Elsternwick Body Recomposition: How Shantelle Lost 9kg of Fat & Gained 2kg of Muscle

9kg of fat lost, 2kg of lean muscle gained — and a completely new relationship with training. Shantelle's transformation at Elite Physiques, our private 1-on-1 studio in Elwood, shows what happens when someone who never felt at home in big gyms finally gets an environment built around her.

The Challenge: The Gym Was the Obstacle

Shantelle's barrier was never motivation — it was the environment. Crowded commercial gyms meant waiting for equipment, second-guessing technique with no feedback, and that self-conscious feeling every woman who's stood in a busy weights room knows. So training stayed inconsistent, results stayed invisible, and the cycle repeated: start, stall, stop.

She didn't need more motivation. She needed a place where every session was hers — and a coach who removed all the guesswork.

The Approach: Private Coaching, Zero Guesswork

Elite Physiques is Elwood's only fully private personal training studio: one client, one coach, nobody else in the room. For Shantelle, that changed everything from session one.

Every session was coached strength training — movements chosen for her goals, technique built from the ground up, weights progressed at her pace. No program pulled off the internet, no guessing whether she was "doing it right".

Her nutrition plan followed our recomposition framework: high protein to build muscle, a moderate deficit to strip fat, and enough flexibility to survive real life — dinners out, busy weeks, all of it. And every week we reviewed progress and adjusted. Nothing drifted.

The Results: 9kg of Fat Lost, 2kg of Muscle Gained

Shantelle’s Before 59kg

Shantelle’s After ~50kg

Shantelle dropped 9kg of body fat and built 2kg of lean muscle — visible definition through her arms and shoulders, a leaner, stronger frame, and strength numbers she's proud of. More important than any number: she now walks into every session confident, because she owns every movement in her program.

What Made the Difference

The private studio removed the friction that had always broken her consistency. Coached technique meant every rep counted from week one. And treating nutrition as half the program — not an afterthought — turned training effort into visible change. Consistency wasn't a personality trait Shantelle found. It was a byproduct of the right environment.

A Note from Christian

"Shantelle's transformation is one of my favourites because of where she started — not unfit, just completely underserved by every gym she'd tried. Within weeks she was lifting with confidence, and the result speaks for itself: 9kg of fat down, 2kg of muscle up. The right environment doesn't just feel better. It performs better."

Why Beginners Get the Fastest Recomposition Results

If you're new (or returning) to structured strength training, you're holding the best cards in the game. Untrained muscle responds fastest — genuine "newbie gains" let you build muscle and lose fat simultaneously at a rate experienced lifters can't match. The catch: it only happens with progressive, well-executed strength training and enough protein. Random workouts waste the single best adaptation window you'll ever have. That's exactly the window Shantelle used — with every session coached so none of it was wasted.

Start Your Transformation at Elite Physiques

Elite Physiques is a fully private 1-on-1 personal training studio at 99 Brighton Road, Elwood VIC 3184 — minutes from Brighton, St Kilda, Elsternwick, Balaclava and Caulfield.

See more results on our transformations page, or learn about the Elite Transformation Program— one private session a week with custom programming, personalised nutrition and direct coach support between sessions.

Book your free consultation— no obligation, just a conversation about your goals.