In addition to his coaching experience, Coach Caron is heavily involved in the S&C field as an author, consultant, mentor, and speaker. He is has written numerous blog posts in addition to being the author of multiple books including Strength Deficit, How to Become a Strength Coach, and Training Sports Teams. Caron is a coaching consultant and mentor to many coaches offering both in-person and online consulting and mentorship programs in a wide range of topics for the Strength TC Collective including muscle mentorship, private mentorship, staff workshop, staff audit, and remote consult. He has spoken at various strength and conditioning conferences and been featured on many podcast in addition to being the host of his own, the Performance Health (pH) Podcast.

Caron is a true strength advocate and enthusiast who has been an avid lifter with dedicated time under the bar. He still continues to train hard while coaching and running his business and gyms. 

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A former college player at Hillsdale College continues to stay active himself in the weight room. He continues to train and compete, now in Olympic weightlifting where he has had success competing at U25 Nationals securing a podium finish in 2025 and earning a qualifying total for the American Open Finals. He is an avid lifter and enjoys skiing, golfing, traveling, and watching sports when he is not training in the weight room. 

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Sullivan is active himself in the weight room and trains for his own health and athletic activities such as distance running and bow hunting while balancing the rigors of the competing collegiate and professional coaching schedules. He is an avid lifter and enjoys archery, running, and lawn care when he is not training in the weight room. 

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Potoshnik is no stranger to competitive athletics himself and is an avid lifter enjoying getting outside in nature to hike during his spare time away from the weight room. He competed in Olympic weightlifter for eight years before stepping into powerlifting and now training and competing in bodybuilding. 

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A former college baseball player at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is active himself in the weight room and continues to train, explore new ideas and methodologies throughout the collegiate year to stay active and better coach his student-athletes. 

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A former college athlete, Rodriguez was as an infielder on the Montclair State University baseball team. Rodriguez is still very active himself in the weight room and trains 5-6x per week while balancing the rigors of the collegiate coaching schedule. He is an avid lifter and enjoys traveling with his wife when he is not training in the weight room. He has previously competed in Olympic weightlifting. 

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She is a freelance nutrition writer and has been featured on many popular media outlets including Men’s Health, Insider, Eat This Not That, and Parade. In addition, Girgen is the author of the new book, RUCK FIT: Build Strength and Endurance by Walking with Weight. This practical guide includes beginner-friendly training plans, rucking tips to build strength and endurance, and strategies to prevent injury and fuel your resiliency. 

Girgen loves to read, hike, and bike in her home state of Minnesota, and is happily married to her best friend and business/adventure partner, Jeremy. 

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In addition to his time working with collegiate athletes, Hernandez is the Owner of Hernandez Health and Performance where he has devised the Athlete Within Project; an online coaching program designed for former athletes who want to reconnect with their strength, and non-athletes who are ready to discover their untapped potential. 

Hernandez is no stranger to competitive athletics himself, as he is a former shot putter on the Loyola University Chicago track and field team. He continues to stay active himself training to be a healthy role model for his family, athletes and clients. Nowadays he typically is lifting 3-4 times a week, running 1-3 times a week and training Jiu Jitsu 1-2 times a week with this daughter. 

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Full Strength Father is a lifestyle and coaching community dedicated to helping driven, high-performing fathers maximize their physical readiness, lead their families with purpose and integrity, and live with strength in every dimension of life. Founded in 2023, Full Strength Father integrates physical, mental, and spiritual disciplines for men who commit to leading themselves and their families well.

Before launching Full Strength Father, Koerper co-founded Built Sports Performance in 2021—a strength and conditioning facility delivering professional-level sports performance resources to Las Cruces, New Mexico. His coaching journey started in 2013, in a one-car garage, training athletes and everyday individuals while still in college. Over the last decade, his passion for coaching and community-building has resulted in a unique blend of high-performance training and personal transformation.

