At LPZmethod we are as passionate about your health and fitness, as we are our own.
Our Mission is to create an inclusive environment where we uplift and encourage each other to be the best we can be.
Where effective strength and conditioning training is accessible to all, regardless of strength, age , experience or skill level.
At LPZmethod we are more than a gym.
We are a community, supporting each other to break through old barriers , achieve new goals and to live life well.
LPZmethod Strength & Performance
Born from our desire to help our clients achieve their health and fitness goals
in the most safe, efficient and sustainable way possible.
From Humble Backyard Beginnings....
LPZmethod was born in 2020, when Lachy decided to take the leap and follow his fitness & training passion full time. Lachy already had 4 years of experience working as a qualified Personal & Group trainer as well as decades of experience with his own training, fitness, bodybuilding and sporting achievements.
Lachy opened his own business under the name LPZmethod (LPZ being his initials ‘Lachlan Patrick Zrim’), and found fulfilment improving the lives of others with his extensively researched, tried, tested and proven effective training and nutrition methodologies.
In a breezy North Brighton carport, LPZmethod Personal & Group Training came to life. Not too long after, Lachy was joined by Paula, who’s passion for fitness, training and healthy lifestyle was a perfect match to his own.
Soon realizing they were a match on all fronts, ‘LPZ’ would become ‘Lachlan & Paula Zrim’ and their shared a vision of graduating from a backyard PT studio into something more began to grow…
The Dream.....
Lachy’s research into the best techniques and equipment for building strength and enhancing the aesthetic physique had, years earlier, lead him to discover Nautilus 1st Generation Equipment.
Considered the world over as the gold standard in strength building equipment, Nautilus 1st Generation was favoured by the golden era bodybuilding greats like Arnold Schwarzenegger and 6 time Mr Olympia, Dorian Yates, who credits the Nautilus pullover for building his famous back.
Made in the USA in the 1970’s and 80’s, where they were prevalently used to build professional athletes, these machines were uniquely engineered to be safer and more effective than anything available before or since and unfortunately extremely rare in Australia, with the few in the country being owned by private collectors.
Lachy & Paula dreamt of opening a facility fully equipped with Nautilus 1st generation machines & in June of 2022 they were able to strike a deal with a collector to purchase an almost complete set of these unparallelled machines.
The wheels were in motion to bring their dream to life, but the hardest work was yet to come…
The Journey....
These 50 year old machines were in dire need of some serious TLC. Built to be just about indestructible, their mechanical function was still perfect but aesthetically they needed work!
Coated in decades of grime, grease, dirt & sweat, with chipped paint, torn upholstery and some seriously ugly colours, Lachy & Paula set out on the laborious task of fully refurbishing every piece.
Painstakingly they stripped each machine down to the very last nut and bolt, powder coating, re-upholstering and then re-assembling each one
piece by piece.
This endeavour took up every ounce of spare time they had, but it was a labour of love and at a rate of one machine a month they spent the next 2 years working long hours 7 days a week, breathing new life into a total of 24 Nautilus Machines.
The Culmination of Our Vision
On the 1st of July this year, 2024, Lachy and Paula's dream was realised with the opening of
LPZmethod Strength & Performance
Old School Gym.
The facility embraces the nostalgia of a classic
Old School aesthetic, a nod to the era from which the Nautilus 1st Generation equipment hales, with a
warm community vibe.
Combining the Old School charm of a classic
"mum & pop" gym, the safest and most effective strength building machines ever created, elite level freeweight and powerlifting equipment and state of the art recovery zone
Lachy and Paula have brought to life their vision for LPZmethod as a safe an inclusive environment, where everyone has the opportunity to improve their health, strength and quality of life with the highest quality, most effective equipment available.
Come and experience everything that LPZmethod has to offer with a free 7 day trial.
Your Trainers
Your trainers are Lachy & Paula Zrim. Husband, wife team & founders of LPZmethod.
Both are Cert IV qualified Personal Trainers with a combined 40+ years of training
and fitness industry experience.
Health & fitness is our passion.
We are driven to assist our clients in reaching their goals
& attaining the highest possible quality of life.
Every method we use is tried and tested, & our experience accelerates your results.
