Brooks Performance - Average to Savage

Brooks Performance - Average to Savage Helping high-performing men who’ve lost their edge, stop making excuses & reclaim their peak through our 5-pillar 'Average To Savage' system
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At Brooks Performance we cut through the industry hype and help you integrate proven, no nonsense training and nutrition solutions into your busy schedule. We will get you that ever-elusive six-pack, increase your energy levels, improve your confidence and have you feeling comfortable in your clothes again. We’re all about creating the best version of you – from the beach, to the boardroom, to the bedroom. Our philosophy is that you cannot be fit without being healthy. As such, we put significant focus on getting you healthy from the inside. We aim to have you sleeping better, thinking better, managing stress better and digesting better. We will call on methods such as Biosignature, blood chemistry profiling and performance nutrition to help you achieve a true state of health. We also believe that you can’t achieve optimal body composition without being strong. Therefore, our scientifically based programming will focus significantly on the accretion of strength. You will be getting under that bar, lifting heavy and pushing yourself to new limits. Our training style is simple; we write the rulebook based on the job you set for us – achieving your own individual version of improved health, performance and physical appearance. We will not hold your hand, be your counsellor or count your reps. Rather we will kick your behind, make you accountable, push you to new limits and most importantly achieve your goals. No other way is fitting for the commitment and investment that you will be making in your health.

If you read that and felt it in your chest 🥊 - you’re not alone mate.I see it every week. Blokes in their 40s who’ve kep...
25/02/2026

If you read that and felt it in your chest 🥊 - you’re not alone mate.

I see it every week. Blokes in their 40s who’ve kept pushing through life and lost themselves in the process…

I have a client Chris (41) who was exactly that bloke. Grinding away. Going it alone. Doing everything he thought he should be doing - and getting nowhere.

6 weeks into the Average to Savage system he was moving better, feeling leaner and down 2.5kg.

But the real shift? He started winning again. And that confidence bled into everything else.

If you’re in that same spot - DM me ‘COACHING’.

No pitch. Just a real conversation about where you’re at and what might actually work. 👊

24/02/2026

If your body keeps breaking down every time you try to get back in shape - this is why👇

First time crossing paths? I’m Rhys Brooks - the Strength Coach and Nutritionist Aussie blokes over 35 come to when everything else has stopped working.

25 years in the trenches has taught me one thing:

Most blokes over 35 don’t have a motivation problem.

They have a sequencing problem.

They skip straight back to training like they’re 22 - heavy bench, heavy squats, bootcamp classes - on a body that’s spent years sitting at a desk, training around old injuries, and ignoring the muscles that are supposed to hold everything together.

That’s not a comeback. That’s a slow-motion car crash.

Here’s what your body actually needs first:

1️⃣ WAKE UP THE MUSCLES THAT SWITCHED OFF
It doesn’t matter if you’ve been sitting on the couch or smashing the gym for 20 years. If you’ve never trained with structure, half your stabilisers aren’t firing. Before load, you need stability. High reps, targeted exercises, every session. Not glamorous - but this is what builds the base.

2️⃣ FIX WHAT’S LOPSIDED
Left to right. Front to back. Prime mover to stabiliser. Most men over 35 have all three out of whack. Load those imbalances with a barbell and your body will find the weak link - usually at the worst possible time.

3️⃣ EARN YOUR MOVEMENT PATTERNS
Split squats before back squats. Dumbbell RDLs before conventional deadlifts. Your nervous system needs to own the pattern before you own the load. Skip this and you’re just adding load to dysfunction.

4️⃣ NOW - AND ONLY NOW - LOAD UP
Heavy lifting on a body that’s actually ready for it. Loads go up. Joints hold up. You stop getting injured every time you make progress. This is the version of training most blokes never get to - because they skipped the steps that earn it.

The answer was never a harder program. It was doing things in the right order.

This is the framework behind the ‘Average to Savage Method’ - and it’s what I post about every single day.