A former Division I baseball player, Koerper deferred the 2007 MLB Draft to serve a two-year mission for his church. He later returned to baseball, finishing his collegiate career as a first baseman and outfielder at New Mexico State University. Today, his athletic focus is channeled into training like a champion father—strong, intentional, and fully engaged.

Kristoffer is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and Precision Nutrition Certified Coach (Pn Level 1). Outside the gym, he enjoys outdoor adventures, and building a strong family culture with his wife and three sons. He is passionate about equipping men with the tools to cultivate strength, resilience, and purpose.

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Stegemoeller is active himself in the weight room and trains 5-6x per week while balancing the rigors of the collegiate coaching schedule. He is an avid lifter and enjoys spending time outside when he is not training in the weight room. He has competed in a half marathon and the Deadlift Party at SummerStrong 18 and continues to train as hard as he can for as long as he can.

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In addition to his experience as a coach, gym owner and consultant, Clayton is a former professional strongman, as well as strength and endurance athlete. He began competing in strongman in 2009 and grew in the sport and rankings earning his pro card as a professional strongman in both the 105kg and Open Divisions. Clayton boasts many accolades over the course of his competitive career including earning the title of 105kg World’s Strongest Man in 2017 and again in 2022 after a three year hiatus after a major knee injury. He podiumed every show as a Professional 105kg Strongman competing in all major shows. Has held numerous world and national strongman records as young as 19, was the U25 USAW Nationals 105kg+ runner up in 2017, and competed internationally as a strongman in both the Arnold Pro Circuit and Giants Live. If massive feats of strength weren’t enough, Clayton also competes as an endurance athlete where on the endurance side of things, he has run multiple half and full marathons (some less than 24 hours after a professional level strongman show). He has done sprint and Olympic distance triathlons, open water swims, a 62 mile ultramarathon while weighing close to 260 pounds, and broke the 24 hour ski erg record while competing adapted (no use of legs) in 2020. 

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In addition to his coaching and athlete development responsibilities, Dunn is an inspirational speaker and now author, with the recent release of his book, Mind Over Virtually Everything: 10 Codes to Transform Your Life. A book that shares the 10 codes that fueled his own transformation and now shape the culture at his Move Human Performance Center and Physical Therapy, where elite athletes train side by side with individuals learning to walk again. He also has been a youth counselor, mentor and life coach at Rehab Plus since 2008, working with athletes around the local area, keeping kids active and off the streets or in good homes, engaged in sports, and encouraging them to work hard no matter what life throws at them. 

A former BMX racer, skateboarder and extreme athlete, Dunn is active in and out of the weight room, making training more than just a workout, but a lifestyle! Chads hobbies include any extreme sport, playing with his English bulldog, watching people succeed, and hanging out with his wife Jackie and their three kids. 

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Kryglik is a former outside linebacker for the Salisbury University football team. Since his time in college competing has concluded, he has traded training for the gridiron with training for strongman. Kryglik has been competing since 2015, having multiple National competition appearances in the middleweight division. He is the 2019 Maryland’s Strongest Man in the 200lb weight class and has competed at the Official Strongman Games in 2018 in the 90kg weight class as well as qualified for the Arnold XPC Deadlift Championships in 2021. When he is not training for an upcoming competition, he is an avid gamer or you can find him watching all sports.

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A former four-year catcher at Salisbury University, LaBriola made the weight room a staple of his training throughout the season. As a member of the Seagull baseball team, LaBriola was the Conference Player of the Year in 2016 with a .413 batting average, hitting 4 home runs and 55 RBIs. He was a three-time Capital Athletic Conference Champion in 2014, 2016 and 2017, made two NCAA Regionals in 2016, and 2017, as well as two NCAA Division III World Series in 2014 and 2015. He continues to train and is active himself, enjoying spending time outdoors, listening to music, and playing the drums when he is not in the weight room.  

