STUDIO PROFILE:
AIR LOCKER TRAINING
By Craig Mac
F
ounder and CEO of
Air Locker Training,
Roman Brady believes
that anything is possible if
you have a strong belief in
yourself and consistently
work towards achieving
your goals. An MBA student
at Newcastle University, a
background in mining and
mechanical engineering,
and no stranger to training
as an ex-footy player,
Roman has created a
concept that he feels
is the perfect training
environment to achieve
real results and is a potential
industry game-changer.
Craig Mac drops by the
brand new Air Locker studio
in Newcastle, NSW for a
catch up with Roman.
Craig Mac: How would you best
describe Air Locker Training?
Roman Brady: Air Locker Training
is a health and wellness franchise
focusing on group training and
health and wellness services inside a
simulated altitude environment.
This means the oxygen available
inside the studio is reduced from
21% to 14.5%, forcing the body’s
cells to become more efficient at
using oxygen to fuel the body during
exercise.
The franchise model includes group
training classes in the mornings
and afternoon for all ages ranging
from primary school kids to mature
adults aged over 55 years old; and
during the day the studio is used
for professional health and wellness
services including rehab, prehab,
return to work programs and
corporate wellness etc, delivered by
health and allied professionals.
CM: Where did the idea for Air
Locker Training come from, and has
the end result changed from the
original concept.
RB: The idea of training in a
simulated altitude environment has
been around for years. Previous
simulated altitude training providers
have been unable to penetrate
the fitness market mainly due to
focusing the product on trekking;
endurance training and a large
focus on science.
Trekkers and endurance athletes are
an exclusive club and “science” is
not an inclusive language, which in
return, this has made it hard for the
general population to connect to.
Air Locker Training consciously broke
away from the science, trekking
and endurance themes to allow the
general population to connect with
the product.
Through some engineering nuance
and many hours in R&D, we
made the hypoxia system more
commercial, meaning we could
make the business accessible and
attractive to everyone.
CM: Explain “FTF” – Focus Through
Fatigue method and what was the
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thought process behind it?
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