Helping People Improve Physical Health, Longevity & Well-being.
ABOUT US
Founder of Stronghold, Christian Bylsma first established his garage gym in 2011 with the help of his younger brother and close friends where they started 1:1 Personal Training and Small Group Personal Training. The intention is to create a haven for those who want to strength train, improve their physical health and fitness without being judged, feeling anxious or intimated by the public, to feel a strong sense of community & camaraderie.
With over 12 years of experience in Personal Training, we have been able to serve our community in achieving their goals through a holistic approach to health, strength, fitness & recovery methods. We've helped hundreds of people achieve results in Transformation challenges, natural bodybuilding and powerlifting competitions.
During the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020, we wanted to provide more services to help prevent, diagnose and treat people who are suffering from chronic pain despite their active physical exercise regime. After Christian successfully completed his studies of Remedial Massage in 2022, we have begun treating our community to help people achieve improved physical health, longevity, and well-being by utilising remedial massage & personal training.
We're here to create an experience you look forward to, feel safe, balance your physical and well being, and release what is no longer serving you so that you feel good within.
Owner/Head Coach
MEET CHRISTIAN
With a lifelong passion for Strength, Health & Wellness, Christian is the Owner and Head Coach of Stronghold Strength & Wellness. He began his fitness career in 2009, working at various gyms & local schools.
Being an average genetic “skinny-fat hard gainer” himself, he's faced many challenges in getting in shape and feeling confident with his body. With countless moments of trial and error, sharing his wisdom and knowledge, and sharing his story and setbacks over the years, he strives to pass on all he knows. He hopes to pass on all that he knows so that people don't make the same time-consuming mistakes that he's made in the past.
With over a decade of wisdom, he’s fast-tracked their pursuit of living their best life. It is not just by coaching people on lifting heavier weights and being strong, dialing in the nutrition and recovery methods. Obtaining physical success long term is by managing their inner state, the “skinny-fat genetics” & battles with everyday stress and life.
With previous training experience competing in Australian Powerlifting, Fat-Loss transformations & specialising in strength coaching, Christian helps busy everyday people with different strength & fitness levels see an optimised roadmap to obtaining better control over their physical & mental health with the use of my strength-training gym.
During the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020, he asked himself the question, “What if I could up skill and add services where I could help prevent, diagnose & treat the clients I personally work with all under the same roof? What if I could become a physical therapist and work even more closely with people who are suffering from chronic pain despite their active physical exercise regime?”
Toward the end of 2022, he became a qualified Remedial Massage Therapist and has begun working very closely with his community to help people achieve improved physical health, longevity, and well-being by utilising remedial massage & personal training.
QUALIFICATIONS
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Certificate III and IV in Fitness
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TRX Certified Instructor
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Diploma in Remedial Massage - MIMT
