Formidable Strength & Conditioning

Fantastic experience: Excellent swim exercise program that targets specific muscle groups to improve your efficiency and strength when you swim. The programs are assessed and written by experienced staff that are at your gym sessions to finely tweek your technique if you are not on par. I really appreciate this 12 week strength and conditioning course as previous I have attended gyms and lifted heavier weights than able resulting in injury. With FSC your strength and flexibility is assessed and the program designed around your capabilities at the time, starting with lots of stretches and ending in weights that can be increased as you become stronger. Highly recommended for the swimmer who wants to become stronger, more efficient in the water and injury free.

Fantastic experience: Great set up. Knowledgeable team and friendly environment.

Fantastic experience: Excellent program, highly recommended

Fantastic experience: Specific and interesting training exactly what i need

Fantastic experience: The FSC team have definitely built an amazing program with an amazing group of people which made all the sessions that much more enjoyable. Even though swimming is very much an individual sport it always felt like we were part team. Would highly recommend this program for any level of swimmers looking to improve!

Fantastic experience: Ryan and Mel have been marvellous in constructing a gym and swim program. Their programs have been set at the right level at targeting my weak areas and their verbally input has offered me valuable encouragement to get on with it and I am slowly improving which is what I need at this stage. Tremendous team.

Fantastic experience: Absolutely stoked with the results from the gym and swim program so far. Started around Feb, was unable to do 400m without stopping, my endurance was poor, my strength was poor and my technique even worse. Just yesterday managed a personal all time best of 6km in one session which is a true testament to the program. Highly recommend to anyone looking at increasing their swimming strength, endurance or technique no matter what level or goals are. Massive thanks to Ryan and Meg

Fantastic experience: Ryan runs and incredible program and has built a team of exceptional coaches and has developed a strong and inclusive environment of athletes to achieve their goals and beyond

Fantastic experience: Excellent program to help swimmers improve and remain injury free.

Fantastic experience: Great coaching team who continually encourage and motivate the younger age swimmers. Great job everyone!

Fantastic experience: Love going to this new gym at Osborne Park, great atmosphere, love the trainers

Fantastic experience: Great swimming club, capable coaches catering for all levels, adults with no prior experience as my self, and elites swimmers. They also provide an excellent swimming environment for kids. My son has been attending for a month now and loves it, and has seen in this short time great improvements. Recommended big time

Fantastic experience: I highly recommend formidable strength &condioning.A very professionally run buisness that helps you achieve your goals.Very happy to have joined up. Thank you

Fantastic experience: We have just moved to the club from another club. The transition has been seemless. The communication is brillant from the trial, to enrolment, transferring to the coach been approachable. The parents have been so helpful and kind. Thank you to you all we are forever grateful

Fantastic experience: I have been a part of the swimming program for 12 months now with some incredible results in the pool at Masters Nationals in April 2023. My program helps me works around existing injuries and takes into account my age and abilities. Everything is scaled for the individual but remains a challenge. Earlier this year a lower back injury put me out of action for a few weeks. On my return to the gym, I had a goal of completing some gorge hikes in Karijini while on holiday. My confidence was low and I was scared of re-injuring myself. Not only did Ryan work with me on my return to the gym in a gentle, progressive way, recognising my fear and helping me through it, he completely turned my program around from a swim focus to a hiking focus. This was to strengthen my legs and back for those tough Grade 5 hikes! I am pleased to say that post injury and 4 weeks of focused work in the gym prior to Karijini had me scaling those grade 5 gorges like I never thought I could. On my return, my confidence is back and Im back on my swimming program. The care, patience, progressive overload and gentle push was key to my return to full function. Thanks to Ryan and his team.

Fantastic experience: I'm thoroughly enjoying the FSC swim/gym program and seeing improvements in my strength and fitness. Ryan and the FSC crew provide a super friendly training environment, with a structured program that is specific for you. They are there to guide you through the group gym sessions and check in on you on a weekly basis, which I really appreciate. Highly recommended.

Fantastic experience: A caring, athlete-centered approach. Outstanding communication. We were made very welcome from day one. My daughter is very happy here.

Fantastic experience: I've previously struggled with motivating myself to head to the gym and complete a session. Ryan's approach to ensuring you always have a dedicated coach assisting you in every step of your program is invaluable. The improvements I've noticed in carrying out a dedicated and specific swim strength & mobility program for only a few weeks has given me the confidence to push ahead with big swim goals for the year. Loving the new program and guidance from Ryan. Ciaran

Fantastic experience: I’ve been with Ryan part of the swimming strength and performance program for over 5 years. He’s helped maintain my strength and conditioning as well as creating a supportive environment to support the mental side of life and swimming! Ryan goes above and beyond to help out the person and the athlete!

