We have created an environment for you to learn complex motor skills, critically think, and work with others in individually and in a group setting to maximise athletic performance.
Our athletic development programs are designed to help community and semi-elite athletes realise their potential through advanced training programs taught by degree-qualified strength and conditioning coaches to increase power, speed, strength and agility while reducing the risk of sports-related injuries.
Our speciality is helping community athletes play at the top of their game. We bring the tools, technology and expertise that you would find at any elite club and apply it to community and school-based athletes.
Find our more about how we strive to bring innovation, dedication and commitment to every single athlete that walks through our doors.
We believe in creating “Optimus” (best) athletes. An athlete that is moving efficiently and can perform at the top of their game.
Our training programs use customised formulas for speed, strength and fitness.
We help take the guesswork out of your training and get you on the fast track to success.
Individualised programming suited to your level of training and ability
Reach towards your maximal athletic ability
Stay injury free
Perform at your best.
Focus on your time on the field resulting in a greater chance of personal and team success
Each athlete has a coach who supervises your specific program and trains under the guidance of a coach on the floor during your training block. Our coaches will understand your goals which will be adapted throughout the preseason, the regular season and the off-season.
Testing occurs throughout the year to ensure you are improving. We do this utilising our specialised VALD Performance equipment.
We train endurance by applying similar work to rest ratios* that mimic as close to game intensities in a controlled situation. We do this by implementing progressive overload* as to gradually increase the stress on the body to create adaptions. (the term stress within the context of exercise, is defined as an exertion above the normal everyday functioning of your body)
Optimus Strength & Power
Sports are all about power.
Power is the explosiveness when you’re hitting, throwing, sprinting, jumping and making contact with opponents.
Power protects your joints and aids in preventing injury. At Optimus, we help you develop that sport-specific power, teaching you proper lifting techniques to lift weights effectively and safely. Using advanced technology (VALD) we test and provide feedback on your explosiveness.
Created by our Strength and Conditioning Coaches, our training programs are custom designed for your stage of athletic development.
Progressive Overload
This principle involves continually increasing the demands on the musculoskeletal system to continually make gains in muscle size, strength, and endurance. Applied to cardiovascular-fitness programs, it is creating physiological changes that affect aerobic metabolism and the cardiorespiratory system.
Optimus Speed & Fitness
Speed
To get to the next level every athlete needs speed. Speed is a winning advantage that you don’t have to leave to chance. We use a proven formula, based on biomechanics and motor control, to develop speed you can use in your sport. Supported by technology, our Performance Team provides effective coaching based on the latest motor learning techniques to increase your functional speed.
Fitness
There are many operational definitions of “fitness.” We deliver the science of fitness and performance through 5 foundations. They are nutrition & lifestyle, movement, mobility, strength and stamina.
You are only as fit as you are competent in each domain. Velocity helps you optimize your performance in all of five domains for complete fitness.
Work:Rest Ratio
Is the comparison between how much time you're (working) lifting weights or doing high-intensity cardio to the amount of time spent resting. So, if you're doing 10-second sprints and resting for 60 seconds, your work:rest ratio is 1:6.