Director of in person and online coaching service YOUNGTraining.

Formerly a professional water polo player, Dan found an insatiable thirst for knowledge on how he could align and optimise behaviours to improve his performance as an athlete.

This lead him to make the transition from athlete to coach and pay forward the knowledge and tools he acquired working under some of the industries best.

His passion is working with the youth, to give them the tools to navigate their health long term and in so doing, change the landscape of the fitness industry as a whole, for the better.   

James FitzGerald is the founder of OPEX (Formerly OPT) and The International Center for Fitness. 

When not coaching, he’s a full time husband, father and fitness athlete. His 20+ years of experience and service as a strength coach/technician, tireless practice on refining energy system work, nutritional and lifestyle balancing techniques and training of other coaches has made OPEX a sought after method of bringing fitness to a higher order.

James has found a desire and passion to understanding fitness through assessment, testing, research, programming and more. He has had many years experience as an athlete from early childhood into adulthood, from playing top level soccer, short and long distance running to CrossFit where he was crowned “The Fittest on Earth”, Winner of the 2007 CrossFit Games.