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Sport and Exercise Science at the top of the Mountains.

Your one-stop shop for personal training and strength and conditioning services in the Upper Blue Mountains.
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About Calibre Athletic Development

Calibre Athletic Development is a private studio gym offering 1 on 1 personal training services and strength and conditioning. Owned by Joshua Thomas (Bachelor of Exercise & Sport Science), Calibre Athletic Development has aimed to work with a wide range of clientele - be that aspiring youth athletes, elite amateur sportspeople, general population training for weight loss and/or strength, to NDIS patients. Mobile training options are available subject to enquiry.

Services On Offer

See below for the wide range of services provided. There are even more than can be shown, so if you need something extra, reach out for more info.

Personal Training

For those looking to lose weight, increase muscle mass, improve cardiovascular fitness (or all of the above!) Calibre Athletic Development has helped people from pre-teens to people well into their 80's to achieve their specific goals. Its never too early, or too late to start!

Sport Specific Training

Maximise the most of your sports performance by learning the best ways to train for your given sport. Work on mobility, strength, power and endurance, whether you're an aspiring youth athlete or a semi-pro/professional in your given discipline.

Strength and Conditioning

Looking to take yourself to the next level? Maybe you're looking to get started. For those wanting to learn all there is to know about powerlifting, weightlifting, and other high-skill physical activities, reach out to see how Calibre can help reach your goals.

Nutrition Guidelines

Not sure where to start when it comes to the right kind of eating to help reach your targets? Calibre Athletic Development can help steer you on the right path toward losing weight, gaining muscle mass, or optimising your athletic performance.

Corporate Wellness

Our corporate fitness classes are designed to work with the unique needs of each company. From general fitness training and wellbeing, to specific exercise implementation to cater to the workload undertaken by staff.

Mobile Training Services

Subject to enquiry - Calibre Athletic Development can come to you! For those who may be time poor to make it out of the house, mobile option to bring a full range of gym equipment to train in the comfort of your own home may be the most practical option for your situation.

Getting to know your trainer

Getting to know your trainer

Joshua Thomas has lived in the Blue Mountains his whole life and has a mission to improve the quality of life in as many people as possible through exercise.

Joshua has been surrounded by sport and exercise his whole life. Growing up, he played a miriad of sports including basketball, cricket, football, and golf. At present, he has continued to play at an elite amateur level in golf, competing statewide and against international-level fields. Josh's passion for high-level sport and his deep appreciation for the role exercise plays in bettering performance, he undertook his studies in Exercise Science from 2017-2019 and has continued to improve his education as his level of personal training experience has grown.

Josh understands the importance of a personalised approach and tailors his clients’ training programs to their individual needs. He takes the time to get to know each of his clients and thoroughly assesses their fitness goals and capabilities. He then develops a plan of action for each client to ensure that they reach their desired goals. Josh truly believes that exercise is the fundamental basis that any individual can use to improve their quality of life.

Joshua also takes the time to explain the importance of proper nutrition and its impact on overall health and fitness. He provides his clients with valuable nutrition advice to help them make healthy dietary choices.
Get Started Today

Get Started Today

Want to know more? Maybe you're even ready to start. See below for links to contact Calibre Athletic Development today.
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From our clients

We have earned the trust and satisfaction from clients by providing reliable, high-quality service. See what they're saying.
Josh has been great helping me to achieve my weight loss goal of 10kg over the last 6 months. Josh makes my gym sessions challenging such that I look forward to my workouts.

Mousa Abulhawa

Client
Josh is a fantastic welcoming personal trainer who makes you feel comfortable and excited to come to all of his PT sessions! As a mother with more complex issues and needs from a personal trainer Josh has created and adjusted plans to suit my needs and is always open and understanding :) would highly recommend :)

Morgaine Petrovitch

Client
Josh is knowledgeable, interested, and engaged in our training sessions and he tailors the workout to my needs on the day. His training has definitely helped me get active post-Covid. My increased fitness, improved meal planning, weight loss and reengagement with hiking are a few of the great results from my training with Josh.

Simon Watts

Client
Josh has been my personal trainer for around 6 months and I have nothing but positive things to say about him. He is extremely knowledgeable, dedicated to his clients, and an overall great guy. He’s always willing to help and when I’ve needed it will go the extra mile to reply to messages outside our sessions and hang back to discuss any questions or create a plan for me. Throughout my training I’ve gone from strength training to more bodybuilding and Josh has complete versatility to change up the training style to suit the goals that you have. He will also cater his style of encouragement based on what he feels works best for his client. Furthermore, he has an extremely good understanding of anatomy and hence will create very comprehensive workouts that again ensure you’re meeting your goals. I’ve very much enjoyed having him as a personal trainer and consider myself very lucky and fortunate that I’ve got to train with him.

Dilshaad Sathar

Client
Josh uses his expertise in Exercise Science to help my son improve his core strength and overall fitness via NDIS funding. My son gets along with Josh really well and Josh engages with my son’s cheekiness in a fun and patient way. Josh is super reliable, communicative and professional. We have been working with him for a couple of years now. Very happy and definitely recommend.

Lara Piepschyk

Mother of Youth Client

FAQ's

Find answers to some more common questions about our services.

Calibre Athletic Development's studio gym is located in Blackheath NSW 2785.

People of all ages! The youngest clients I've had have started at age 11, and the oldest clients have been well into their 80s.

It would actually be highly encouraged to start with a trainer from day one! Consider yourself a blank canvas: while you don't know what's "right", the beauty is you don't know what's wrong. This often saves the hassle of "unlearning" poor technique, rather than being able to get it right away from day one.

Just yourself, appropriate workout attire/shoes, and a water bottle - however complimentary water and deodorant are supplied on-site.

Mobile Training is generally limited to the upper Blue Mountains (Wentworth Falls - Mt Victoria). Further travel may be possible subject to schedule availability. Travel charges may apply.

Both can be arranged! Some people prefer a set routine each week and work their life events around that, while other people (eg shift workers) need to have more flexibility as no two weeks are the same. In this case, we simply work week by week subject to what suits your and our calendars.

Cash or card are both available. We use Square software for tap-to-pay and have further options to send an online invoice if any issue arises. Payment occurs after each session.

You will have direct contact with us via mobile. In the event of cancellation the more notice the better. Short notice cancellations (on the day of booking) may incur payment in full for the time spared for the session. Longer-term notice will not result in this, we can simply reschedule to a more convenient time.

Contact Us

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Address

77 Evans Lookout Road

Phone

+61417485689

Email

joshua@calibreathletic.com.au

ABN

34724917745

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