Joseph Coyne MAESS AEP

Bachelor of Physical Education
Post Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary)
Certified Active Release Techniques Practitioner

Joseph Coyne was born in the small rural Maori community of Tolaga Bay, NZ. At the age of 14, he was shipped off to Gisborne Boys’ High School’s boarding hostel, which he credits with really preparing him for life’s ‘rough breaks’. Leaving high school with a mind that simply thought about sport, sport and more sport, he enrolled in the School of Physical Education at Otago University. During his time studying, Joseph excelled in the football codes and represented Otago in rugby union, rugby league and touch football. This was also where his real introduction to high performance training began. Living with several Super 14 & international rugby union players and working with a number of NZ Academy of Sport athletes through university, he soaked up as much information possible regarding physical & mental performance.

Graduating with a Bachelor of Physical Education & Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary) in 2004, Joseph made the big jump across the Tasman to play semi-professional rugby league. Living with more professional athletes (only this time surfers) helped Joseph identify what produces high performance across different sports and he quickly found a job in exercise physiology.

Fast forward five years and Joseph is an accredited exercise physiologist, has helped to produce four world champions and he has developed an unparalleled reputation for delivering performance gains to his athletic clients. Based on these results, he has specialized relationships with major professional sport management agencies and a number of corporate businesses looking to improve their productivity & output.

To complement his work with clinical patients, athletes and corporate clients, he is also one of the Australia’s only Active Release Techniques (ART) practitioners. In fact, he is the only ART accredited exercise physiologist in Australia as of writing.

Joseph has had his work published in a number of magazines and websites. He also has been given his own expert column in the multinational Mens’ Fitness magazine to air his thoughts.

Joseph’s currently runs his performance centre on the Gold Coast. The centre caters for the needs of clinical exercise physiology patients to leading athletes who are sent from all over the country to ‘up their game’. From the centre, he also conducts a limited number of semi-private internships for aspiring personal trainers & sport coaches looking to learn from the best.

Away from work, Joseph still enjoys surfing, gymnastics and the weekend bash of golf.

Further Education

Cert IV Master Trainer
ASC State Weightlifting/Sports Power Coach
ASCA Level 2 Strength & Conditioning Coach

Poliquin Level 2 Strength & Conditioning Coach

Poliquin BioSignature Practitioner
Poliquin Sports Specific Internship