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Meet the Team
Alex Porter - CrossFit Auckland
Alex Porter
Director of Physical Performance
Alex Porter is a strength and conditioning coach with a client base ranging from World Champion athletes to busy business professionals, celebrities to students and professional sports people to solo parents. Alex is a Co-Director of CrossFit Auckland Ltd, an affiliate of CrossFit® Inc. (USA), and an IKFF certified Russian Kettlebell Instructor.
Lisa O'Neill - CrossFit Auckland
Lisa O’Neill
Director & Coach
Lisa O’Neill brings over 18 years fitness industry experience spanning a range of roles and achievements from personal and group training to facility management, to fitness product development.
She specialises in Team and Group Training Innovation, previously for Les Mills New Zealand, where she spent over 7 years in senior management positions. Lisa is now Co-Director of CrossFit Auckland Ltd an affiliate of CrossFit® Inc. (USA).
Antoinette van Burick
CrossFit Auckland Coach
Antoinette brings over 15 years experience in Coaching, Personal Training and Group Training. She obtained her national colours in both gymnastics and tumbling and so started her career in coaching at a young age. At 18 she managed her own gymnastics club and inspired and coached a national team of elite gymnasts.
She specialises in Pilates method and gymnastics, and is well known for her expertise in using the Pilates method to rehabilitate clients.
David Cooke
CrossFit Auckland Intern Coach
David Cooke is an athlete who originally started CrossFit to eradicate recurring injuries. Having been successful in his first goal, he caught the CrossFit bug and completed his CrossFit Level 1 Coaching Certificate in Northern Ireland in 2010. After travelling to New Zealand and visiting a number of CrossFit clubs along the way he has settled and joined the Crossfit Auckland Team as an Intern Coach.
Dave brings to the team his experiences as an athlete in athletics, Gaelic Football and Clay Pigeon, Target Rifle and Pistol shooting.
CrossFit Auckland Coaches
In addition to our teams extensive experience in fitness and performance coaching, CrossFit Auckland Coaches are CrossFit Certified with further qualifications in CrossFit Olympic Weightlifting, CrossFit Gymnastics, CrossFit Football, CrossFit Kids, POSE running and Russian Kettlebell training.
Coaches at CrossFit Auckland maintain a current First Aid and CPR certificate.
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