Scott Simpson
Scott coaches strength training built on the fundamentals, done well, and runs the studio day to day. He has eight years of coaching behind him, a kinesiology degree from William Penn University in Iowa, and an internship at Cressey Sports Performance. He brings particular experience with complete beginners, older adults, and desk-related neck and shoulder tension.
How I coach
Serious about results, still fun. Before we touch a bar I’ll ask how you slept, how you ate and how you’re feeling, and I’m direct about form. In your first month we don’t test maxes and we don’t train to failure. Technique earns the load.
Qualifications and experience
- BA Exercise Science (Kinesiology), William Penn University, Iowa (2018)
- BS Exercise Science, Dakota County Technical College (2016)
- Strength and conditioning intern, Cressey Sports Performance, Florida
- Head of Strength and Conditioning, Baseball Victoria (2023–present)
- Performance Nutrition Coach Levels 1–3, Clean Health (2023)
- Supervises the Deakin University placement students at State of Fitness
Full list of courses on Scott’s site.
Brings particular experience in
- 1Complete beginners learning to lift for the first time
- 2Older adults building balance, stability and strength
- 3Desk-related neck and shoulder tension
My own sport
- College baseball (NAIA), William Penn University
- Victorian state baseball
- Sprint triathlons on the 2XU circuit
Outside the studio
Riding Beach Road and Albert Park, the sauna, and time with family.
The same model, whoever you train with
Every coach at State of Fitness has a university degree in exercise science, and between us we have more than 60 years of coaching. We all work from the same model. Your program is written for you, in four-week blocks, by the coach who trains you, and adjusted on the day. Short on sleep, stiff, sore, or a movement just isn’t there today? We change the session, not the appointment, and you keep moving. If you’re coming back from an injury, we train you within your physio’s or osteo’s plan and keep them in the loop. The whole coaching team reviews how members are tracking every Tuesday, a traffic-light system flags a niggle, a missed week or a stall before it becomes a problem, and our full-time admin team keeps the small things handled. We understand life gets in the way. If you can’t make it in, we’ll always do our best to reschedule and find you another session. Our coaches are employees, not contractors, and we run more than a hundred sessions a week, so there’s usually a way. Your program moves with you. Consistency is what gets results, and keeping you moving is the whole job.
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