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Attaining a master’s degree in chemical and process engineering, Nowicki not only shifted gears out of a career in oil but simultaneously emigrated from Scotland to the USA to begin a career in sports therapy in 2013. He interned at Teamwork Therapy & Sports Performance while attending school for a certificate in massage therapy at the Massage Therapy Institute of Colorado. While at Teamwork Therapy, he worked with an extensive range of patients from general public suffering from back pain, all the way to World’s Strongest Man winners in an attempt to avoid injury and maximize performance. Things shifted again in 2014 when the Cerberus Strength began releasing small batches of products in the USA. Since that time, Nowicki has been at the helm of Cerberus Strength USA and has seen the company continue to grow year upon year and gain large amounts of exposure within the strength community. 

In addition to managing the responsibilities of an owner and CEO of the company, Nowicki is a big presence in the strength sport and strongman community. He has been putting out content through Cerberus Strength in the form of educational articles and videos, as well hosting The Iron Edge Podcast.  

Nowicki has been involved with strongman and strength sports as a competitor since 2006 and has competed on some of the biggest stages in professional strongman. Over the course of his career he has traveled internationally, representing his home country within the sport, winning multiple titles and finishing on the podium at some of the biggest events in strongman, to include being crowned Scotland’s Strongest Man 4 times, 2011 UK’s Junior Strongest Man and UK’s Strongest Man runner-up, and finishing 7th at Amateur World Championships in 2012 amongst other accolades. He is still an avid lifter and enjoys snowboarding and hiking when he is not training in the weight room.  

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Colella is very active in training outside of his coaching and teaching responsibilities. Currently he is a competitive strongman athlete where he’s been competing since 2017.

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Kontos is a Master Strength & Conditioning Coach through the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association earning the highest honor in the profession in 2015. He is also the Head Coach and Owner of Kontos Strength which is an online platform that offers custom programming and coaching, including return from injury and competition prep. 

A firm believer in learning “under the bar” Kontos was a competitive powerlifter from 1994 until retiring due to injuries in 2023. His best lifting accomplishment? A competition best 600lb Squat in knee wraps at 198lbs. In his off time Kontos enjoys being outside with his wife, Laura, and kids Alex, Zane, and Moriah. 

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Vaughan had a very successful collegiate career himself. A 4-year letter winner for the Western Kentucky University football team. He was a part of WKU’s first AP Top 25 finish in 2015 being ranked 24th overall after a 12-2 season, won back-to-back C-USA titles in 2015 & 2016, and earned three straight bowl victories. Vaughan continues to stay active himself in the weight room and trains several days a week while balancing the rigors of the collegiate coaching schedule. He is an avid lifter and enjoys spending time with my wife and 15 month old son when he is not training in the weight room. 

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In addition to his training programs on Strengthlete Collective and being featured on many strength sport and coaching podcast, he is a huge ambassador for the strongman community. He currently serves as a committee member on the NSCA Strongman SIG as well as owner, TV producer and commentator of Clash on the Coast hosted on ESPN from 2021-2023. 

Fuhrman is an extremely accomplished athlete competing in multiple strength sports over his career, while predominately competing nationally and internationally in the 105kg weight class as professional strongman. He is a two-time Middleweight World’s Strongest Man earning back-to-back titles in 2018 and 2019. Fuhrman also appeared as a competitor on Season 1 of NBC’s Titan Games. He continues to train and remains very active in and out of the weight room.  

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Lima earned his Ph.D in Health and Human Performance from Concordia University Chicago in 2020 and is heavily involved in the coaching community where he serves on multiple Executive Council Boards for the National Strength and Conditioning Association, including the Iowa State advisory board, football special interest group and NSCA college S&C professional development special interest group. Dr. Lima is also the host of the Cheeky Mid Weeky podcast on SCN. 

A former four-year offensive lineman at Bridgewater State University, Lima has shifted gears from his college player days but has still found way to stay active himself both in and outside the weight room. Since his time on the gridiron, he’s stepped on the platform competing in powerlifting for multiple years. He continues to strength train in addition to training mixed martial arts. 

