Powerplay Trainers and Staff
Trainer: Joe Nader
Since retiring from fighting, Joe has become one of Australia's most sought after trainer's. Many Professional Boxers and Kickboxers seek Joe out for him to train them.
It was always a dream of Joe's to open his own gym and produce quality fighter's. This is something that is now in the process as Powerplay Gymnasium has only been open since September 2005 and is already producing some amazing fighters such as Aaron Goodson, Sam Abdul Rahim, Sarah Howett, Adam Galleta, Moullay Bekali, Joey Assouni, Jacinta Paskalidis and Eleni Nicholaou. Powerplay has already made an impressive impact onto the scene and is sure to continue and become even bigger as the years pass on.
Co-Director: Demi Eglezos
Roles:
- Co-Director of Powerplay Gym and Powerplay Sports Management
- Business Development Manager for Powerplay Promotions
Biggest Highlight at Powerplay:
Too many to mention but two that stand out would be
- Seeing Aaron Goodson win the Australian WKA Title after signing him up to Powerplay Sports Management
- Pay Back Time 1 and 2 were pretty awesome!
What brought you to Powerplay:
The challenge of working on such unfamiliar ground. Having a fashion wholesaling background made kickboxing a very daunting career move. Now I couldn't imagine doing anything else. Securing sponsorship for the events and fighters along with international broadcasting has now become a second nature to me.
Where do you see yourself going from here?
There is nowhere to go but up! The gym, the promotions and the management aspects of the brand Powerplay seems to have taken all staff to new heights and opened a lot of doors. There is such a huge list of ambitions involved with this place that I will no doubt (and gladly) be here for a VERY VERY long time.
Trainer: Steven Eglezos
Powerplay would like to introduce Steven Eglezos, our resident strength and conditioning consultant. Steven's job is to highly motivate and provide you with a first class service that will ensure maximise results. He has a proven track record of success. Steven has been a personal trainer for 5 years and he has enjoyed every minute of it. His key focus is helping people effectively achieve their fitness goals one-on-one in the gym. Training is Steve's true passion in life.
In working with the fighters at Powerplay, Steven has added another dimension to the elite training regime of Mr Joe Nader. Their key focus is to be the best of the best!
In his spare time Steve likes spending time with friends, practicing martial arts, and cooking.
Trainer: Ben Smullen
| Nick Name: | "TC" Mark 'Hammer' Castagnani called me that on Fox Sports and it stuck |
| Weight: | 80kg |
| Fight Record: | 40 Fights, 24 Wins, 13 Losses, 3 Draws, 11 Ko's |
| Title’s Held: | WMTA Australian Lightweight Champion |
| Fighting Styles: | Muay Thai |
| Training Tips: | Train hard, fight easy. And 'HTFU' |
| Walk Out Music: | Anything with an asskicking beat |
Trainer: Evan Lakos
| Classes | Intermediatte and Advance Class Instructor |
| Nick Name | "SPARTAN" |
| Weight | 85kg |
| Fight Record | 4 FIGHTS 3 WINS 1 LOSS 1 KO |
| Titles Held | Victorian Cruiser Weight |
| How many years have you been instructing? | 24years |
| What do you enjoy doing on the weekends? | Surfing |
| Who is the biggest influence ? | The Late Master Dana Goodson. |
| What are your goals? | Create a fighting knowledge for all: Men Women and Children |
Trainer: Sam Mazza
Sam is also a fully qualified personal trainer
Massage Therapist: Freddy Karam
In any balanced training regime, one of the most important criteria's to enhancing your body is in the recovery process. One of the best ways to recover properly is with proper nutritional needs for the inside and a soothing massage for the outside.
Freddy Karam is Powerplay's resident remedial massage therapist. Freddy practises in sports injury, deep tissue, manual lymphatic drainage, myofacia release, relaxation and aromatherapy. Whether you have a knot, an ache or are just in need of some tlc to your body after training, Freddy is your man. He is the preferred therapist to Powerplay's notorious Fighter's and trainers.
Fred is also the Operations Manager of Powerplay Promotions and Powerplay gymnasium. When you next go to one of Powerplay's fights, there is a good chance you may not even see Freddy simply due to the fact that he is so quick at zooming from one place to the next organizing and keeping the show in order, you may only feel the breeze when he scoots past you!
In Freddy's words, "To know me, you only need to know one thing. COLLINGWOOD!"
