About
Warren Leppan
Founder & Head Coach
Leppan Physiques
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Leppan Physiques is a results-driven coaching brand known for its old-school methodology, elite standards, and unapologetic focus on aesthetics over trends.
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Originally from South Africa, Warren moved to the UK to complete a Master’s in Aerospace Engineering before commissioning as an Officer in the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm. His years in the military instilled the discipline, precision, and leadership that continue to define his coaching and business philosophy today.
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After leaving the military, Warren transitioned into investment banking, working for J.P. Morgan in London and later Macquarie Bank in Sydney. Despite outward success, the corporate world lacked the physicality, purpose, and challenge that had defined his earlier life — leading him to make a complete career pivot.
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With nearly two decades of gym experience behind him, Warren left finance and started Leppan Physiques in 2018, pursuing his passion for training and nutrition, and beginning his coaching career in central London, before moving into online coaching during the pandemic. He spent a year in Dubai in 2020, training and learning within some of the Middle East’s top bodybuilding gyms, and refining his knowledge of hypertrophy and physique transformation.
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In 2021, he returned to Australia and continued growing Leppan Physiques on the Gold Coast. What started as a one-man operation has since become one of the region’s most respected physique coaching teams, with a powerful reputation for results, integrity, and education.
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In 2026, Leppan Physiques has evolved into a full-service physique development hub — combining in-person personal training, online coaching, physiotherapy, contest prep, and posing. The team now includes a growing roster of specialists: expert coaches, several remedial massage therapists, and a Doctor of physiotherapy (Mana Shigematsu), as well as a dedicated prep and posing coach (Hazem Alfayad) — making it one of the most complete physique coaching teams in Australia.
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Warren’s approach merges classic hypertrophy science with modern tools and data, drawing inspiration from industry pioneers such as Arthur Jones, Vince Gironda and Reg Park. His methods reject the “influencer coaching” culture in favour of education, discipline, and results earned through intelligent training and real food nutrition.
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He is vocal in challenging the misinformation that dominates the modern fitness industry — advocating for sustainable transformation over calorie-obsessed quick fixes. Leppan Physiques’ coaching philosophy is simple but rare: real coaches, real education, real results.
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Looking ahead, Warren is focused on scaling Leppan Physiques into a national brand while maintaining the hands-on, client-first culture that built its reputation.
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Through it all, Warren’s mission remains unchanged:
To raise the standard of the fitness industry, restore authenticity to coaching, and help people build physiques — and lives — that truly reflect their effort.