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Strohm is also the author of “High-Performance Hoops: A Complete Guide to Basketball Preparation & Performance.”

A former College baseball player at Webster University. Strohm was selected as the Rawlings Gold Glove winner at second base while helping lead the Gorloks to the NCAA Division III College World Series. He continues to stay active himself in the weight room and trains throughout the crazy collegiate coaching season.

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A former four-year college volleyball athlete, Boone competed in three Division III NCAA Tournaments including a 2013 run to the Elite Eight.. Following her collegiate career she continues to stay active and is an avid lifter and enjoys spending time outdoors hiking & backpacking with her husband and dog when she is not training in the weight room.

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An athlete in his own right, Truhitte is a former college football player at the University of La Verne. A defensive captain his senior season and two-time All-Conference honors player, he continues to train following his collegiate career, most recently stepping on the platform to compete in his first Olympic weightlifting competition.

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Over the course of his career, Howard has taught K-8 health and physical education, coached middle school sports, and strength and conditioning for middle school, high school, and college. He is a founding member and past Chair of the NSCA Youth Special Interest Group and Chair of the NSCA State Provincial Director Committee, where he was the Mid-Atlantic Region Coordinator. He has been a lead instructor for CSCS exam prep since 2014 and currently sits on the NSCA strongman, special populations, educators and LTAD, Special Interest Group committees in addition to being a liaison to the high school state and provincial director program. He presents nationally and internationally on youth training, LTAD, and strongman, and has contributed several articles to peer-reviewed journals and blogs on the topics.

Howard is a master’s strongman competitor and has been training and competing in the sport for over ten years. He is an avid lifter and enjoys walking his 2 dogs when he is not training in the weight room or teaching.

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In addition to his experience working in professional and collegiate sport, Care is passionate about providing value in the realm of continuing education, presenting for companies such as the NSCA and Hawkin Dynamics and several universities. He is also an advisory team member for the Canadian Strength & Conditioning Association (CSCA). 

A former collegiate football player at the University of Ottawa, Care continues to stay active himself in the weight room and trains in high frequency training model while balancing his dual coaching roles and their intensive season schedules. 

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Bloom is also the author of “Strength in Numbers: Insight from Top Coaches on How to Build Your Career, Handle Failure, and Achieve Long-Term Coaching Success.”

A former football player at Abilene Christian University, Bloom continues to stay active in his spare time training and enjoys playing basketball, spikeball and pickleball when he’s not in the weight room. 

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Reyes is a lifelong athlete, avid training enthusiast and former competitive Olympic weightlifter. He continues to remain deeply invested in his own training through primarily Olympic weightlifting all while using his own training to find the best approach to impact the student-athletes he works with and stay active himself. 

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Peele is active herself in and out of the weight room. She’s lifts 3-4x a week trying out new exercises, methods, and programs, and runs 5-6x a week, trying to accomplish new challenges and goals she has set for herself, while balancing the rigors of the collegiate coaching schedule. She is an avid lifter and enjoys painting, surfing, and hanging out with her 2 dogs when she is not training in the weight room. 

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Hughes is a former college football player and was a four-year member of the Springfield College football team. 

Hughes is active himself and continues to train with his strength staff trains while balancing the rigors of the college football season. He is an avid lifter and enjoys being a dad and shooting guns when he is not training in the weight room. 

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A former defensive lineman at Merrimack College, Kenyon continues to train and stay active himself while balancing the rigors of the collegiate coaching schedule. 

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Hergott is heavily involved in the profession outside of just coaching. He was a Board Member for the Canadian Strength & Conditioning Association (CSCA) as well as an Advisory Board Member for the BC Provincial for the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA). He has also written multiple articles for both Simplifaster and Teambuildr and been featured on multiple podcasts and spoken at conferences on topics ranging from speed training in large groups to developing weight room culture. 

