Alex Rapacioli Fitness

Where potential meets opportunity.

I can't remember past the age of 3 not having a tennis racket in my hand, kicking a football, swimming, diving, running, you name it, anything that got my blood pumping and adrenaline to the max id be doing it and still am. I went on to play pro football and tennis for many years until injury struck and that's where my focus and love of training turned to helping other people. I have been in the industry for the better part of 15 years now constantly further educating myself along the way and have been fortunate enough to help a wide range of clients from professional athletes, clinically obese and eating disorders to name a few.
I truly believe in training from the inside out and being the best version of yourself you can possibly be. Trying to be someone else or looking like someone else is pointless, they are already taken. This philosophy alone has taken my own personal journey to new heights and helped all my clients reach their true potential and goals. Get to know yourself inside out, listen to your body and the rest will follow.
I picked up my first weight when I was 17, told by my tennis and football coaches I needed to get stronger and add some muscle to help my games, and if I'm honest my true inspiration came from the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone (rocky) , Van Damme and Steven Segal, and still are to this day! So, my journey began. Over the years I experimented with all different techniques, programmes and diets to compliment my goals. So you can see from my first picture on the left that's 18 years old just started, slim swimmer type body with not too much muscle, the middle picture is my 20s a bit more muscle and lean, this is how I wanted to be through my 20s and was happy with this, then as 30s crept in I decided I wanted to step it up and take it to the next level, through sheer determination, consistency and a "never give up" attitude I've added 20kg of muscle ( right picture) and still growing, still trying to better myself, push myself, go to new limits every day. Remember as you can see from my picture on the left I'm a naturally slim guy with a metabolism of a racehorse, what we call a "hard gainer" and was laughed at a lot when I was younger, being called "coat hanger shoulders" "skeleton boy" you name it, all it did was fuel my fire to be the best version of me I could be, and I'm still on that journey, so remember no matter how skinny, over weight, tall, short or whatever ridiculous label you've had put upon you, it's possible to achieve any goal you want as long as you believe in yourself, forget the naysayers!