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Sports Performance Personal Training · Golf and Racquet · Singapore CBD

Sports performance personal training, built for golf and racquet sports

1:1 strength for the amateur golfer and racquet player. Rotation and deceleration trained at speed on Keiser pneumatics, from a measured baseline. Sessions at 07:00 and lunch, above Telok Ayer MRT.

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Inside the studio

Rotation and the stop, under load, at speed, coached by a personal trainer

Loaded carries and sled work on the turf, rotation and deceleration at speed on the Keiser machines. One coach, one athlete, Manulife Tower, Singapore CBD.

Athlete carrying a Catalyst plate across the blue turf track at Manulife Tower
Sled push down the Catalyst Performance turf track, Singapore CBD
Sports personal training overview

Sports Performance Personal Training · Golf and Racquet · Singapore CBD

Catalyst Performance runs 1:1 sports performance training at Manulife Tower, Singapore CBD, for amateur golfers and tennis and padel players. The work is strength and movement, not swing or stroke coaching: rotational force for the downswing, deceleration and single-leg control for the split-step and the lateral lunge, shoulder strength for the serve. It is trained at speed under load on Keiser pneumatic resistance and re-tested every block against the same four baseline tests.

We say what we do not measure: club-head speed, racquet speed, on-court recovery. We measure grip strength, movement-pattern strength, a Y Balance Test for left-right asymmetry, a 3-minute step test and body composition, and those are the only numbers we promise to move.

Runners and HYROX athletes have their own pages, personal training for runners and HYROX training; the coaching credentials are on the strength and conditioning coaches page.

Part of Catalyst's personal training in Singapore, coached at our private Manulife Tower studio in the CBD.

Comparing sports performance options

What 1:1 sports performance personal training at Catalyst includes

Coaching ratio

Catalyst Performance

1:1, every repetition coached, private floor

Club or academy fitness session

Small group, sport-specific drills

Commercial-gym PT

1:1 on a shared floor

Loading

Catalyst Performance

Keiser pneumatics at speed, 1 kg steps; Watson platforms for strength

Club or academy fitness session

Bands, medicine balls, bodyweight

Commercial-gym PT

Fixed plates and machines

Baseline

Catalyst Performance

Four tests, re-tested every block, limits stated

Club or academy fitness session

Rarely measured

Commercial-gym PT

Weigh-in, sometimes a 1RM

Match week

Catalyst Performance

48 h pre-match volume cut as a standing rule

Club or academy fitness session

Follows the club calendar

Commercial-gym PT

Depends on the trainer

Slots

Catalyst Performance

07:00 to 09:00 and lunch, above Telok Ayer MRT

Club or academy fitness session

Club hours

Commercial-gym PT

Peak-hour floor

Physio

Catalyst Performance

Co-managed with your physio via our NKT lane

Club or academy fitness session

Separate

Commercial-gym PT

Separate

The club session trains the sport. We train the strength and the control the sport sits on, and we re-test it.

What our members say

★★★★★
Over six years with Dr Luqman at Catalyst Performance, exceptional understanding of biomechanics, mobility, and strength. Took me through injury rehabilitation and significantly improved my tennis, rugby, and boxing performance.
Dr Michael HessionDr Michael Hession6+ years training with Dr Luqman, tennis, rugby, boxing, injury rehab
★★★★★
Six years training with Jeremy at Catalyst Performance, measurable progress on every pillar of the 4-Pillar Assessment, and the kind of consistency you only get from a long coaching relationship.
Kenny WongKenny Wong6 years training with Jeremy
★★★★★
Years training with Bervin at Catalyst Performance, care, discipline, and passion that you don't find in most personal training gyms in Singapore. Catalyst is in the best hands.
Matthieu DupontMatthieu DupontMany years with Bervin
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How our sports performance personal trainer works
Sports performance personal trainer at Catalyst

Strength training for golf with a personal trainer

The downswing is a ground-up rotation: the stance leg braces, the hips turn, the trunk follows, the arms arrive last. We train it in that order: single-leg stance strength from the Y Balance baseline, hip and thoracic rotation range, then rotational cable pulls on the Keiser at swing speed. Grip strength is measured and trained. We do not coach the swing.

Sports personal training, Singapore CBD

Tennis and padel personal training, strength for the legs and shoulder

Racquet sports are decided by the stop, not the sprint. We train deceleration with loaded lateral lunges and single-leg landings, and build the shoulder for the serve with the cuff and scapular work most players skip. Padel is year-round in Singapore, so the block runs around your court schedule.

Sports performance personal trainer at Catalyst

Personal training sessions that fit a working week

Before the office and at lunch. The studio sits directly above Telok Ayer MRT with same-floor parking, showers and towels: a 07:00 session has you at your desk by 08:30. Appointment-only, so the floor is closed to the public.

Sports personal training, Singapore CBD

What the personal training assessment measures, and what it does not

Four tests at the start and again every block. The Y Balance Test reads single-leg reach and left-right asymmetry. Grip and movement-pattern strength read the base the sport sits on. The step test reads submaximal recovery. Body composition reads power-to-weight. Not measured: club-head speed, racquet speed, VO2max, a force-plate jump.

