You’re in that pinch between career and health.
And the truth is, if you keep seeing it as one or the other… You’ll have to let one go.
We both know building anything worthwhile takes heart, smarts and grit.
And credit to you — you’ve been investing in the things that matter.
- business
- family
- house
- cars
- trips away
But mate… have you noticed you keep stalling on the one obvious thing?
No wonder you end up in the pinch, again and again.
You put your body last. You’re swinging a blunt axe.
What you’ve been dealing with, on loop:
Nagging pain + stiffness in the mornings
Stressing yourself out thinking about career change
Getting sick or injured as soon as you start seeing progress
You wouldn’t try to out-work a broken tool.
But that’s exactly what you’re doing with your body.
A pain-resolving movement system tailored for tradies — developed alongside elite athletes.
Shaun Higgins, Elite AFL Footballer
Liz Gleadle, 3 x Olympian (Javelin)
Josh Daicos, Elite AFL Footballer
Athletes and tradies are both professional movers — but tradies rarely value themselves the same way.
Elite Sports Culture:
• 2-3 hours a day training
• Elite recovery facilities and time to rest
• Massively recognised and celebrated
Tradie Culture:
• 8+ hours of lifting, awkward reaching, repetitive loading
• Brutal hours when the job needs doing
• Pain and poor health is normalised
And athletes lean on a whole support team to perform for 90 minutes on the field.
How are you surviving 40-hour-weeks on the tools without at least having a system?
“My expectations of what’s possible have been blown out of the water.”
Andy White, Canadian Javelin Athlete“When I started attending Jack’s classes I knew I’d found a teacher and mentor I could really trust.”
Alex Tatterson, Strength + Mobility Coach
“Working with Jack has opened my awareness to a new depth of experience in movement, and sharpened my ear for the body’s feedback that has always been there yet rarely heard.”
Matt Higgins, Carpenter + Modular Home Builder
“This year I’ve moved through some pretty big growth in a much smoother and natural fashion than ever before. As I’ve re-evaluated my relationship with my body, I’ve gained a new sense of self worth.”
Liam Purcell, Purcell Painting & Decorating
“I’ve had loads of injuries to the left hand side (lower body). I'm now experiencing the discomfort without the pain. I can feel the opening up of space between the joints. I’m noticing a release of tension, and feeling of space and connectivity.”
Hayden Ross Schultz, Carpenter + NeuroHealth PractitionerRaising the standard
As younger men, we have a natural desire to prove our worth. We tolerate pain + stress like it’s a badge of honour.
But there’s a point in our development — if we want to be truly successful and fulfilled — where progress comes from getting smart and lovingly raising the standards.
You simply can’t rely on being treated better than you treat yourself. Or somehow arriving at a life that’s “enough” when you treat yourself as if you’re not yet worth the care.
When you start prioritising your body, you’ll exude a different vibe. People will respond differently to you, and you’ll have the bandwidth to notice things you didn’t before.
Just like a clean ute and a tidy job site, when someone takes care of themselves and takes care of others to an equally high standard, we trust them as leaders in the field.
This is for tradies done just coping — ready to start valuing their health.
If your body feels like the bottleneck, reach out.
I personally read all answers and will get back to you ASAP.
The Transformation
“Antifragile” is a term borrowed from author Nassim Taleb — who defined The Spectrum of Systems:
FRAGILE: Breaks or shatters under stress or volatility (like a glass cup)
RESILIENT: Resists damage and stays unchanged or simply recovers (like a rubber ball).
ANTIFRAGILE: Gains upside and thrives by capitalising on mistakes, stressors, and trials.
Our work helps you embody anti-fragility, through expertly applied, integrative, physical training systems.