Fantastic experience: Being new to the Swimming Strong program I wasn’t really sure what to expect but I am absolutely loving it! I am finding the program to be extensive & covers every element of what I have been looking for from the structure of the training, both pool & dry land, through to the management of what my body is needing. I feel far more confident in achieving my goals than I did before joining & couldn’t imagine not doing it. I have absolutely no regrets!

Fantastic experience: I’ve been to FSC since 2018, and they’ve done an incredible job at improving my strength, athleticism and fitness over the years, along with helping recover from injuries. Going to FSC has helped improve my strength and I would highly recommended it.

Fantastic experience: Our son has had a great experience at Formidable and the results we really good. Great care taken by the team and he felt supported. He'll be back!

Fantastic experience: Highly recommend the team at Formidable Strength and Conditioning for individualised evidence-based strength and conditioning programming for all ages and sporting interests.

Fantastic experience: coaches who actually care about your athletic career

Fantastic experience: Awesome small gym with a very friendly team. I've seen a noticeable improvement in my on field performance since I joined. The trainers are knowledgeable and develop a personalised workout plan that targets the specific muscles and movements required.

Fantastic experience: Experienced staff, awesome training group and culture.

Fantastic experience: Ryan and FSC team have been running the gym sessions for the Perth City Swim Club HIIT squad, my son (14) loves the program and the tailored training to help his swimming. My daughter (16) enjoys the AdultFit squad which FSC took over recently, great for overall fitness to help support her footie training. In addition to focussed age-appropriate training for growing bodies, the FSC folks are great role models and mentors for these young adults. Great to see FSC become Training Provider for PCSC, keep up the great work!

Fantastic experience: Ryan and Simon have been unreal in helping me prep for the Rotto swim. I was in a lot of trouble at the start of the year with hardly any swimming under my belt and a cranky shoulder. The two of them have been instrumental in sorting out both those issues!

Fantastic experience: My son has been enjoying the training sessions & says he is feeling stronger in the water as well. The mix of onsite & online classes makes the program perfect to fit into school/sports/family activities. Ryan & his team are brilliant! Highly recommend :-)

Fantastic experience: Gym work is essential, especially if you are getting older and want to continue swimming forever. Formidable is making this possible for me. At the assessment, FormidableSC picked up problem areas with the latest technology and experienced physio geeks. A personalised program has been created for me to work around old injuries to become stronger. I always feel well looked after with a coach always there while I'm training with professional and endless advice. FSC is not only for the young but definitely for the old with big goals - Rotto Solo here I come again, thanks, Ryan, Simon & co.

Fantastic experience: I joined FSC looking to get back into training and develop a solid gym routine. The team at FSC has gone above and beyond in making me feel motivated and apart of a community of strong, likeminded people. My training includes a personalised program, coach support, nutrition and injury rehab - 100000% value for money. Cannot recommend this place enough for both athletes and those looking to fall in love with the gym. Thank you FSC ❤️

Fantastic experience: Ever since joining FSC I have been completely surrounded by professionalism, support, and experience, which has exponentially aided my distance swimming in ways I could never do on my own. What I love about the team at FSC is that they recognise that everyone is unique, so they work with you on an individual level which, in my opinion, sets them apart.

Fantastic experience: Great vibes and positive environment. I’m a swimmer, and Ryan’s swimming experience was really great for my training. Cool people and even cooler dogs :)

Fantastic experience: I love Formidable SC Wembley! Ryan is not only an awesome coach but mentor. The program caters to my needs and is very flexible with my busy routine. Could not recommend enough!!

Fantastic experience: I joined FSC in 2018 because I was training to make the Australian underwater hockey team and needed a strength & conditioning coach to help me with injuries, strength and also guidance. Working with Ryan was great - I learnt proper form, recovery techniques, load building and knew he always had my back. The team at FSC know their stuff and can help both athletes (from all sports) and people who are keen to be their best, healthiest and fittest version of themselves.

Fantastic experience: The team at Formidable Strength & Conditioning have been instrumental in helping my daughter from Perth City Swimming Club in her recovery from several injuries sustained via hypermobility and a nasty fall in netball over 2 years ago which fractured several bones and left her knees already sore from patellar maltracking worse for wear. Through the FSC youth program and personal training, Milla has grown in confidence and strength helping her to slowly regain her fitness in the pool pain free and the ability to return to a full training load and competitive swimming in the very near future. Having access to an exercise physiologist and specialist pain therapist gives this team the edge in helping athletes with injury recovery, management and prevention. The team at FSC know their stuff and are extremely passionate about helping young athletes like Milla and I highly recommend their services to anyone. Ingrid Iaschi - mum of youth athletes Milla (14) and Isaac (11)

Fantastic experience: The team at FSC has helped to grow my confidence and knowledge as an athlete whilst building my strength and preventing injury. This has been critical in achieving various national swimming achievements.