Comment SAVAGE below and I’ll send you the full breakdown. 👊

Follow for no BS training, nutrition and lifestyle for men 35+ 👆

21/02/2026

Because you’re a bloke, you’re expected to know how to lift.

Give me 3 minutes and I’ll teach you how to add 10kg to your bench.

It’s the small nuances that nobody ever coaches you on that make all the difference.

DM me “SAVAGE” 👊

19/02/2026

Follow me for no-BS, evidence-based training, nutrition and lifestyle content for men over 35.

9 years on TRT. Started at 39. I’m 48 now. Here’s what it’s taught me.

Every bloke’s TRT experience is different. And it drives me nuts that nobody talks about this honestly.

If you haven’t trained properly and your nutrition’s been average — jumping on TRT with solid training and good food will make a massive difference mentally and physically. You’ll feel like a new bloke.

But if you’ve already been training hard and living well? In your 30s, TRT will make a mild physical difference at best.
At 40+? That’s where it changes. TRT helps you hold onto the strength and muscle mass that age is stripping away.

But here’s what most miss — the physique stuff is only part of it. Energy that doesn’t crash by 2pm. Mood that doesn’t swing between flat and irritable. Libido that works again. Mental clarity. Drive. Every cylinder firing instead of running on fumes.

That’s what made the biggest difference to my life — way more than how I looked.

And I don’t give a f**k if you think it’s cheating. I’m not in a comp, bro. I just want to look and perform at my best physically and mentally. Who doesn’t want to defy the ageing process? Getting older sucks. If there’s a tool that helps me show up better for my family, my business and myself — I’m using it. Every time.

After 9 years, here’s what TRT actually taught me:

It didn’t make me more muscular. I was 100kg before TRT. Now I sit at 94kg — leaner, but smaller and weaker. That’s okay — it’s not why I stay on it.

It slowed the decline and helped me hold what 20 years of training built. Without it, I’d have lost a lot more.

It fixed my head and gave me energy to keep training hard. That was the real game changer.

Without training, nutrition and lifestyle dialled in — you’ll still look like s**t. TRT doesn’t do the work for you.

Consistency with your protocol and bloodwork keeps everything level. Get lazy and things slide.

For some blokes TRT is the builder. For me at 48 — it’s the bodyguard.

Follow for real talk on training, nutrition and TRT after 35.

18/02/2026

The modern world is waging war on your testosterone. Your inaction and laziness means you’re complicit. DM me “SAVAGE” if you’re ready to take action 👊

What’s been happening… I haven’t been posting much lately.Because I’ve been too busy living. Living the life my wife and...
17/02/2026

What’s been happening… I haven’t been posting much lately.

Because I’ve been too busy living.

Living the life my wife and I have worked our arses off to build.

2025 was a year of serious growth. We worked tirelessly to build our client base and honestly, we’re so proud of what we’ve achieved. Happy clients. Raving fans. Men who have gone through unbelievable transformations - not just physical, but in their confidence, their energy, how they show up for their families.

The proof is in the pudding. Before and afters. Heartfelt messages. Testimonials that genuinely make you stop and think “wow, this is why we do this.” You’ll see some of them as you swipe through.

But all of that drew us deeper into the business and further away from social media. We spent more time delivering results for our clients than creating content about it. And honestly? I wouldn’t change that.

Summer has been epic. BBQs, swimming, mates, Australia Day. Both girls’ birthdays. Gramps visiting from the UK. Our youngest starting kindy. Our eldest getting voted onto SRC — proud dad moment.

Late nights. Business opportunities. The classic parent vs. business owner guilt that every working dad knows too well.

My own health and fitness has been up and down — and I’m not going to pretend otherwise. Some weeks I nail it. Some weeks I don’t.

The start of 2026 has been a slow burn. But I am so grateful. For our clients. For my kids. For my wife who runs both our business and our family like an absolute boss.

I’m not some fitness robot. I’m a real bloke with real problems, real stresses and real life happening around me. A dad. A husband. A business owner figuring it all out - just like you.

