Steve Buckley
Strength & Conditioning Specialist
By taking time to listen to you and fully understand your individual needs, I create thoughtful training programmes, tailored to suit you and your schedule. By educating you, holding you accountable and re-evaluation, my strength & conditioning and fitness programmes help you reach your goals and fulfil your potential faster.
Join me to experience the difference that personal attention, guidance, support, and individualized plans make to your journey.
Nothing Happens By Accident
Experience
Championships
Games
What I Do
Services
TESTIMONIALS
What they say about me
Performance Testing
Giving you the edge. Evaluate and track your athletic abilities and ensure your training gains are leading to better physical performance.
Steve developed an advanced profiling system (FXV Performance Testing) to improve the way New Zealand athletes are bench-marked.
Case Study
NZ Breakers
Seven years as the Head Strength & Conditioning Specialist for the NZ Breakers spanning the period in which they won their first NBL Championship in 2011, successfully defended it in 2012 and 2013 and reclaimed it in 2015.
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Who we are
STEVE BUCKLEY
I am a strength and conditioning specialist with extensive experience training, testing and benchmarking elite athletes for competition in World Championships, Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games and professional sport teams, such as the NZ Breakers and Northern Mystics.
I train a limited number of highly dedicated clients in Herne Bay and Auckland CBD and through my online platform train a range of clients around New Zealand with goals ranging from post pregnancy weight loss and qualifying fitness tests to injury recovery and long-term wellness.
Kiwi born and bred I spent eight years competing in decathlons both nationally and internationally.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is it worth paying a personal trainer?
Yes. We are experts! Save time. Get better results – faster!
It might seem like a luxury but an experienced personal trainer is also a great investment in your long-term quality of life and decreasing health care costs. I help my clients establish lifelong wellness habits and set SMART goals. I use my knowledge and experience to create fluid yet goal-orientated sessions tailored specifically to help you achieve your goals. I take a holistic view designing programmes that reduces stress, increase energy levels and generally promote mental wellness. For example I may include particular exercises which release a large number of endorphins for a client experiencing depression or include strength and conditioning exercises for a client at risk of developing an occupational injury. Every situation varies and my extensive experience and expertise aides me in providing you with an effective and goal-orientated session every time.
A good personal trainer will…
EDUCATE and guide you in learning the correct technique, increasing efficiency and avoiding injury
MOTIVATE and keep you accountable adhering to your programme moving closer to your goals.
CHALLENGE you to continually improve and progress
EMPOWER you to reach your potential
What is a strength and conditioning workout?
Strength and conditioning is the practical application of sports science. A strength and conditioning workout is designed specifically to improve physical performance in athletic or sporting competition. Strength and conditioning can also focus on injury prevention and enhancing movement.
Do online personal training programmes work?
Yes, if you participate in a training plan that is tailor-made with your goals in mind, professionally supervised and progressive.
How is this different from other online training programmes and fitness apps?
You have access to me, my experience and expertise. This is NOT a cookie cutter service. My online personal training programmes are tailored to your needs, your goals and to avoid injury. You are NOT left to your own devices. The online platform has the functionality to record your exercise history and compare week to week progress. You can provide feedback, upload your records and ask me questions every session. Even if you don’t correspond with me I monitor your progress to your accountability and workouts can be edited along the way if necessary. Every four to six weeks your training schedule is reprogrammed to avoid plateauing and regression.
How do I choose a personal trainer?
Choosing the right trainer for you is a very important decision. Firstly, check what qualifications and experience the trainer has. Reaching your goals is likely to happen and happen faster if your trainer truly understands your situation and goals. You share personal details with your trainer such as your health history, personal circumstances, motivations and goals. They will also be assessing your body so choose someone you feel comfortable sharing with and who understands and respects your values. Consider recommendations from friends and family and previous client reviews.
It may be tempting to choose someone who charges less however, when you have a quality relationship with your trainer and they have proven experience and expertise you are likely to spend less overall to get the results you want and to see those results sooner.
Before booking a session I offer a free in person, phone or zoom consultation so we can learn about each other and I can understand more about you and your goals. Call me on 0273 398 398, text or email mail@stevebuckley.co.nz to arrange a time.
