Castle Strength & Conditioning

✨ alex ✨

Have you noticed we are a few days late with our member spotlight that we usually announce on the 1st of every month? Well that was intentional as this month’s Member Spotlight, we wanted to celebrate one of the standout performances from our 12-week Power Cycle!

After taking time away to have a baby, Alex returned with incredible determination. She was consistent throughout the entire cycle, didn’t miss a single testing day and knew she was going to work hard over these 12 weeks.

Some mornings she even arrived early to walk around the business park before class started.

Her hard work produced some seriously impressive results:
🏋🏼‍♀️ Back Squat: 70kg → 87kg — 24% increase
💪🏼 Military Press: 38kg → 42kg — 11% increase
⚡ Clean & Jerk: 47kg → 53kg — 13% increase
🔥 Bench Press: 55kg → 60kg — 9% increase
💥 Deadlift: 100kg → 120kg — 20% increase
🙌🏼 Chin-Up: 2 purple + 1 green band → 1 purple + 1 red band

But Alex’s impact at Castle goes well beyond her own training. She is one of the most supportive and motivating members in the gym, always cheering on her 9:15am buddies and celebrating everyone else’s achievements just as loudly as her own. She even travelled all the way to Newcastle with a newborn to support a group of us competing at The Butterfly Effect Comp. That kind of support says everything about the person she is and the community member we are so lucky to have.

And because returning to training, raising a baby and absolutely smashing a 12-week Power Cycle clearly weren’t enough, Alex has also just started a new business! If you haven't tried the incredible food from their food truck, Cocina Caliente, head to their Instagram page to find out their next location, do yourself a favour and go try some mouth watering South American Street food.
Cocina Caliente

Alex, your consistency, commitment and results have been incredible to watch. We couldn’t think of anyone more deserving of this month’s spotlight. Congratulations, we are so proud of you!

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It's time for a spotlight on the OG, the man who wears many hats and our one and only Head Coach Crackers.

To some of you, he is the co-owner of Castle and responsible for the incredible programming you all get to enjoy on a daily basis. But what you may not know is, gym boss is not his main hat, it's not even his second hat. After being an adoring and incredible dad, Ry spends his days looking after our community, doing a role centered around protecting, serving and making the coast a better place...so he is basically Superman🦸🏽

What you guys don't see, are the countless hours behind the scenes he puts into the programming after his main job has finished for the day. On his days off, after finishing a night shift, working overtime and missing out on many things most of us take for granted.. he is putting in more work to make Castle a better place.

Today marks 10 years since Ry began a career dedicated to protecting, serving his community and giving so much to help others 👮🏼‍♂️

Happy 10 years Ry... We love you!! ❤️

From the whole Castle Community, we are so grateful for all you do.

Leave your congratulations comments below for the big dog 👇🏼

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✨ tim ✨

This month’s Member Spotlight goes to a man who hates booking in for class but always manages to turn up anyway 😂

Tim is genuinely one of the funniest people you will ever meet. It doesn't matter if he is training, hanging around after class, delivering one of his perfectly timed comments or setting off the horn on the speaker mid work out, you can always count on him to make everyone laugh.

He is also the man responsible for turning the Friday 4:30pm class into a weekly social event. What started as a casual catch-up after training has now become a Friday tradition.. because apparently finishing a workout is only half the session! 🍻

Behind all the jokes, Tim is incredibly committed and consistent with his training. He is always motivating the people around him, bringing great energy to every session and encouraging others to keep pushing.

But the main reason Tim was chosen for this months spotlight is everything he does outside of training.

Tim is fiercely loyal and has supported me through some of the most challenging moments we have faced as a business. Throughout all the issues with council and the neighbours, he has been there to listen, help me understand things and offer advice and reassurance whenever I have needed it.

Whether it is early in the morning or late at night, Tim always makes himself available for a chat. He has also generously given his time to help with work around the gym and continuously goes out of his way to support the business.

Tim, your loyalty, friendship and support mean more than you probably realise. Castle is extremely lucky to have you as part of our community and Friday afternoons definitely wouldn’t be the same without you!
🍻🍻🍻 Carter Hill