Fantastic experience: After putting up with a bad shoulder for probably 6 months and not being a 'gym guy' of any sort, I decided to give the FSC Rehab Program at Wembley a go. The team tested my strength and mobility, then designed a program based on the shoulder. Within a month, the program resulted in less pain, more overall flexibility and confidence to undertake movements that I'd previously cringed at. Coming from someone who historically just rides the pain out in hope, I have to give credit to the FSC team for changing my outlook. Cheers, Dan

Fantastic experience: FSC has been amazing over the few months I have been there. I joined because of the injury rehab program, after a torn ACL and meniscus. I was a couple of months post surgery, and needed to start progressing and overall strengthening everything that had been weakened. The program has been great, focusing on fundamentals and slowing building weight, the more confident I am with the exercises and just generally how the knee was feeling. The program has been at a good pace, without overloading too much, especially in the early stages. I would highly recommend FSC if you are an athlete or someone who is just wanting to recover from an injury.

Fantastic experience: I had a great training experience here for over 2.5 years. Coaches have a real passion for helping you reach your fitness goals whatever they may be. Highly recommended.

Fantastic experience: The FSC team have done a brilliant job creating a fantastic work out environment that makes going to the gym easy. Their focus on your well-being and preventing injuries makes you feel assured that you will achieve your goals in a safe and supportive environment. I cannot recommend FSC enough regardless of your current level of fitness or goals.

Fantastic experience: After 3 Rotto solo crossings (including the 25km P2P) and no strength and conditioning program my shoulders were in a pretty bad way when I started at FSC. However under the guidance of the rehab team, I started the rehabilitation program and have been steadily building strength back into the areas that were clearly lacking. The environment and coaching at Formidable Strength and Conditioning is second to none, especially for time poor professionals. A huge thanks to everyone and the support along the way, can't wait to see what we can achieve next!

Fantastic experience: As an high level athlete I was always looking for a team who can look after me professionally. FSC has really helped me in a very short period of time to get stronger in my on court game. The coaches make you feel welcome and are always looking after the athletes. Keep going FSC!!

Fantastic experience: Great crew of people. The coaches are always willing to go the extra mile to help you out with your training. They go beyond the physical programs and offer nutritional and goal setting guidance. Highly recommend to anyone.

Fantastic experience: My 10YO daughter loved the holiday program. She came out feeling strong and empowered and wanting to go back for more. We have been looking for a program like this for children for a few years now so really happy to have found it! Highly recommend.

Fantastic experience: Ryan, Simon, Adam and Danika at the FSC Wembley gym provide great S&C coaching that has complimented my swimming, and helped manage injury in my lower back. They are a professional and knowledgable team who I would not hesitate to recommend.

Fantastic experience: Coaching and programming is really great, they provide endless support which I appreciate so much!!

Fantastic experience: Ryan from Formidable Strength has changed my athlete life! I was a little sceptic of doing an online strength and coaching At the start but it actually made it easier for me as it gave me the freedom of doing it when it suits me. My performance in the sport was at its best when I was doing Ryan's programs on many levels - injury prevention, power, strength, speed etc. I love how he delivers the motto of "work smarter not harder" through his programs. I would recommend doing this with Ryan to anyone.

Fantastic experience: I joined FSC to recover from a ice hockey accident (fractured back) after not playing for a long time. The team helped me build my strength back up before the season started again with a customised program which accounted for my limitations due to the injury. 9 months later I am in such a better spot physically and continue to really enjoy their approach, it is honestly the best gym experience I've ever had and don't see myself stopping. Thanks team Formidable

Fantastic experience: I’ve been training at FSC for 6 months now and can highly recommend them to any athlete who is looking to improve their strength and mobility. FSC provides the perfect balance of attention and correction on technique, without having someone standing over you watching you the whole time. Ryan is a wizard when it comes to programming. He has implemented a strength program that compliments my BJJ training, that doesn’t leave me too sore or fatigued. I am the strongest I have ever been. My program is specific to my needs and changes based on when I am competing or if I am working around injuries. Apart from the results, the best part is Ryan and Adam make every training session fun and enjoyable!

Fantastic experience: Can't say enough about this place!