Sports performance personal trainer at Catalyst

Personal training at speed on Keiser pneumatics

Keiser pneumatic resistance changes in 1 kg steps and stays smooth at speed, so a rotation or a push can be trained fast under load without the momentum a plate stack adds. That is what lets a golfer pull a cable at something like swing speed. The Watson platforms carry the heavy strength work; the sled, rower and ski erg carry the conditioning.

Sports personal training, Singapore CBD

Physio co-management with your personal trainer

If you are working with a physiotherapist, we work with them. Hafiz, our NeuroKinetic Therapy practitioner, runs the return-to-sport and sports massage lane, and the block is written around what the physio has cleared. Rugby, football and pre-ski conditioning on request.

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Why Catalyst

01

Strength is the part of the sport you can train indoors, sports performance personal trainer

Resistance and rotational-power programmes produce measurable gains in swing speed in trained amateur golfers (controlled trials summarised by Ehlert, 2020, Journal of Sports Sciences), and lower-body strength and single-leg control are the established levers for change of direction. What we add is the measurement: the same four tests at every Checkpoint, so the strength gain is on paper before you look for it on the course.

02

Two sessions a week, written around the match, sports performance personal trainer

An amateur in Singapore has a Saturday tee time, a Tuesday league night and a full working week. The block is two sessions a week, not five; it cuts volume in the 48 hours before a match as a standing rule; and it spends its early weeks on the asymmetries the Y Balance Test found, because an uneven stance leg is what ends a season early.

03

We re-test, so the claim is checkable, sports performance personal trainer

Every block ends at the same four tests it started with. If the numbers have not moved, the block was wrong and we rewrite it. We make no claim about your handicap or ranking, because we do not measure them; we claim the strength and the control, and we show the sheet.

Loaded carry on the Catalyst floor, a Catalyst-branded 10 kg plate in hand
Foot planted on a plyo box, single-leg control work at Catalyst Performance

Real Catalyst sessions on the turf, Manulife Tower

Sports performance personal trainer pricing, before you book

Sports performance training is sold in 1:1 packages sized after the assessment. The first step is a complimentary 30-minute consultation; the four-test baseline follows, and you leave with the printed sheet whether or not you sign up.

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Sports personal training, common questions

Q. 01, sports personal training

Does strength training with a personal trainer improve golf swing speed?

In trained amateur golfers, yes: controlled trials of resistance and rotational-power training report measurable gains in club-head speed (Ehlert, 2020, Journal of Sports Sciences). At Catalyst we do not measure club-head speed; we measure and re-test grip strength, movement-pattern strength and Y Balance asymmetry every block, and train rotation at speed on Keiser pneumatics. The swing speed number is yours to bring from the range.

Q. 02, sports personal training

How often should a 45 year old tennis or padel player lift with a personal trainer?

Two sessions a week in season, the heavier one at least 48 hours before a match. Each session pairs lower-body deceleration work with shoulder and cuff work. Off-season, a third session can go in. More than that in a working week in the forties costs recovery, not strength.

Q. 03, sports personal training

Can personal training fit around my match schedule?

Yes. Tell us the league night and the tournament dates at the consultation. We cut volume in the 48 hours before a match and place the heavy session on the day furthest from it. A tournament week becomes a maintenance week.

Q. 05, sports personal training

Is this personal training for competitive or social players?

Socially competitive: the club golfer chasing a handicap, the league tennis or padel player, the person who plays twice a week and wants to keep playing at 60. We do not train professionals and we do not coach technique.

Q. 06, sports personal training

Do your personal trainers train teenagers for sport?

Yes, on a separate page with its own rules: one named coach, Keiser loading in 1 kg steps, no score under 18. See personal training for teenagers.

Q. 07, sports personal training

How are coaches assigned to me, and can I choose my personal trainer?

We match you based on your goals, training history, medical considerations, and personality fit. Every coach at Catalyst Performance is trained in the same 4-Pillar framework, but each brings a different strength. You work with the coach who is best positioned to guide your long-term development.

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The personal trainers behind the block

A former national team athlete and Olympic-lifting podium coach, and the practitioner who runs the return-to-sport lane. Sport-specific coaching assignments are confirmed at the consultation.

Ronald, Strength Coach and Former National Athlete, Catalyst Performance

Ronald, Strength Coach and Former National Athlete

1st Runner-Up at the 2022 Singapore Weightlifting Open (Under 89kg). Previously a professional handball player with the Yamanashi Kofu Handball Team in Japan, and Vice-Captain of the Singapore National Handball Team. A team-sport athlete who became a barbell coach, which is the combination a rotational or court sport needs.

  • 1st Runner-Up Singapore Weightlifting Open 2022 (Under 89kg)
  • Professional Handball, Yamanashi Kofu Team Japan
  • Vice-Captain, Singapore National Handball Team
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