About Empower Strength & Performance
Located in West Wallsend, we are a transformative space where physical strength and mental resilience converge, breaking barriers and empowering individuals at all levels. Join our community, where each lift echoes resilience and lasting change is a shared reality. Welcome to a space where strength knows no bounds
Our Gym
Our members booking system allows for up to 6 bookings at a time - the perfect amount to train as a team while also ensuring quality coaching is received.
Work gets done here.
Our Culture
At Empower Strength & Performance we are committed to helping you achieve your performance goals.
We are committed to providing you with personalized attention as well as encouragement and support every step of the way.
Our Services
Our Services
At Empower Strength & Performance we specialise in prescribing Weightlifting-style training to develop a multitude of athletic qualities, as well as empowering people to take charge of their own training to promote both short-term and long-term results.
Our goal is to provide you with the tools and resources you need to achieve your best.
WHAT SETS US APART
EMPOWER
- To cause someone to feel confident and in control of their own journey
STRENGTH
- The quality or state of being strong; bodily or muscular power; vigour, as in robust health
- Mental power, force, or vigour
- Moral power, firmness, or courage
Empowerment fosters self-confidence, enabling individuals to take control of their own destinies to make positive changes. It encourages personal growth, resilience, and the pursuit of aspirations, thus enriching people's lives with purpose and fulfillment.
Strength is the bedrock upon which individuals build their capacity to engage fully in life's challenges and opportunities.
Physical strength enhances health, energy, and resilience, enabling a more active and vibrant existence.
Mental strength equips individuals with the determination and resilience needed to navigate adversity, make confident decisions, and lead a more purposeful and rewarding life.
At Empower Strength & Performance, we go beyond traditional coaching to offer a unique blend of expertise that sets us apart.
We offer a wealth of experience in guiding individuals across all age groups and bodyweight categories to achieve remarkable success in weightlifting, ranging from local triumphs to international recognition.
About the Coach
Troy Smith
I began weights training when I was 17-years-old as a means to gain self-confidence and have had a passion for fitness, in particular strength training, ever since.
In 2012 I left my hometown of Narrabri in North-West NSW (officially 'Australia's Sportiest Town') to move to Newcastle, where my love of strength and fitness lead me to CrossFit and eventually to the sport of Weightlifting. In 2014 I reached out to a Sydney-based weightlifting coach, who offered to teach me about the lifts and how to coach the sport of Weightlifting.
Formal Qualifications:
- Masters of Clinical Exercise Physiology (CSU)
- Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science (UoN)
- Australian Weightlifting Federation Level 3 - National Weightlifting Coach
- Australian Strength & Conditioning Association Level 1
- Precision Nutrition Level 1 Certificate in Nutrition and Coaching
New South Wales Weightlifting Association High-Performance Coaching Team for consecutive terms - 2019-2022; 2022-2026 (current):
- AWF Senior Championships - Canberra 2019, Online 2021, Canberra 2022, Melbourne 2023, Sydney 2024
- AWF Junior/U23 Championships - Sydney 2019, Sydney Online Hub 2021, Townsville 2023
- AWF Youth/U15 Championships - Brisbane 2019, Online 2021, 2022
- AWF Masters Championships - Sydney 2023, Gold Coast 2024
- NSWWA vs WACT - Sydney 2019
International Coaching Appointments to date
- IWF Youth World Weightlifting Championships; Australian Team Head Coach - Durrës, Albania 2023
- IWF Junior World Championships; Australian Team Coach - Heraklion, Greece 2022
- Singapore International; Australian Senior Team Coach - Singapore, Singapore 2022
- Pacific Cup; Australian Under 23 Team Head Coach/Manager - Noumea, New Caledonia 2019
- Oceania and Commonwealth Youth/Junior Championships; Australian Team Coach - Apia, Samoa 2019
