Meet our coaches
Lisa Lake | Affiliate Owner & Head Coach
Certified CF-L2 Coach
To say Lisa has experienced a ‘constantly varied’ life of fitness would be an understatement.
She has competed successfully in numerous sports including Horse Riding - Three-day Eventing, various Court and Field Sports, Martial Arts (Zen Chi Ryu), Body Building (claiming a number of State and National Titles), Running and 10+ years of CrossFit competitions including Local, State, National and International Events.
Lisa’s passion for coaching together with her experience and extensive formal training is shared in each class she leads, as well as when she programs for TARIS (you can read more about that here).
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CrossFit Trainer Certification Level 1 and Level 2
CrossFit Gymnastics Level 1 and Level 2
CrossFit Competitors Certification
CrossFit Weightlifting Certification
CrossFit Kids Certification
CrossFit Masters Certification
Hangstrong Gymnastics
AWL (Australian Weightlifting) Level 1 Sports and Power Coach
MA Strength - Weightlifting
You can read Lisa’s personal story and the story of TARIS on this page.
Chris
Certified CF-L1 Coach
A local Hockey legend, dog dad and a TARIS OG, Chris brings years of CrossFit experience and passion into his coaching role.
“I have quite the sporting background with Inline & Ice Hockey, representing and Captaining the Australian team & also competing at the Junior Olympics.
I love to nerd out with split times and technique, so if you see me writing short stories on my whiteboard or in the GymMate app, it’s so I can measure how much fun I’m having the entire time, especially when it’s burpees.”
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CrossFit Trainer Certification Level 1 (CF-L1)
MA Strength - Weightlifting
Brigette
Certified CF-L1 Coach
Cabinet maker by day, CrossFit coach by night.
“I’m the mother of 2 young boisterous boys and have been training CrossFit for over 5 years.
I’ve trained through pregnancy and postnatal and am passionate about mobility and moving well.
As a CF-L1 and gymnastic Level 1 coach, I love helping people achieve their goals.”
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CrossFit Trainer Certification Level 1 (CF-L1)
MA Strength - Weightlifting
Bird Box Gymnastics Level 1 Certified
Rigo
Certified CF-L1 Coach
“I started CrossFit in 2016 and enjoyed it from the start because of the variation of movements, learning new skills, and mostly the team atmosphere.
I have a passion for strength and conditioning mostly through playing football (soccer), but also CrossFit opened my eyes to Olympic lifting movements which feature heavily in S&C and have been a member of Australian Strength and Conditioning Association since 2021.”
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CrossFit Trainer Certification Level 1 (CF-L1)
CrossFit Kids Certified
ASCA Strength & Conditioning Coach Level 1
AWL Level 1 Sports Power Coach
Our job is to see, correct and encourage safe, effective and efficient movement patterns, support your goals and advise appropriate scaling options and progressions specific to your abilities.
We are all very passionate about making a difference and genuinely care about your progress.
Our coaches are always levelling up!
All of our coaches have attended courses and gained certifications with the sole purpose of endeavouring to become the best coaches they can be.
They also meet regularly for coach development, client analysis and in-house training.
Why is that important to you?
Providing quality coaching that can help you achieve the best possible version of yourself through improved movement, positions, mobility and lifestyle changes, will always be our number one priority at CrossFit TARIS.
To do that, continued education, evaluations and improvement as coaches ensure that our knowledge is current so we can provide an effective service that delivers you results.
When you need help and/or advice, make sure you come and speak to us, because one of our favourite things as coaches is helping you improve.