10 Years. One Coach. No Shortcuts.
I'm Zoe Dellaportas, strength coach, former competitive bodybuilder and powerlifter, and founder of ZD Coaching. I've spent a decade helping people build real strength, from complete beginners to seasoned lifters who want to do it properly.
Where It Started
I started ZD Coaching in 2016 after years of competing in bodybuilding and powerlifting. I'd seen what proper strength training could do, not just physically, but in how people carried themselves, how they approached hard things, how they showed up.
I wanted to coach the way I wished I'd been coached when I started. No ego, no guesswork, no one-size-fits-all programming. Just honest, evidence-based work that actually fits your life.
ZD Coaching has been based in Melbourne's inner north since the beginning, starting in Airport West, then Clifton Hill, and now across Coburg North and Clifton Hill - with online coaching for clients across Australia.
How I Coach
Strength training works when it's built around you: your schedule, your body, your starting point. Not a generic template, not a trending method, not whatever's popular on Instagram this week.
Every client I work with gets a program written specifically for them. I teach technique properly from the start, progress load systematically, and adjust when life gets in the way, because it always does.
I don't coach people to be dependent on me. I coach people to understand their training, trust their body, and keep going long after our sessions end.
The Background
I've been lifting weights since 2011 and competing in bodybuilding and powerlifting not long after. Competing taught me a lot: about programming, about recovery, about what the body is actually capable of when it's trained properly.
I hold a Certificate III and IV in Fitness and have been coaching full-time since 2016. I stay current with the research, particularly around strength training for women, perimenopause, and long-term athletic development.
I'm based in Melbourne's inner north and train clients at my studios in Coburg North and Clifton Hill, and online anywhere in Australia.
Ready to Get Started?
Tell me where you're at and which service interests you. I'll come back to you personally.