Rachelle Maatouk / Coach
Training, fitness, health and sport run deep within my veins. “Born to be active”, I always said. From the day I could walk I was playing sport or finding something heavy to lift. I was always the strongest girl and challenged the boys to beat my strength, with the success of winning most times. I loved to challenge myself with anything. Then as I hit the high school years I played every school representative sport and was captain for each, without fail. Straight out of school nothing stopped me. I had no time to waste if I wanted to be the best of the best. I studied everything I could and my talent and passion developed, presenting you with the trainer and coach I am today.
During my years as a trainer and athlete I competed in Australian Powerlifting, Natural Body Building, Basketball, Strongman and now Crossfit. I solemnly believe in practicing what I preach. I eat, breathe and live performance. Currently I am training for Crossfit which is my ultimate passion. I want to be the best of the best.
From the start as a trainer, I developed an instinct and realised that if my clients wanted to succeed and achieve their goals, they needed to see it was possible. I show this through my actions, thoughts and beliefs every day. They needed to have someone they could rely on to help ignite that flame within, and help keep it lighted. I wanted to make sure they were never alone on their journey. This still drives me to continuously up skill, develop and progress not only my knowledge but also my physical and mental state. If I am positive, if I am healthy, if I am fit, then I can teach someone to be the same.
Throughout my time as a trainer I developed many extraordinary ways to teach people to integrate the success of health and fitness into the average person’s life.
I have also worked with athletes from various sports such as Basketball, Ice Hockey, Football and Powerlifting.
To see the face of my athlete or client light up, when they realise, in that moment that they actually believe in themselves and that they actually have successfully accomplished what they were set out to achieve, that moment right there is what I live for. That drives me to be the best coach possible.
Credentials:
- Cert III in fitness
- Cert IV Personal Trainer
- Master Trainer
- Instruct older adults and children
- Senior First aid & CPR
- Advanced Strength Training (Performance Training Institute)
- Punchfit Level 1 Coach
- 1st Place Australian Women Powerlifting 2007 & 2008
- 2nd Place ANB & INBA Women’s Natural Body Building 2010
- 2nd Place Strongman – Local comp 2011
- 10 Years Basketball coaching Under 18’s (Local Comp)
