Evidence-based coaching that blends exercise physiology with strength training. Train face to face with Michael (Waz) at Zero Weakness Brisbane in Windsor, or online wherever you train.
5.0 30 Google reviews
Your coach
Exercise physiologist and nutritionist, coaching face to face and online since 2016. Every program is individual: strength training, corrective movement and nutrition, backed by exercise physiology.
He works with beginners, weekend warriors and advanced lifters, and he’s heavily involved in the powerlifting community himself.
The best part of powerlifting has always been the people you meet along the way. Wouldn’t have it any other way.
Coaching
For beginners, weekend warriors and advanced lifters of all ages and backgrounds, from your first session to powerlifting and physique comps.
Individualised coaching that combines strength training, corrective movement and exercise physiology to improve muscle, mobility and overall physical function. Powerlifting, hypertrophy or general strength.
Ask about 1:1 coachingFlexible online support and tailored programs designed to fit your lifestyle, goals and environment, whether you train at home or in a gym.
Ask about online coachingEvidence-informed strategies to support fat loss, muscle gain and a better body composition, built to complement your training.
Ask about nutrition coachingA structured return to lifting after injury, surgery, or periods of pain or deconditioning. Exercise physiology principles and strength training rebuild your capacity and movement confidence.
Ask about returning to liftingNeed clinical exercise physiology for a chronic condition? See Exfortis Exercise Physiology, Michael’s clinical practice
How it works
Tell him what you’re training for: strength, muscle, fat loss, a comp, or getting back to lifting after an injury.
Face to face at Zero Weakness Brisbane in Windsor, or online programming you can run at home or in any gym.
Individualised training around your goals, your lifts and how you move, with nutrition guidance when you want it.
Steady, sustainable progress, with ongoing support as the weights go up.
Google reviews and testimonials
… Every session is purposeful, well thought out, and tailored; not generic or rushed. Training with Primal Strength and Composition isn’t just about lifting weights; it’s about learning, progressing, and building real, sustainable strength with confidence. … If you’re serious about improving your strength, composition, and overall performance, you won’t find a better coach.
… he’s played a huge role in helping me achieve my goal of representing my country. Along the way, we refined my technique, built up my lifts, and I hit multiple PBs within just over a year. … If you’re serious about improving your technique and making real strength gains, I couldn’t recommend him more.
… is a top bloke. Knows what he’s doing across the board and he genuinely cares about all his clients. He will consistently check in with you if you’re an online client too
… in this time I have competed in 3 powerlifting competitions (coming in 2nd place in my very first comp, and winning the next two!). His knowledge on training, recovery, anatomy and nutrition is amazing, but what makes him a truly unique coach is how much he cares about each client.
… has been instrumental in transforming both my physical strength and mental resilience. … His deep expertise in human movement and nutrition has helped me achieve milestones I never thought possible. What sets … apart is his ability to tailor every workout to the clients needs, always ready to adapt and explain with patience and clarity.
… we continued to focus on technique and building up my compound lifts which I had hit PB's all in a little over a year. … a very genuine and respectful person you can tell loves what he does, and I recommend him to anyone wanting to improve their technique / get serious gains.
… he’s extremely intentional with how he produces my programs, taking into account what my goals are, what I enjoy and what technique I need to develop. … Apart from his great work ethic, he truly cares about his clients’ emotional wellbeing as well as physical.
Choosing a coach
Three ways to train. Here’s what changes between them.
| What matters | Primal Strength and Composition | An app or template | Going it alone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who writes your program | Michael (Waz), exercise physiologist and nutritionist | Nobody who has seen you lift | You, from whatever you’ve read |
| Built around | Your goals, your lifts and how you move | An average lifter | Guesswork |
| Technique coaching | Face to face in Windsor, with online support too | None | Videos and guesswork |
| Coming back from injury | A structured return to lifting, built on exercise physiology | Not covered | Trial and error |
| Nutrition and body composition | Evidence-informed guidance that fits your training | Generic plans, if any | Up to you |
| Track record | 5.0 from 30 Google reviews | Varies | Just you |
Face to face at Zero Weakness Brisbane, 203 Lutwyche Rd, Windsor. Online coaching works wherever you train, whether that’s at home or in a gym.
It depends on how you train: face to face or online, and how often. Text or call Waz on 0431 690 124 and he’ll talk you through the options.
Yes. Online coaching and programming gives you flexible support and tailored programs designed to fit your lifestyle, goals and environment, so you can train at home or in any gym.
Beginners, weekend warriors and advanced lifters of all ages and backgrounds, including powerlifting and physique competitors. If you want to get stronger, build muscle or change your body composition, you’re in the right place.
Yes. Powerlifting coaching is a core part of Primal, from technique on the squat, bench press and deadlift to building your lifts for a meet. Michael is heavily involved in the powerlifting community himself.
Yes. Rehabilitation and return to lifting is a structured way back after injury, surgery, or periods of pain or deconditioning. It combines exercise physiology principles with strength training to rebuild capacity and movement confidence, and to get you safely back under the bar.
Yes. Body composition and nutrition guidance uses evidence-informed strategies to support fat loss, muscle gain and a better body composition, built to complement your training.
Michael is an exercise physiologist and nutritionist, and has coached face to face and online since 2016. His coaching blends exercise physiology with strength training.
Both are run by Michael. Primal Strength and Composition is strength, body composition and return to lifting coaching. Exfortis Exercise Physiology is his clinical practice, for people who need clinical exercise physiology for chronic health conditions or injury rehabilitation.
Text or call Waz on 0431 690 124, or email primalstrengthandcomposition@gmail.com. Tell him what you’re training for and where you’re at, and he’ll take it from there.
Get started
Tell him what you’re training for and where you’re at. Face to face in Windsor, or online wherever you train.
Zero Weakness Brisbane
203 Lutwyche Rd, Windsor QLD 4030
Windsor and online
Tell Waz your goal and where you’re at. Train face to face in Windsor, Brisbane, or online wherever you train.
