With more than 20 years of experience in the fitness industry, Adam Clarke brings together strength and conditioning, athletic development and extensive real-world sporting experience to help people become stronger, fitter and more physically capable.

Adam has worked across personal training, gyms, outdoor group fitness and athletic performance, as well as operating his own training facility. At Up N Adam, his focus is on creating an inclusive performance environment where everyday people and competitive athletes can train with purpose.

Strength & Performance Training

Adam believes good training should have a purpose.

Rather than simply making a session hard, training is structured around the individual's goals, physical capacity, training history and sporting demands.

Programs can incorporate strength, power, conditioning, mobility and athletic development, with training progressed as the individual adapts.
Whether the goal is improving sporting performance, becoming stronger, preparing for an event or simply developing greater physical capacity, Adam's approach is centred around consistent, progressive training.

Training Athletes for Performance

Adam's background as a high-level basketball and Australian Rules Football player gives him first-hand experience of the physical demands of competitive sport.

He has extensive experience working with athletes and teams and understands that sporting performance requires more than simply being strong in the gym.

Strength, speed, power, movement quality, conditioning and the ability to repeatedly produce high-quality efforts all contribute to athletic performance.

Training can therefore be tailored to the specific demands of the athlete and their sport.

Endurance Strength & Conditioning

Adam also brings considerable personal experience to endurance training.

Having completed more than 30 road marathons, over 20 trail ultramarathons and numerous triathlons, he understands the demands of endurance sport from both a coaching and an athlete's perspective.
For runners, cyclists and triathletes, strength and conditioning can complement sport-specific training by developing physical capacity and preparing the body for the demands of training and competition.

This makes Adam an excellent resource for endurance athletes looking to incorporate structured strength training alongside their running, cycling or triathlon program.

Training for All Levels

You don't need to be an elite athlete to train at Up N Adam.
Adam works with people across a wide range of ages, abilities and training backgrounds.

The common denominator is a desire to improve.

For some people that's sporting performance. For others it's completing their first event, becoming stronger, improving general fitness or simply maintaining the physical capacity to continue doing the things they enjoy.
Adam's aim is to provide a welcoming but performance-focused training environment where programs can be appropriately challenged and progressed.

Qualifications & Coaching Experience

Adam is committed to ongoing professional development and has undertaken extensive training across strength, conditioning, movement and fitness.

Key qualifications include:
- Certificate III in Fitness
- Certificate IV in Fitness
- Level 1 Strength & Conditioning Coach
- ZUU Master Trainer
- Thump Boxing Trainer
- Pilates Instructor
- Ankorr Harness Master Trainer
- Stick Mobility Trainer
- Real Movement Certification
- Nutrition Level 1 & Level 2 Courses
- FMS Level 1 Screening Coach

Performance Training at Up N Adam Newcastle

Based at Up N Adam Performance Training & Physiotherapy in Hamilton North, Adam works alongside physiotherapists and other performance professionals within the Up N Adam team.

This allows training to sit within a broader performance environment, particularly for athletes transitioning from rehabilitation back into full training and sport.

Ultimately, Adam's philosophy is straightforward: train with purpose, progress consistently and build a body capable of doing what you want it to do.