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Inner Strength Training & Nutrition, Manly (2026)

14/03/2026

☕️ For my fellow coffee lovers ☕🤎 High Protein Tiramisu Overnight Weetbix Cheesecake has entered the chat.

Because let’s be honest… when something tastes like dessert and supports your goals, it’s a win all round.

Protein isn’t just a “gym thing.”

It’s essential for muscle repair, recovery, keeping you fuller for longer, stabilising energy, hair, nails, bone structure, brain and memory, organ & hormone function, and helping your body actually adapt to the training you’re doing.

If you’re training but not eating enough protein, you’re basically asking your body to perform without giving it the building blocks to do the job.

Preparation.

Having meals ready to go means you’re far less likely to skip meals, grab something that leaves you starving an hour later, or underfuel your day. Prepared food = better consistency, better energy, better performance.
This one hits the spot when you want something sweet, coffee-y, and satisfying while still ticking the boxes nutritionally.

High protein.
Coffee.
Greek yoghurt.

Prepared and ready to go.

Your future self will thank you. 🤝

Coach Stef x www.innerstrengthtraining.com.au

14/03/2026

☕️ For my fellow coffee lovers ☕🤎 High Protein Tiramisu Overnight Weetbix Cheesecake has entered the chat.

Because let’s be honest… when something tastes like dessert and supports your goals, it’s a win all round.

Protein isn’t just a “gym thing.”

It’s essential for muscle repair, recovery, keeping you fuller for longer, stabilising energy, and helping your body actually adapt to the training you’re doing.

If you’re training but not eating enough protein, you’re basically asking your body to perform without giving it the building blocks to do the job.

Preparation.

Having meals ready to go means you’re far less likely to skip meals, grab something that leaves you starving an hour later, or underfuel your day. Prepared food = better consistency, better energy, better performance.
This one hits the spot when you want something sweet, coffee-y, and satisfying while still ticking the boxes nutritionally.

High protein.
Coffee.
Greek yoghurt.

Prepared and ready to go.

Your future self will thank you. 🤝

Coach Stef x www.innerstrengthtraining.com.au

13/03/2026

❤️ A little realness about online coaching for a moment.
Instagram can make it look like it’s all perfectly lit gym selfies, highlight reels, and overnight transformations.

The truth? Coaching — real coaching — is so much more than that.

Behind the posts there are hundreds of messages, check-ins, voice notes, program adjustments, problem solving, life updates, wins, setbacks, and the kind of honest conversations that actually help people change their lives.

Some weeks my clients are flying — hitting sessions, feeling strong, routines clicking into place. Other weeks we’re navigating sickness, stress, busy jobs, kids, grief, travel, self-doubt, and everything else life throws in the mix. Both of those weeks are part of the process.
And that’s the real work of coaching.

I’m not a big fitness conglomerate with automated replies and generic programs sent to thousands of people. I’m a small business, and every single person I coach is a real human being I genuinely care about.

I read your check-ins.
I notice the little wins.
I adjust things when life changes.
I celebrate with you when things go well.
And when things feel hard, I’m right there helping you navigate it.

You deserve to know that when you invest in coaching, there’s an actual person on the other side who cares about your progress, your health, your mindset and your life outside the gym too.

The wins are incredible — seeing someone grow in confidence, strength and self-belief will never get old.
But the real magic?
It’s showing up together through all of it.
The good weeks.
The hard weeks.
And every step forward in between.

And one small ask — for full context, please read this whole post and not just cherry pick parts of it. Nuance matters, and the reality of coaching lives in the whole picture.

I wouldn’t trade this work for anything. 🤍 You have a real one in me.

Coach Stef x www.innerstrengthtraining.com.au

28/01/2026

📍When you come from the place of I GET TOO.... because trust me there are many, many people who would give anything to be able to walk, train, lift, and move like we can.... your whole perspective shifts.

This is a privelage.

Movement is a privelage, not a right!

Dieting is a choice and a privelage. In a world where starvation is STILL a thing in some parts.

Free gym time is a privelage.

Ageing is a privelage, not a right!

Honest truth... you must be a little "selfish" to put yourself but into health for your kids, for your 1...ONE body you get. For your partner.

And im not saying do a bodybuilding comp here... just start or keep getting healthy, strong, more able and bigger bone mass for YOU!

Coach Stef x

23/01/2026

This is why I do what I do. STRONG IS THE WAY 🙌

Padma. She’s 75. And she is STRONG

Padma told me what she can do now:
✨ Change and shake her doona without pain
✨ Get up off the floor using just ONE hand
✨ Squat down to pick things up with more ease, speed and stability

No aches. No fear. No hesitation.
Just confidence in her body again.

I structured her training around building strength into the things that were most important to her. Upper body overhead, back muscles & strength, reaching and pressing. Goblet squats, db lunges, leg extension and leg press. Low to high, sit to stand, pick things up and all around her knee problem.

