CLIENT REVIEWS

As coach, I brought athletes Miguel Pupo and Alejo Muniz to Australia and worked with Marcos at Salt Performance Training. Marcos quickly understood my goals and created a surf-specific program that impressed me with his expertise and passion. Highly recommend, see you next year!

Working with Marcos at Salt Performance Training has been a game-changer. The focus on mobility, movement, strength, and conditioning helped me feel more fluid in the water. I noticed real changes in recovery. Huge thanks to Marcos for the fun, effective training!

I’ve been training with Marcos at Salt Performance Training, and the personalised sessions truly improved my surfing. We focused on strength, mobility, and movement. Exactly what I need as a competitor and free surfer. Big thanks to Marcos for keeping it fresh and challenging!

This year, I trained with Marcos on a program focused on endurance and heavy barrels. The intense sessions made me feel stronger and more confident in tough waves. I noticed real improvement in performance and recovery. Thanks, Marcos, for the push and preparation!

Shoutout to coach Adriano de Souza for taking me to Salt Performance Training! Marcos created an awesome program that boosted my strength and mobility, keeping me sharp before the event. I’m sure it helped me get third place. Thanks, Marcos and Salt Performance Training!

trained with Marcos on an aerial-specific program that truly improved my surfing. The sessions targeted strength, mobility, and technique for airs, and my confidence and consistency increased. Thanks, Marcos, for helping me push my surfing to the next level!

I’ve been training with Marcos’s online program at Salt Performance Training, and it’s been awesome. The workouts are easy to follow anywhere, and I’ve seen real progress in the water. Big thanks to Marcos for making remote training so effective and supportive!

Training with Marcos at Salt Performance Training helped me reach new levels in my surfing. We focused on movement and flexibility, and I feel much more fluid on the board. Big thanks to Marcos for the fun sessions and real performance gains!

Training with Marcos was exactly what I needed. His sessions pushed my strength, mobility, and endurance to the next level. I felt more power, more flow, and better stamina in long surfs. Appreciate you, Marcos, for the impact on my performance!

It was around 2 years ago now I bumped into Marcos and he invited me to come along to one of his sessions, since then I’ve never looked back. It has to be the most beneficial surf specific training I’ve ever done. We focus a lot on core strength and flexibility, which has helped when I’ve found myself in those sticky situations in the bigger stuff and it’s given me the confidence boost I need to compete on a WQS level…. I highly recommend his style of training if your looking to improve your surfing and fitness in your everyday life.

I just finished a 12-week program with Marcos at Salt Performance Training before the 2025 WSL Challenger Series. The tailored sessions boosted my strength and conditioning. I’m stoked with the results, huge thanks to Marcos! Highly recommend for any athlete looking to level up!

Training with Marcos at SALT is not only great for my body and overall fitness but also my motivation. His training always makes me happy. I am looking forward to continuing my training with Marcos for my next comps!

I want to say congratulations to Marcos for bringing to Australia this revolutionary training method. I have been training with Salt Performance Training for nearly 6 months and I’ve never felt as good, motivated and strong as I am now. Thank you very much Marcos for your great training.

It was around 2 years ago now I bumped into Marcos and he invited me to come along to one of his sessions, since then I’ve never looked back. It has to be the most beneficial surf specific training I’ve ever done. We focus a lot on core strength and flexibility, which has helped when I’ve found myself in those sticky situations in the bigger stuff and it’s given me the confidence boost I need to compete on a WQS level…. I highly recommend his style of training if your looking to improve your surfing and fitness in your everyday life

I have been training with Marcos at Salt Performance Training for over 3 months. SALT is an amazing training program! Marcos helps surfers develop and improve their surfing by using surf specific training in his sessions. SALT involves a balance of core stability, agility, strength and flexibility. Ever since starting at Salt Performance Training I’ve improved in my surfing as well as my physical fitness. Marcos never pushes too hard and is always very supportive and considerate if there is a weakness or injury. Marcos also interprets visualisation to help with our mental side of surfing.

Hi my name is Damien I am 14 and I live in Coolangatta, I really only surf snapper & D’bar. I have been training with Marcos @saltperformancetraining for 6 months now. I can feel such a big improvement in my training and surfing. My flexibility has improved so much allowing me to get really low and complete all my turns and become a lot more critical surfer. Marcos not only helps me physically but mentally; making me a better person and preparing me for comps. I really appreciate how much effort you put into us thanks Marcos.

