Damon Valentine
“You may know me as the blonde fella at Derrimut’s 24/7 Thomastown gym wearing the green camouflage hat that never sits still. I do 6-10 reps and then I walk around the perimeter of the gym before settling down for my next set. Always...
Read MoreClaudia Boufarraa
“Hi. My name is Claudia. I am 27 years old. I have two children. During my pregnancy I put on 40kgs. I am determined to lose the weight. I am currently 123.5kgs. My goal is to lose 50kgs. I know that my journey is...
Read MoreMichael Luong
“I was one of the first members here at Braybrook (Derrimut Gym). I signed up just before my 17th birthday, since training here I decided to take up power lifting as a sport. Only weighing at 55kg and having only competed in 1 IPF...
Read MoreMichelle Magliolo
“I was overweight my whole life, I got to 172kg at the age of 19. I was told I wouldn’t be able to lose the weight without lap band surgery. I didn’t let that get in my way. I started training at Derrimut Gym...
Read MoreDevlin Chung
“I was born in Suva, Fiji, in 1947. I have live in London and have traveled the world. Now I’m an Australian Citizen. I immigrated to this country in 1986. I have always been involved in sports all my life. I have played cricket,...
Read MoreTim Papachristodoulou
I’m 53 years of age. I lost my leg when I was 38 years old due to a blood clot. The only thing that go me through my traumatic experience were my kids. Without my kids, I don’t know what I would have done...
Read MoreJohn Caruana
“Hi, my name is John Caruana and I want to tell you want made me become so interested about the gym. I was born in 1972 and 2 years later I got hit by a car. I was in a coma for a couple...
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