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Catalyst Performance Systems

Meet the coaches behind Catalyst Performance Systems.

You want to know who is guiding your training, how they think and whether their approach suits you. CPS coaching is built around clear structure, education and individual support. Ethan Carlos currently leads the coaching team as founder and head coach.

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Meet the coaches

The people behind your coaching.

Founder & Head Coach · Strength Coach · National-Level Powerlifter · Physiotherapy Student

Ethan Carlos

Ethan is a national-level powerlifter and has coached since 2021 across strength training, movement, powerlifting and body composition. He has coached multiple athletes through national-level competition and onto the world stage. Across more than 200 clients, outcomes have included moving better, improving body composition, rebuilding confidence after injury-related setbacks and losing 20 to 30-plus kilograms. His background includes Certificate III and IV qualifications in fitness and a Bachelor of Exercise Science. He is currently studying physiotherapy and continues his professional development through movement mentorships and workshops. His coaching style is direct and educational: he explains how and why each part of the plan works, adapts training to the individual and helps clients build the confidence to apply what they learn.

Credentials and coaching experience

National-level powerlifter
Coached multiple athletes through national-level competition and onto the world stage
Coached more than 200 people across strength, movement, powerlifting and body composition
Certificate III and IV in Fitness, Bachelor of Exercise Science and current physiotherapy study

Start with understanding

Ethan wants to know what you want to achieve, what has held you back and what training needs to fit around. The plan starts with your current ability and the outcome you want to work towards.

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Education you can apply

Coaching includes clear explanations of exercise selection, technique, progression and practical nutrition so you understand what you are doing and how it connects to your goal.

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Clear coaching scope

Ethan coaches strength training, movement and practical nutrition habits. He is a physiotherapy student, not a qualified physiotherapist. When diagnosis or clinical treatment is needed, he refers to an appropriate clinician and aims to align training with their guidance.

A productive coaching relationship

Be open to learning, communicate what is happening and work consistently towards a meaningful goal. Ethan provides structure, explanations and feedback to help you do that.

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Find the pathway that fits your goal.

Ethan coaching a client through a supported barbell movement at the squat rack

Strength & Movement Coaching

Pain or previous setbacks can leave you unsure how to train. CPS helps you understand movement, build strength from your current ability and feel more confident in the gym, starting with what you can do now and progressing from there.

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Weight Loss Coaching

You are ready to lose weight, feel stronger and build a healthier routine, but you do not want another short-term plan or more nutrition guesswork. If you need clear targets, realistic changes and a structure that fits work, family and training, this coaching gives you a process you can understand and repeat.

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Muscle Gain Coaching

You train consistently and want more muscle, better body composition and measurable strength, but your current program or nutrition approach is no longer giving you a clear return. If you want each session to have a purpose and a plan that works around your schedule and movement concerns, this coaching connects training, nutrition, recovery and progress reviews so you understand how each part helps maximise the muscle-building return from your effort.

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Powerlifting Coaching

You may be new to powerlifting with a strong base, or an experienced lifter whose squat, bench press and deadlift have started to plateau. If you want technical detail, programming you understand, accountability and a clear route towards a personal best or competition, this coaching develops skill and movement efficiency in the big three, builds the muscle base needed to keep moving towards your strength potential and teaches you how and why the process works.

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Your next step

Tell us what you want to work towards.

Enquire with your goal and the best days and times for a call. Ethan will get in touch to discuss your starting point and arrange a consultation.

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CPS in action

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Ethan giving a client guidance beside a loaded barbell

Ethan coaching a client through a supported resistance exercise

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Ethan listening to a client during a strength coaching session

Ethan supporting a client during a bench press exercise

Ethan giving a client technique feedback during a dumbbell exercise

Ethan watching a client complete a controlled dumbbell exercise

Ethan supporting a client during a structured resistance training session

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Ethan supporting a client during a cable exercise

Ethan coaching a client through a structured muscle gain training session

A powerlifter setting up for a squat at the NSW state championships

A powerlifter standing on the competition platform at the NSW state championships

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Ethan congratulating a powerlifting athlete after competition

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An Australian powerlifter on the platform at World Juniors

Ethan watching a powerlifter complete a coached barbell squat

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