A former Olympic weightlifting competitor for five years, he retired last year after the birth of his second daughter, but continues to train and stay active. He is an avid lifter and enjoys being active with his family by going for walks and bike rides with his wife kids when he is not training in the weight room.

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A former college football player at Hartwick College, Heumann continues to train himself in the weight room. He is an avid lifter and enjoys cooking when he is not training in the weight room. 

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A former college rugby player at Hofstra University and competitive bodybuilder, Gettemy is active in the weight room and trains/conditions four times a week while balancing the rigors of the collegiate coaching schedule.  He enjoys spending time with his wife, Courtney, when he is not training in the weight room.

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In addition to his collegiate coaching responsibilities, Roller is a Certified Cancer Exercise Trainer (CET), helping cancer outpatients return to full strength and normal life following their lengthy hospital treatments. He is also the owner and head coach of Lighthouse Performance Systems which offers athletes and patients alike online programs and educational content.  

Roller is a former college hockey player, playing forward for the Cortland Ice Hockey team from 2010-2013. He continues to train as a coach, nowadays focusing on furthering his education as a strength & Conditioning coach and Cancer Exercise specialist and enjoys lifting and touring Jacksonville in his free time.  

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As a former wrestler and a stint playing rugby at Temple, Chanyothi understood the importance and benefits of strength training for performance. Chanyothi is an avid lifter himself, previously training in powerlifting and currently competing as an 89kg Olympic weightlifter. 

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A self-proclaimed failed athlete, Portwood got into the weight room in college and continues to love training. She is an avid lifter and enjoys golfing and being outdoors when she is not training in the weight room.

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Joining the Army National Guard in 2014 and earning her Commission in 2023, Wimer currently serves as a Field Artillery Officer in the South Dakota National Guard at the rank of Second Lieutenant. 

Wimer is a former collegiate track athlete at Northern State University competing in the 400, 4x400, and 400 hurdles. She is an avid baker, book reader, and music lover and continues to lift weights and develop/maintain power as well as reluctantly do cardio occasionally to train and stay active. 

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An athlete in his own right, Romanski is a former two-time NCAA Division III football All-American at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He is an avid beach goer and continues to strength train and stay active. 

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Bernardi was a four-year member of the TCNJ women’s lacrosse team from 2016-2020, where she was a three-year starter for the Lions and a key member of two Final Four teams. She has since her playing days continued to stay active, training during the collegiate season as well as competing in powerlifting.

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Sauberan is an avid lifter and enjoys traveling and finding cool places to eat with his wife and dog when he is not training in the weight room. He has competed in classic physique and continues to train with the goal of learning to dunk a basketball. 

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Jeffries played football at Greensboro College earning academic All-Conference honors twice. As a coach, he continues to train mainly utilizing a lot of Olympic lifting, running and basketball as well incorporating a lot more yoga and movement into his training recently. 

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A former four year letterman for the University of West Georgia football team. Dickson continues to train and has been participating in endurance races as of late, most recently completing his first marathon.

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Baggett is a former college football player, playing on the offensive line for Virginia Tech from 2002-2006. Following his college playing career Baggett continued to stay active and involved with performance and training. He competed in powerlifting as well as strongman from 2003-2011, attending his first powerlifting competition during in-season football at VT. His competitive edge has not left and he still continues to train and hosts an in-house competition with his strength staff members at the end of every fall.

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Clark is himself a well decorated athlete competing in the decathlon at the University of Northern Iowa from 2005-2009. He earned All-American honors three times and was a two-time 1st Team Academic All-American as an athlete competing for UNI in addition to qualifying for the 2008 Olympic Trails, and the 2009, 2010, 2017, and 2022 US Championships. Clark continues to train and compete, having competed at the US championships in the decathlon in 2022 at age 34. In addition to his track and field background, Clark has competed in Men’s physique, CrossFit, and triathlon.

