Nelson Sam

As the 2025 chapter comes to a close, I’m incredibly honoured to be trusted with being part of the journey with my clients, their teams, and community as we navigate the challenges and celebrate the wins that come with getting 1% better every day 🥹⁣ Seeing these wins across the year really highlight how much was achieved 🙏 ⁣ 5 years have flown by and I’m always grateful to the team and environment surrounding me @balancehealthperformance allowing me to be challenged, grow and reach my potential as a clinician and person 🫶⁣ ⁣ 2025 was good. 2026 is going to be big 🤝

💡𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐋: 𝐏𝐇𝐘𝐒𝐈𝐎 𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍💡⁣ ⁣ Check out what a session here @balancehealthperformance could look like 👀 ⁣ ⁣ We had @thelifeofcortez / @raz_output in the clinic post World Bench Press Championship and he’s been reporting his shoulder feels stuck and jammy 🫂⁣ ⁣ We gave it some love before giving the shoulder some movement variability with:⁣ ➡️ Upside down kettlebell press - I like this cos of the stability demand and control required to reach overhead ⁣ ➡️ Downward dog with a reach - a nice closed-chain exercise that gives feedback to get the shoulder into elevation and upward rotation ⁣ ⁣ 𝘈𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘦, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘦, 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 - 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘙𝘢𝘻 😤⁣ ⁣ We then recalibrated what the plan looks like moving forward with the goal of making his return to a 3-lift comp in a few months 🤝 ⁣ —⁣ 📸 Amazing footage and editing @filmedbyterresa 🙌

𝘈𝘴 𝘐 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦, 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝟷𝟶 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴:⁣⁣ ➡️ 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 - you are your biggest asset so look to invest time, energy and resources to develop in different areas of life - physically, intellectually, emotionally, professionally, socially⁣⁣ ➡️ 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 - the better you understand yourself, the better you understand others⁣⁣ ➡️ 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 - if you ever feel stale or feel like you’re going through the motions in life, learn something new, pick up a new hobby or do something novel⁣⁣ ➡️ 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 - if you sense that discomfort, lean into it because progress is around the corner⁣⁣ ➡️ 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 - when challenges arise, ask yourself: What are the opportunities to learn here? For example, impostor syndrome can either cripple you or motivate you to become better⁣⁣ ➡️ 𝐒𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 - put in the work behind-the-scenes for a future that isn’t guaranteed, so you’re ready for whatever opportunity life presents itself to you⁣⁣ ➡️ 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 - be kind to yourself and show compassion⁣⁣ ➡️ 𝐃𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫⁣⁣ ➡️ 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐣𝐨𝐲 - if you must compare, look at where you were compared to where you are now⁣⁣ ➡️ Everything is super important until you’re sick, then you realise 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 - 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Some people dread entering their 30’s, but I’m so pumped for this next chapter 🤝

We listen and we don’t judge 🙈

Training prepares you for life and we want to be a part of that journey. Nelson shares how his recent holiday allowed him to reflect on what living in balance allows him to do beyond just sport. Bring your life back to balance.

What’s your favourite place? — @168.gym @168marrickville @168alexandria

Was awesome to have supported the members during their Dalecki Olympics gymnastics grading day and getting to know the coaches during their treatment day this week 🤝 If you’re wanting to dive into gymnastics - you know where to go @daleckistrength 🤸‍♀️

Even your physio deals with injuries… But that is what helps us provide the best treatment we can for you, because we truely understand. We know what it is like to have goals and that training is often about more than just training. That is why our goal is to bring your life back to balance, as FAST as we can.

@balancehealthperformance Alexandria is officially open inside our new home @un1t_sydney with an amazing set up and coaches The outpouring of love and support has been heartwarming and I’m grateful for the people around me The fire to make a difference has never been brighter

End of an era for my boy @david.sportsphysio but grateful for the years of growth and laughter @balancehealthperformance Excited to see next year’s 👨‍🚒 calendar

Welcome to BHP Alexandria! Nelson gives us a tour of our newest location and how to ensure you find us with ease. We can’t wait to see you in clinic! Bring your life back to balance.

Always a vibe when the CrossFit Open season starts and grateful to be able to give back and support the community at @beallinfitness 🤝 @balancehealthperformance #crossfitopen2026 #crossfit