Alex Porter - CrossFit Auckland
Director of Physical Performance
Alex Porter is a strength and conditioning coach with a client base ranging from World Champion athletes to busy business professionals, celebrities to students and professional sports people to solo parents. Alex is a
Co-Director of CrossFit Auckland Ltd, an affiliate of CrossFit® Inc. (USA), and an IKFF certified Russian Kettlebell Instructor.
Alex believes that to look and perform as an athlete does, you must train as an athlete. He makes no excuses for his strident methods and high expectations of his clients. From novice trainees to seasoned pros, his clients will testify that the results speak for themselves!
As well as a successful coach, Alex is an elite athlete in his own right. He was a professionally ranked MMA Competitor (NHB/Cage Fighter), held a WMC New Zealand AMB Welterweight Muay Thai title, has represented New Zealand at the IFMA World Championships in 2006 and took the Silver Medal at the Oceania Sanshou Kickboxing elimination tournament in 2007.
Alex is available for CrossFit personal coaching, sport specialisation, MMA and Muay Thai.
Alex’s dedication to the efficacy of his craft inspires him to keep abreast of new trends and innovations in his field. A further outline of his qualifications and affiliations includes:
- CrossFit® Certified Level I Trainer (CF-L1) – Attended Level II, certification pending
- CrossFit® Certified Olympic Weightlifting Coach – under USAW Coach Mike Burgener
- CrossFit® Certified Gymnastics Level I Coach – under GSX Athletics’ Jeff Tucker
- CrossFit® Certified Running Coach – under POSE Method’s Dr Nicholas Romanov
- POSE Method® Level I Certified Running Coach
- IKFF Certified Kettlebell Trainer (CKT) under IKFF President Steve Cotter
- Poliquin PICP Level I Intern Programme
- AUT Certified Fitness Instructor
- REPs Registered Personal Trainer
- NSCA™ Professional Member (CPT)
- ICNZ MMA Official Level III
- Former Director of Physical Performance and Founder of Institute of Golf
- Former Les Mills BodyTrainer BOX™ National Trainer and Course Facilitator
- Former Les Mills New Zealand Technical Advisor
- Over a decade of amateur and professional fighting experience, including representing New Zealand on the international circuit and World Championships
- Studied BA/BCom at UA
- Numerous Outdoor, Adventure Recreation, Tourism and Management qualifications and experience
- Landmark® Graduate
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