This is what strength training really gives you — independence, dignity, and freedom in everyday life. Not just muscle… quality of life.

Age is not the limit. Weakness is optional.
And Padma is living proof that it’s never too late to get stronger 🖤

Www.innerstrengthtraining.com.au

Coach Stef x

28/12/2025

This next season isn’t about doing more — it’s about doing what actually works for your life.

▫️Training with intention, strategy and purpose
▫️Consistency without burnout. Making it enjoyable
▫️Support instead of doing it alone. This is what makes it

If you’ve been feeling stuck, tired of starting over, or quietly wishing for something more sustainable… this is your sign.

It's time to really stop engaging with;

The comparisons
The extremes
The guilt
The all-or-nothing mindset
The roundabouts
The sh*tty uneducated dancing influencers

We get 1 body. 1 ... so anything you invest in to it positively will pay back in dividends, as long as you pur the work in.

Your body, health and confidence is an investment not an expense!

Ready to go? Www.innerstrengthtraining.com.au or LINK in bio

Coach Stef x

23/12/2025

🎄🍸 The annual Christmas Cocktail post | as an Accredited Sports Nutritionist and Personal Trainer you will be FLOODED with "calories this & working off that" if you see those.... UNFOLLOW!

Food - iIt’s connection, laughter, memories, and sitting around a table with people you love.

Yes—our goals matter.
And no—this isn’t a free-for-all where you feel awful after.

But it is okay to enjoy the Christmas ham.
Have a drink or two.
Say yes to dessert.
Be present.

One meal, one day, even one week does not undo your progress.

The magic part?
You simply… get back into it.
No punishment.
No restriction.
No “starting again Monday” drama.

Enjoy now.
Get back to it after.
That’s it. ❤️🎄💪

Ps. I made a Tiramisu from scratch for my family Christmad Day and WILL be enjoying it with a cocktail 🍸

Coach Stef 🎄

12/12/2025

✅️💁‍♀️Let me put it this way… We brush our teeth every day so we don’t end up with cavities, bad breath or a drill in our mouth. It’s not a fun activity, but we know what happens if we dont...

Training deserves the exact same energy!

Lift so you build muscle and shape, hugely increase mobility, created denser bones, grow confidence, create energy, get stronger, live longer and seriously slow down ageing.

Something to think about.... 100% up to you 😉

Happy Friday!

Coach Stef 👊😊

28/11/2025

Just so we are all on the same page.... 2 different pathways here.

Pathway 1: Weight Loss

Weight loss makes you smaller, not necessarily firmer. It drops scale weight, but doesn’t change your shape or provide the benefits your after, alone and long term.

➡️ Read the post to understand this path.

Pathway 2: Fat Loss + Muscle Building

Fat loss with muscle building makes you stronger, tighter, and more defined, even if the scale doesn’t move fast.

➡️ Read the post to see why this path creates real change.

Www.innerstrengthtraining.com.au or LINK in bio

Coach Stef x

28/11/2025

MAKE IT EASY ✅️🙌 The weather is warm now, which means it’s time to bring out the refreshing flavours and seasonal produce that we all love and make it easssyyyyyy!”

You do have time for these.

-Protein keeps you fuller for longer, helps control cravings, and supports steady energy.

-It’s essential for building and maintaining muscle, especially when training.

-It helps your body recover from workouts and daily stress.

-It supports a healthy metabolism, hormones, hair, skin, and nails.

-Eating enough protein makes it easier to hit your goals and feel strong day-to-day.

Www.innerstrengthtraining.com.au

Coach Stef x

20/11/2025

A huge number of people are here to grow —grow shape, grow muscle, grow confidence, grow presence, grow boundaries, grow into a version of themselves they didn’t even know existed.

They’re here to build shape, build curves, build strength, build resilience, and take up the space they deserve.
And here’s the fun part:

when you focus on building, fat loss naturally becomes a by-product.

Why?

Because muscle is metabolically active — it burns calories even at rest. The more muscle you build, the higher your daily energy burn becomes.

You literally turn your body into a more efficient engine.
No starving.

No shrinking yourself.
Just strength → shape → confidence → metabolic magic.

We are in a new era now:
strong bones, strong bodies, strong personalities, and long-lasting shape that carries you through life.
It’s growth season — in every sense of the word. 🔥💪

Coach Stef x its so exciting to see more and more people start to understand strength training and nutrition over just cardio and restrictive calories.

09/11/2025

The story you needed to hear 🙌💪 drown out the crap, get to the real stuff, and know that it's VERY possible.

Jess and I have much more to go, but we always look at how far we've come rather.

you know how proud I am of you, in so many more ways than the weight lost here. This journey of yours was so much more, and you're smashing it.

Thank you for allowing me to to walk this with you, done the right way, not the quick way!

Here's to more, here's to spreading truth, realism and paitence on the internet.

Www.innerstrengthtraining.com.au

Coach Stef x

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