Chief Brabon
FUNCTIONAL TRANSFORMATION COACH™
As one half of what has been described as the world’s number one celebrity transformation duo, Chief Brabon has dedicated almost 35 years to helping individuals achieve extraordinary aesthetic, and athletic, results.
TACTICAL STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
Having become a qualified Athletics Coach by the age of 16, and founding Australia’s first (and the world’s longest running) bootcamp fitness program by the age of 18, it is fair to say that few individuals have more experience in the health & fitness industry then Chief.
Joining the Australian Army as Infantry Soldier at the age of just 17, Chief discovered his passion for pushing others to achieve their goals.
While still serving in the Army, Chief founded Original Bootcamp™ which has gone on to be featured in scores of publications around the world. It was the first fitness program to be featured in Rollingstone Magazine, and was the first Australian fitness program to be featured in the New York Times, where they described it as “The best workout we’ve ever had.”
Though Chief only spent a few years in the military himself, he has since had the privilege of working with Physical Trainers and Operators from some of the world’s most elite Special Forces, Special Operations, Combat, Tactical and Search & Rescue units, including the British SAS, SBS, SRR & Royal Marine Commandos, American Navy SEALs, Marine Force Recon, Army Rangers & Air Force Pararescue Jumpers, as well as SWAT Teams from across the US.
Chief was the first Australian (and first civilian) invited to attend the US SWAT Selection Course, in which he topped his class.
He is also the only Australian to hold the following Military / Law Enforcement specific qualifications:
Police SWAT Fitness Specialist (USA)
Tactical Athlete Coach (USA)
Tactical Strength Coach (USA)
Tactical Strength & Conditioning Facilitator (USA)
In 2012 Chief was brought on as a Military Advisor for the Marvel film X Men Origins: Wolverine, on which he was responsible for training the main cast on how to represent soldiers / mercenaries from across a range of theaters of war, from the American Civil War, to Vietnam.
SPORTS SPECIFIC STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
Over the years Chief has worked athletes of all levels of ability, from teens, to professional sportsmen & women, and even Olympians.
As the former High Performance Coach for the Melbourne Tigers NBL team in the early 90’s, Chief helped pioneer strength & conditioning in Australian basketball.
He has since worked with athletes from a broad range of sports including AFL, NRL, Athletics, Martial Arts, Water Skiing, Motorcross, Cycling and F2 Motor racing
At the height of Obstacle Course Racings popularity, Chief was named Head Selector & High Performance Coach for the National Team, helping lead them to a silver medal finish in the World’s Toughest Mudder event in Las Vegas.
His sports-specific qualifications include:
Athletics Coach - Middle & Long Distance (Aust)
POSE Running Coach (USA)
CrossFit Running Coach (USA)
Strength & Conditioning Coach (UK)
GQ Magazine named Chief one of their ‘Top 20 Australian Game Changers of the Decade’ (the only one from the fitness industry) alongside such Aussie legends as Baz Luhrman, Cate Blanchett, and Joel Edgerton; and he was also named Australian Men’s Health Magazine’s first ever Fitness Director.
He was the Head Selector/ Chief Instructor for the hit TV Show Gladiators, and also appeared on Biggest Loser Asia.
Most importantly, Chief has dedicated almost 2/3rds of his life to helping ordinary people achieve extraordinary results, and he shows no sign of stopping any time soon.
Qualifications
- Dip Myotherapy
- Fitness Master Trainer
- Personal Trainer
- Sandbag Master Trainer
- Sandball Master Trainer
- Police SWAT Fitness Specialist
- Tactical Athlete Coach™
- Athletics/ Running Coach
- POSE Running Coach™
- CrossFit Running Coach™
- CrossFit Coach™
- Snr CrossFit Kettlebell Coach™
- Hand 2 Hand Kettlebell Coach™
- TRX Suspension Training Coach™
- Exercise for Rehab Specialist
+ about a dozen others.
RAPID / FUNCTIONAL TRANSFORMATION COACHING
Along with wife & business partner Emilie Brabon-Hames, Chief is probably best known for achieving jaw-dropping transformations for some of Australia’s best known personalities, in as little as eight weeks.
The pair have transformed the likes of:
Singer Songwriters Guy Sebastian and Pete Murray.
TV Presenters: Osher Günsberg, Larry Emdur, Kylie Gillies, David Campbell and Jules Sebastian.
Television & Stage Actors: Rodger Corser, Zoe Ventura, James Stewart, Sarah Roberts, and Sophie Dillman.
Television Personalities Manu & Clarissa Feildel, Charlie Albone, Juliet Love, Jason Roberts.