Thank you so much for all your training and confidence in me. Thanks to all you’ve been teaching me everything is falling into place. I’ve grown and developed quite quickly with my surfing and it is a big thank you, to you. You are so awesome and such an amazing human. You should be proud of what you have achieved, the crew and I respect and love all you do for us

I’m 39 years old and I’ve been training with Salt for the past year. I have a young family and work full time but I make sure to train twice a week. Training with Marcos has improved my flexibility, strength and agility which has made my surfing days way more fun and I’m able to keep up with the grommets! Thanks Marcos for everything, stoked to be training with you!

After having little success with using gyms and other forms of exercise it was such an welcome relief to start training with Marcos from SALT. Marcos is incredibly knowledgeable and professional and has tailored the perfect course for me. His one on one sessions are exactly what I need to motivate and push myself. I cannot thank Marcos enough! Thanks mate!

Hi I’m Shaye Leeuwendal! I started training with Marcos about a month ago, and already I’ve seen improvement in my upper body strength as well as in my mobility and core muscles. At Salt Performance Training, Marcos really focuses on our individual goals and works on our strengths and weaknesses. Marcos always provides a fun and safe learning and training environment weather its indoor or outdoor training. I really enjoy training with Marcos as he believes in hard work and improvement.

Hi my name is Gabe, I am 15 and live in Tweed Heads. I surf mostly at D’bah, Snapper and Kirra when I can! I have been training with Marcos at Salt Performance for nearly a year now. Thanks to his training I am stronger, fitter and better prepared than ever before. His training has helped build my technique and gives me extra confidence in the water. Thanks Marcos.

I have been training with Salt Performance Training for 3 months. I injured my ankle some months ago and tried coming back to surf but it wasn’t the same. Marcos has been helping me so much with his training and always provides good vibes. I now feel more comfortable and confident then before and I am continuing to improve my overall fitness in and out of the water. Thank you Marcos, I am really enjoy the training.

I really enjoy training with Marcos at Salt Performance Training. I have never liked training but ever since I started with Marcos I look forward to it every time. I’m always motivated to train now and have felt a really big improvement in my overall surfing performance.

I’m Sam, a keen surfer. My best friend Lucas and I started training with Marcos weeks ago. We’ve felt stronger, fitter, and more flexible weekly. Marcos shows us the stoke of surfing, teaching techniques to improve and understand surf conditions. Our sessions are fun but tough, with great variety: warm-ups, beach instruction, surf fitness, and scoring waves. Thanks for the coaching, Marcos; we’re learning much from SALT! We recommend him to anyone keen to surf and get fitter!

I have been training with Marcos for six months. My surfing and overall movement have greatly improved. As a Canadian, new to ocean sports, understanding wave position, tides, and swell was all new. Marcos expertly taught me these skills. His focus on my weaknesses, on land and in water, boosted my confidence, strength, and flexibility for surfing and daily life.

After my second child, I’d lost fitness and motivation. Training with Marcos gave me energy, strength, and consistency. He adjusts sessions for injuries, fits around family, and makes it fun. I see results each week and feel stronger. Marcos supports flexibility and makes me feel comfortable every time.

Could not be happier with the results thanks to Marcos’s different approach to movement, strength and flexibility training that we have been doing. Feeling great in and out of the water and always have a epic time with the crew.

In just the six weeks I’ve been with Salt Performance Training I’ve achieved so much more flexibility and movement in my body . When I surf I feel a lot looser and stronger everywhere. It’s been a lot of fun training with a great bunch of mates. Thanks Marcos!

In the small space of time I’ve been training with Salt Performance Training, I’ve already achieved more strength and flexibility in and out of the water. After just 4 sessions with Marcos I’ve made a massive improvement in all area’s of my surfing. I really look forward to every training session with Marcos, Thanks Marcos!

It has been two months since I started training with Marcos. Some weeks I can only make it once and I feel good. Other weeks I’m able to train twice and I feel amazing. My surfing is improving and evolving thanks to Salt Performance Training. It’s awesome to have a trainer that creates different routines every session! Thanks Marcos for pushing my limits and giving me the chance to have fun while exercising!

My name is Jack. Ever since I started training with Marcos I’ve noticed such a big improvement in my surfing. His training has made me much stronger which has helped me with my critical turns. His training has also helped me with my flexability, before I started I couldn’t even touch my toes! Thanks Marcos for everything!

I’m 38, a nurse, surfer, and father of two, aiming to regain full fitness with Marcos. His tailored sessions built on my strengths and targeted weaknesses, bringing noticeable changes within weeks. I have more energy, sleep better, and have improved flexibility and core strength, with fewer injuries at work and surfing. Marcos pushes you to your limits, but his holistic approach improves your mind, body, and soul. He’s a dead-set legend who genuinely wants to help. Just watch out for his ‘Brazilian counting’!