Joanna

Joanna came to strength training the long way round. For years she split her workouts between HIIT and strength, and slowly realised that the part she looked forward to was the part she was getting the least of. She also understood that, as she got older, building muscle and strength that was functional was more and more important for her everyday quality of life and longevity.

So she stopped splitting the difference and went all in on strength. It has since paid her back generously. She’s now aiming for a one rep max past 100kg, and she wants to complete an unassisted pull-up.

She joined the week VAMOS opened and has been a fixture ever since, to the point that she's known around the Balgowlah as Captain Cube! She wipes her feet on the mat every single time she comes in, and before she starts she tucks the yellow TRX band up so the cube is tidy. It drives everyone bananas when our coaches have to undo it!