International Actors Uli Latukefu and Travis Jefferey.
Chief has built a strong reputation as the go-to-coach for actors and entertainers looking to achieve dramatic results in how they look, feel, and most importantly perform, ahead of major roles or tours, such as Zoe Ventoura for her much lauded role as Thelma in the current Australian season of Chicago, and Travis Jefferey in his stand out role in the international box office smash Kingdom of The Planet of the Apes.
In addition to the better-known characters Chief & Em have transformed, they have also achieved industry leading results for tens of thousands of everyday individuals, which have graced the covers of many of the world’s top selling health & lifestyle publications.
MEDIA
A few years back GQ Magazine named Chief one of their ‘Top 20 Australian Game Changers of the Decade’ (the only one from the fitness industry) alongside such Aussie legends as Baz Luhrman, Cate Blanchett, and Joel Edgerton. After that Chief took on the role of GQ’s Resident Fitness Expert.
During this time ??? of Chief & Em’s everyday Aussie transformation success stories graced the cover of the GQ Champion subsection.
At the same time, numerous other publications started to feature the duo’s remarkable transformation results, including:
Men’s Fitness Magazine: ?? Covers
Shape Magazine: ?? Covers
UltraFit Magazine: ?? Covers
Chief also has extensive experience in front of the camera.
In the 2000’s he modeled for such well known international fashion brands such as Levis, Nautica, and FCUK. After moving to Sydney (from Melbourne) He studied TV Presenting at NIDA and has appeared on dozens of TV programs including a stint as guest trainer on Biggest Loser Asia.
In 2017, Australian Men’s Health Magazine announced Chief as their first ever Fitness Director. He also soon became the publications resident Celebrity Transformation Coach producing 5 covers (Guy, Osher, James, Rodger & Pete) that went on to become some of their best selling issues.
Along with wife & business partner Emilie Brabon-Hames, Chief is probably best known for achieving jaw-dropping transformations for some of Australia’s best known personalities, in as little as eight weeks.
The pair have transformed the likes of:
Singer Songwriters Guy Sebastian and Pete Murray.
TV Presenters: Osher Günsberg, Larry Emdur, Kylie Gillies, David Campbell and Jules Sebastian.
Television & Stage Actors: Rodger Corser, Zoe Ventura, James Stewart, Sarah Roberts, and Sophie Dillman.
Television Personalities Manu & Clarissa Feildel, Charlie Albone, Juliet Love, Jason Roberts.
International Actors Uli Latukefu and Travis Jefferey.
Chief has built a strong reputation as the go-to-coach for actors and entertainers looking to achieve dramatic results in how they Look, Feel, and most importantly Perform, ahead of major roles or tours, such as Zoe Ventoura for her much lauded role as Thelma in the current Australian season of Chicago, and Travis Jefferey in his stand out role in the international box office smash Kingdom of The Planet of the Apes.
In addition to the better-known characters Chief & Em have transformed, they have also achieved industry leading results for tens of thousands of everyday individuals, which have graced the covers of many of the world’s top selling health & lifestyle publications.
Having become a qualified Athletics Coach by the age of 16, and founding Australia’s first (and the world’s longest running) bootcamp fitness program by the age of 18, it is fair to say that few individuals have more experience in the health & fitness industry then Chief.
EMILIE BRABON-HAMES
Co-Owner/ Lead Coach & Nutrition Coach
Emilie (Em) has more than 20yrs experience in fitness instruction and coaching.
Australia’s first female bootcamp fitness instructor, Em is best known for her straight-talking “Tough Love” instructional style.
Emilie’s Carb Conscious Eating™ system is the backbone of the results based nutrition program which has lead to the jaw-dropping transformations of such recognisable clients as Guy Sebastian, James Stewart, and Rodger Corser, and she has even developed a Vegan version of the program that has been utilised by such high profile Members as Osher Günsberg, and David & Lisa Campbell.
A competitive Ultra-marathon Runner, Emilie knows a thing or two about mental & physical fortitude. She has run, and won some of the toughest 50km (On and Off-Road) races in the world.
Qualifications
- Fitness Master Trainer
- Original Bootcamp Master Trainer™
- Nutrition Coach
- Perfocmance Nutrition Coach
- Tactical Nutrition Coach
- Personal Trainer
- Sandbag Master Trainer
- Sandball Master Trainer
- POSE Running Coach™
- CrossFit Running Coach™
- CrossFit Coach™
- Snr CrossFit Kettlebell Coach™
- Hand 2 Hand Kettlebell Coach™
- TRX Suspension Training Coach™