And if that’s you too - you’re in the right place. 💪

23/01/2026

One year ago, Ed was already training 3-5x per week.

He wasn’t lazy. He was putting in work.

But he knew there was a gap between where he was and where he wanted to be.

So he jumped on Average to Savage.

18 weeks later → transformed.

But he didn’t stop there.

Performance Phase. Then Self-Sufficiency.

Now he’s running his own show. The habits stuck. The education stuck. The results? They keep coming.

I just checked in on his photos and... wow. Blown away.

But here’s what gets me most – it’s not just the physique.
It’s the confidence. The mental shift. The way it’s radiated into every part of his life.

That’s why I do what I do.

Ed said it best: “If you’re thinking about it, just do it. It’s going to be one of the most challenging yet most rewarding things you could do for yourself.”

If you’re training but not seeing results – or you’ve fallen off and need to get back in the game – this is your sign.

DM me the word SAVAGE and let’s chat

31/12/2025

2025, what a ride. You came with your challenges, your surprises, your beautiful moments too. We grew, we learned, we made it through - together 👊

To every single client who trusted me this year—thank you🙏
Watching your progress, your transformations, your wins big and small has been the greatest gift. I hope I’ve left you in a better place than when we started. That’s all I ever want for my guys 💪

And I’m not slowing down. Been working on something bigger and better behind the scenes—a new version of the program that I can’t wait to share with you. More transformations, more success, more of what actually works. 2026 is going to be special.

Feeling grateful for all of it 💙

Now we’re stepping into the new year with open hearts and big hopes. Wishing everyone out there a year filled with joy, love, and all the good things.

Coach Brooks

28/11/2025

Blokes who stopped making excuses and started closing the gap.

The Average to Savage method. It works.

No Black Friday deals – just results that don’t need a discount.

Serious? Link in bio

05/11/2025

Most blokes waste 50% of their gym time. Being time-poor might just fix that. ⚡

When you’ve only got 3 hours a week for the gym, you can’t afford vanity exercises or ego lifting. Every movement has to deliver maximum ROI.

💪 Technique mastery over ego lifting
⚡ Building balanced strength (not just prime movers)
🎯 Strengthening neglected stabilizers
✅ Progressive overload without junk volume

If you’re training 6 days a week doing random exercises from Instagram, chasing soreness and adding volume because more = better? You’re likely spinning your wheels.

Meanwhile, the time-poor guy training 3 days a week is getting stronger, staying injury-free and actually seeing results.

Geordie’s transformation in the reel? That’s what happens when every exercise earns its place. No fluff. No wasted effort. Just intelligent programming that respects your time and recovery capacity.

Your constraint isn’t your problem - it’s your advantage if you program for it properly. 🎯

👉 Save this if you’re tired of programs that don’t match your reality

Want to maximise your 3-4 hours per week? DM ‘SMART TRAINING’ and I’ll show you exactly how we structure our programming for maximum results.

03/11/2025

Your body fat is killing you faster than preservatives ever will!

Blokes carrying 10kg+ of excess fat obsessing over e-numbers in ready-made meals are missing the actual health emergency.

What’s destroying your health right now:
🔥 Chronic inflammation from excess body fat
💉 Insulin resistance turning into Type 2 diabetes
❤️ Increased cardiovascular disease and cancer risk
⚠️ Joint problems, sleep disorders, shortened lifespan

Look, I’m not saying additives are “healthy.” But we need to talk about scale of risk.

I lost 40kg eating Lean Cuisine. My health transformation didn’t happen despite the ready-made meals - it happened because I finally lost the fat that was actually killing me.

If you ate organic whole foods but stayed 20kg overweight, your health markers would be significantly worse than someone who lost the weight using My Muscle Chef a few times a week. That’s not opinion - that’s measurable.

The fat is the emergency. Everything else is optimization.

Stop letting perfectionism keep you stuck. Get the weight off first using whatever works. Optimize later.

👉 Save this and share it with someone stuck in analysis paralysis

Follow for fat loss advice that prioritizes what actually moves the needle.

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