Musashi Experts

Jon Davie has had first hand experience on what it is like to be an elite athlete, he is a former Mr. Australia, IFBB Pro Bodybuilder and was ranked 12th in the 2003 Mr. Olympia Competition. As a result Jon has a wealth of knowledge in the Body Building and Performance Nutrition Industry and is Musashi’s Product Development and Technical Applications Manager.

His role involves him working closely with athletes to devise, plan and produce products that aid in improving athletic performance. His newest product development was MUSASHI RE-ACTIVATE which involved product trials with some of Australia’s leading athletes from different fields. Jon also develops numerous supplementation plans for teams and elite athletes such as Parramatta Eels, West Tigers, Canterbury Crusaders, Derek Boyer, Jason Day, Mark Visser and Lindy Olsen.

He developed the Nine Week Muscle Stack and is the other Musashi Trainer for all the programs found on this website.

Dr Finnin is a Pharmacist and Pharmacologist and has held an academic position at Monash University for approximately 30 years. He has been responsible for the training of numerous doctoral students with a broad range of research interests including: therapeutic effects of Amino Acids and use of dietary supplements for improved performance in sport; pharmacokinetics; absorption of drugs; and transdermal delivery of drugs. Dr Finnin had published widely in all of these areas and has presented papers at many international conferences and he is also an author of several books and patents.

Dr Finnin has been used as a consultant by the Australian Government, the Government of the State of Victoria, major drug companies and the sports supplement industry. He has advised elite athletes including Olympic medalists, international tennis players, test cricket players, international rugby and rugby league players, and award winning body builders on the use of sports supplements.

He has been a consultant to Musashi since its inception in 1988.

Dr Bird is the Department Head, Strength & Conditioning, Indonesian National Olympic Committee (INOC) for 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, a position he holds through the School of Human Movement Studies, Charles Sturt University. The inaugural winner of the AAESS Medal and former recipient of the NSCA Graduate Research Award in the USA, Dr. Bird is an academic member of the South African Medical Research Council Grants Review Board, Australian Strength and Conditioning Association Advisory Panel, and holds positions of elite performance consultant with the Wests Tigers (NRL) and Musashi Performance Nutrition. As a practicing exercise physiologist, Dr. Bird coordinates the recently opened Exercise Physiology and Functional Rehabilitation Clinic at Charles Sturt University. He has been a consultant to Musashi since 2006.