About David

Born on February 7th 1974, David’s father was heavily into competitive sports such as 1st grade rugby and surf life saving so it really was a natural progression for David to embrace the same passions and follow in his dad’s footsteps.

David learnt to swim at age 3, by age of 8 he was a surf life saving (life guard) nipper which is kids aged under 13, competing in swim carnivals, competing in athletic carnivals and playing rugby. He continued his love of sport into his teenage years adding boxing, kick boxing and triathlons to his already active lifestyle.

The bodybuilding bug hit David when he turned 14. He always wanted “muscles” but had no idea how to get them. Walking into a newsagent one afternoon he spotted his first edition of Muscle and Fitness magazine and was hooked. He was hungry for information, what did these guys eat?? How did they train?? How often did they train?? He read the magazine from cover to cover absorbing every detail of every article.

His parents wouldn’t allow him to join a real gym until the age of 16 so David mimicked the exercises he studied in the magazines at home by creating his own gym using a light dumbbell and barbell set and using chairs for benches. He views this time in his life as his apprenticeship. As his parents promised he was allowed to join a gym at 16 and at this stage of his life the weights were mainly used to increase strength for his other sports but deep down he was falling more and more in love with the sport of bodybuilding.

Slowly he developed a training style that worked best for him. To this day he prefers the heavy duty approach to his training as he will tell you it is brutal but also fun and the results are very rewarding.

At 18 David was excelling in the sport of rugby league and union representing the State of Queensland since the age of 14. Bodybuilding was still a burning passion but he knew he could have a professional career as a footballer. In 1992 all of this changed, David shattered his knee during a game, one month before his first trial with a professional team. He was devastated at the time, his future had been taken from him.

After knee surgery his doctor informed him that he would never be able to squat again. But David knew better. He slowly worked his way back into the gym concentrating on perfect form and taking care of his body. To this day David has two screws in his right knee and can squat 180kg for 10 full reps.

Unable to play rugby anymore David’s transition into the world of competitive bodybuilding, fitness modelling and pursuing a career as a personal trainer seemed a natural and logical choice. David has competed in numerous shows taking titles in many different weight categories. He also has added many international and domestic magazine covers to his name and runs a very successful Personal Training business on the Gold Coast.

David’s plans for the future are to take all the knowledge and experience he has gathered over the years and share that with fellow trainers so they can also benefit from that knowledge and experience. David plans on doing this through dvd’s, books and his online personal training site.