Amon Woulfe agreed to provide our Loyal USP Athletes, Parents, Coaches and Community with a FREE 90 Minute Online Webinar Mindset Session including practical tools and Live Q&A. Why? Never has there been a moment more critical to have mastery over our mind: • Stress and fear are at historic levels. • Uncertainty is driving high anxiety. • High stress can compromise your immune system. • Social distancing can lead to isolation and loneliness • We need to be at our best!

Gold Coast Suns Player Alex Sexton Off-Season with USP Pays off Kicks 6 Goals!

24.2.2020

Stoked to see Gold Coast Suns player Alex Sexton hard work in the offseason pay off rewarded by kicking a bag of 6 goals on Saturday night! Check out the video below to see a little snippet into some of the early off-season training Gold Coast Suns Gun Alex Sexton undertook during the offseason with Ultimate Sports Performance. Alex Sexton using the Bamboo Bar with Hanging Band Training Technique in the overhead press followed with accelerated medicine ball overhead marks.

Courtney Hancock Wins Iron X Series!!

12.2.2020

The best always push their limits... Getting out of their comfort zone is what makes them who they are... The confidence to accept a new challenge.. It’s what makes them elite...? Take for instance Courtney Hancock winning ? the inaugural nutri grain #ironx #sls competition on Monday. 4 weeks ago she’d never: ?Flipped a tractor tyre... ?Raced a stand up paddle board.. ?Scaled a slip wall. ?Traversed gymnastic rings... ?Hauled a sandbag... ?Crawled thru a cargo net ?Hurled a dead ball... But that didn’t hold her back... True Champions...Evolve, Adapt

Gold Coast Suns Off-Season Training Camps

5.11.2019

Awesome to have the Gold Coast Suns Players down at THE USP PIT Gymnasium over the Off-Season. The old adage goes, “It’s the work you do when no ones watching that counts! Good athletes do what’s expected…Great athletes do the extras and go above and beyond what’s expected. Click the link below to check out the video of a few of the Gold Coast Suns Most Committed Elite Players going through their first strongman training experience over the off-season!

Cancer Survivor Nathan Andrews selected in Gold Coast Suns Academy!

12.10.2019

Stoked to see USP Gun Athlete Nathan Andrews discipline and resilience shine thru with his selection in the Gold Coast Suns Academy U/16 Squad. A great effort whilst still undergoing chemo to beat the leukaemia but more importantly finding out the remission date has been moved forward 12 months! Check out the Channel 7 News story courtesy of Mitch Kroehn and shout out to red kite for their support. Click the link below to check out Nathans' inspiring story courtesy of Channel 7. The best is yet to come! Joey Hayes

Sport Specific Training vs Training Transfer

25.6.2019

Often coaches and athletes attempt to replicate sports specific movements like using a weighted cable attachment tied around the ankle and swinging the leg in a kicking like manner to replicate the sports action of kicking, some surfers stand on a swiss ball and squat with the the belief that this exercise has greater transference to surfing. The research suggests that many simulated sporting movements can actually distort the athletes biomechanics when to comes to kicking, paddling or surfing which inadvertently decreases performance.

USP Athlete Nathan Andrews Beats Cancer plays 100th Game

3.6.2019

"A Gold Coast teenager has chalked up a milestone after being diagnosed with Leukemia two years ago. The 15-year-old who's with the Gold Coast Suns Academy is back on track to achieve his AFL dream despite an ongoing health battle"....The headline says it all!!

What kind of mindset does your athlete have?

19.5.2019

What does AFL Superstar Dayne Beams, Brayden Crossley, Kurt Tippett, World Champions Ironwoman Courtney Hancock, Australian Boomers Basketball Rep Matt Hodgson and every other successful elite athlete I have coached have in common? They all have a Growth Mindset. Click the link to find out how you can foster a growth mindset with your athletes!

3D Coaching Coaching at another level!

22.4.2019

I was fortunate to catch up with a former Brisbane Lions Triple Premiership AFL Player, Norm Smith Medallist, Gold Coast Suns Head of Development and Strongman Camp Guest Coach Shaun Hart along with Tim Searl who were presenting a seminar on The 3D Coaching Model. If you want your athletes to: 1. Learn skills quicker! 2. Have higher fitness compliance and work harder! 3. Recover quicker from injuries! 4. Be more adaptable to new conditions! 5. Have freedom to be creative! 6. Develop deeper relationships! 7. Learn life lessons through sport! The 3D Coaching Model could be a Game Changer!!

Gold Coast junior footballer Nathan Andrews battles cancer while chasing AFL dream

24.3.2019

Gold Coast junior footballer Nathan Andrews battles cancer while chasing AFL dream. “I have met some strong people in my life but he is the toughest by far.” Those are the words of Michael Andrews who has watched his son Nathan, 15, battle Leukaemia over the past two years while still maintaining his dream of one day playing in the AFL. The Labrador Tigers player was representing North Gold Coast when he suffered dizziness upon standing up and recalled seeing dots.

Andrew Top 10 One on One Coaching Tips:

18.2.2019

Awesome to have former Richmond, Brisbane Lions and Gold Coast Suns AFL player; and now Gold Coast Suns Academy Head Coach and One on One Founder Andrew Raines down to impart his wisdom to the tribe members.The One on One football coaching platform that was developed by Andrew is a ground breaking idea. That allows footballers to get trained and mentored by former professional AFL players, coaches. As I have discussed there are 4 key determinants for elite sporting performance. Physical Qualities-(Strength, Speed, Power, Endurance, agility, flexibility).

Sam Gilbert All She Wrote

23.1.2019

Having watched him play for the last 12 years…ridden the highs and ridden the lows-They are like your own children-you see them grow up and evolve and mature into sensational human beings then one day they leave home or in other words retire from playing the game! I first came across Sam Gilbert as very lean raw lanky teenager at PBC High School in the AFL Sports Excellence Program…I think it was the 1st or 2nd year I started their physical preparation program maybe 2003 or 2004..this kid although not blessed genetically in the gym for size or strength..was working his backside off..

Channel 7 News Reporter Uncovers The Truth behind USP’s results…

20.11.2018

Awesome to have Channel 7 down to our USP Training facility to find out how our small private gym (Aka the USP PIT Gymnasium) tucked away in a Miami industrial area has produced some of the most outstanding athlete results of any performance facility in the country.

Channel 7 Showcasing Brisbane Lions AFLW Star Arianna Clarke USP Coach Mentor

30.10.2018

Check out the channel 7 news clip below to see Brisbane Lions AFLW Player and Legend and Special Guest High Performance AFL Camp Coach Arianna Clarke mentoring and taking some of our future AFL Superstars Piper Phelan and Imogen Evans through their paces at the USP PIT Gymnasium Training facility!