A custom training plan.
Built for the equipment you already have — gym, home setup or athletic performance. Scaled to your experience, with progression built in.
Ascend Fitness · Online coaching · Est. 2023
Realistic training, nutrition that actually fits your life, and real accountability. No BS sales pitch — just clarity, a plan built for you, and someone in your corner who notices when you go quiet.
Online Australia-wide · In person in Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast

Real results
Every one of these people had a job, a family or an injury in the way. None of them had perfect circumstances. What they had was a plan built around their actual life and someone checking in on them.

Sophie 6 weeks · 9.8kg lost
"OMG I CANNOT! I lost 9.8kg! And my photos!"
Goal: tone, lose fat, build muscle

Luke 6 weeks · +2.4kg muscle · −2.1kg fat
"I've learnt more from you in 6 weeks than I have in 2.5 years figuring it out myself."
Goal: build as much muscle as possible

Ezra 12 weeks · 17kg fat lost · +1.1kg muscle
"Michael helped me drop an insane amount of weight for my MMA fight. Strength remained, which was my biggest concern!"
Goal: lose fat, maintain and build muscle

Ewa 12 weeks · −5kg fat · +3kg lean muscle
"Stronger and actually enjoying the process for the first time."
Goal: lose fat and tone

Michael 12 weeks · −6kg fat · +5kg muscle
"Proof that consistency beats everything. Same hard work, just smarter."
Goal: build muscle and lower body fat

Ryan 4 weeks · −4.1kg · +2.3kg muscle
"I came to Michael with a bulging disc and post hernia surgery. Father, husband and run 2 businesses. After 4 weeks this is insane!"
Goal: lose fat and build muscle
Also trusted by Aaron — 6 weeks, 10.8kg lost: "This has been a real wake up call for me and my partner. You have shown us so much and we can't thank you enough." Start your own ↗
What's included
Everything is built from what you tell me at intake — your schedule, your equipment, your injuries and the food you actually eat.
Built for the equipment you already have — gym, home setup or athletic performance. Scaled to your experience, with progression built in.
Real guidance and targets that stick, plus food substitution techniques most people have never been shown. Hint: dessert fits.
Check-ins that get you excited, someone who notices when you go quiet, and a full review of your numbers each week so the plan keeps moving.
My actual number, not an automated bot. A real person who has seen it all and is genuinely invested in how your week went.
Your coach
From ACL reconstructions to finding a genuine love for strength training. Twelve to fifteen hour days, Monday to Saturday. I've had every excuse available not to show up.
Nine years as a truck driver, trying to make the best of nutrition from gas stops and takeaway. Late night sessions, only to find out there were better ways around all of it.
Now my job is to lay out the whole playbook and coach for real results — not ego, and not another plan you abandon in week three. Someone who actually cares how your week went.
Michael Austin — founder, Ascend Fitness
More about me and my qualifications ↗How it works
You're about sixty seconds away from starting. Nothing complicated, nothing drawn out.
One investment, instant confirmation.
Your name, email and number. We go through everything needed to get you set up on the platform. You set up while I build.
Within 48 hours I walk you through everything I've built. You have the lot.
Your program goes live. Daily check-ins, real accountability, and a coach in your corner from day one.
No risk
Complete the full six-week program, follow the plan, and if you're not seeing real results, your next six weeks of coaching is free. No catch. That's how confident I am in the process.
Limited spots
Six weeks. One investment. Me in your corner. You've tried starting alone — now try starting with someone who knows the way.