Our Performance Hub Team are made up of Accredited Sports Scientists, Exercise Scientists or Exercise Physiologists backed by years of training and education.
Together they will bring you hints and tips to help you excel at your sport and passion.
BLOOD FLOW RESTRCITION Training
Leo Murabito, Accredited Exercise Physiologist & Scientist
Leonardo Murabito is an Accredited Exercise Scientist and Physiologist with a passion for integrating innovative techniques and objective measurement technologies together in order to optimise treatment and exercise prescription, enabling individuals to achieve their health and fitness goals.
Leo has years of experience consulting health and performance professionals globally on exercise programming and the benefits of combining objective measurement with exercise prescription. Most recently having spent 2-years in Europe, Leo worked closely with a number of Premier League, Serie A and National Olympic committees across Europe as well as hospitals in Switzerland and the UK supporting their expansion into exercise physiology and their testing and prescription needs.
What is periodised training and how it increases athletic performance
Mitchell Vautin, Accredited Exercise Scientist
Mitchell Vautin is the director of Exercise Healthcare Australia and has more than six years experience working with the clinical populations as well as elite and sub elite athletes post surgery, injury or just looking to improve their strength and performance.
Mitchell has worked with and continues to work with professional rugby union and league layers, collegiate basketball players, national level swimmers and other strength based athletes. This is in addition to the weekend warriors looking to improve their Parkrun time, learn how to squat or complete their first chin up!
RECOVERY TIPS TO MAXIMISE YOUR PERFORMANCE
Dr Kellie Pritchard-Peschek, Exercise and Sports Scientist
Dr Kellie Pritchard-Peschek is the founder and Performance Scientist of Dr Kellie Rose Performance Science, helping executive women achieve peak performance for long-term career success, by optimising their health, lifestyles and personal wellbeing through individualised coaching programs.
Kellie has worked for over a decade in elite sport internationally, supporting numerous athletes across multiple sports to medal-winning and record-breaking performances at Olympic and Commonwealth Games, and World, European and Pan Pacific Championships, both in Australia and Switzerland.
GOAL SETTING TIPS TO MAXIMISE YOUR PERFORMANCE
Courtney Porter, Accredited Exercise and Sports Scientist
Courtney Porter is an applied sports scientist, coach, academic and researcher with over 10 years’ experience in the sporting industry.
Courtney has worked with several state and national organisations including AFL Queensland, Netball Queensland and the Australian Institute of Sport and is currently completing her PhD in decision-making expertise and talent transfer in conjunction with the Queensland Academy of Sport and Queensland University of Technology.
Courtney is most passionate about helping coaches design effective learning environments through the application of skill acquisition principles and has published her work in peer reviewed journals and presented at both domestic and international conferences.
BREATHING TECHNIQUES TO MAXIMISE YOUR PERFORMANCE
Sam Rooney, Accredited Exercise Physiologist and Senior Performance Coach
Sam Rooney is based at ION Training in Sydney, Australia. He has broad professional experience including working with elite athletes, the everyday person and in hospital based rehabilitation settings.
When it comes to Athletic Performance, Sam has spent time learning from some of the best coaches at ALTIS in Phoenix Arizona, and his past and present client list includes AFL Athletes, Olympic Sprinters, Elite Ultra-Endurance Athletes and sub-elite development programs.
His personal passion for running has seen him help a number of runners in the Sydney running community break lifetime PBs, and was selected to be a Pacer at the SeaWheeze half marathon festival in Vancouver.