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Joe is also the co-author of the “Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Strongman Champion,” and is currently working on two new books in addition to continuing his private consulting business. He has also been featured on 1D talks and anabolic bodybuilding podcasts. 

An athlete in his own right, Sheffield is a competitive strongman and former competitive bodybuilder sponsored by 1stdetachment nutrition. Joe has won many local and state level competitions in his career, most notably 4 times motor city's strongest man, 3 times Michigan’s strongest man and has placed in the top 10 at strongman national championships 3 times as well. He continues to compete in local and regional strongman competitions, most recently getting 2nd in the masters heavyweight division at great lakes strongest man. He has also trained in Highland Games, arm wrestling, stone lifting and jiu-jitsu throughout his career. 

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Snodgrass was a three-year letterman for the Mountaineers on the offensive line playing both guard and tackle from 2009-2011. In his senior season he earned both the “Hammer Award” and the “Iron Mountaineer Award.” Those honors are given to the team’s most dedicated and hardest working individual and given to the hardest working member of the team voted upon by the strength and conditioning staff, respectively. Snodgrass continues to develop himself as an athlete and continues to train following his collegiate playing days and currently competes in powerlifting.  

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An author, presenter and podcast host, DeMayo is known for his extensive work within the coaching community. As a top expert in the field of strength and nutrition, DeMayo has presented at dozens of seminars and clinics across the country. He is the owner of Central Virginia Sport Performance and hosts one of the world’s top continuing education events, The Central Virginia Sport Performance Seminar (CVASPS) every July in Richmond, VA. He hosts multiple weekly podcasts including the CVASPS Podcast and Outside the Rack.

A former soccer player at SUNY-Cortland, DeMayo is still training past his college playing days. He continues to stay active using the weight room as his lab and his own training to test out new programs, research, technology, and ideas on himself before implementing them with his athletes.  

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Odden himself has a mired of athletic accomplishments his boasts as an athlete. He was the #1 World ranked Scottish Highland Games lightweight class athlete in both 2016 and 2017, was the 2017 lightweight National Champion, 2021 Master’s Highland Games World Champion and 6x World Record Holder. Additionally, he is a former heavyweight professional athlete from 2010-2014, competitive Olympic lifter in the 94kg masters class, and has competed in multiple StrongFirst challenges and strongman throughout his lifting career. Odden has also successfully lifted the Dinnie Stones and many other legendary stones of strength in Scotland.

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Pulcinella has been passionately strength training since the age of twelve and competing in strength sports and athletics since the age of fourteen. He started out as a powerlifter and progressed into strongman followed later by Highland Games. After winning many powerlifting titles in the early 1980’s, Pulcinella then shifted into doing professional strongman contests. His biggest pro strongman title was the 1993 North American Champion and he was selected as a competitor in the 1994 World’s Strongest Man Contest. From there he began competing in Highland Games and was a Professional on the circuit from 1994 until he retired from the sport in 2012 due to injuries. Over his career he participated in more than 300 events around the world and earned over 40 professional titles over the course of his throwing career in Highland Games competition. To this day, Pulcinella can still be seen training hard, competing and helping others in the gym every day. 

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Caulfield is also a veteran, serving in the Navy from 1991-1995 where he was an Aircraft Director onboard the USS GUAM LPH-9. He is also an active firefighter and the true definition of a strength athlete, advocate, and enthusiast. He fell in love with training before the start of his coaching career and, Coach Caulfield, aka “Dr. Jacked,” continues to stay active in his spare time training, lifting and getting on the slopes as an avid skier.
 

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A former football player at the Bridgewater State University, Cidado continues to stay active in his spare time training throughout the demanding collegiate athletics year-round season. 

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Grundy is a former college lacrosse player at Randolph College and continues to train and progress in the weight room during his downtime.

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He began his career as an assistant athletic fitness director at Wake Forrest in 1991 before becoming a graduate assistant at Boise State University. He was later promoted to full-time assistant coach following his graduate assistantship and a year later became the head strength coach where he held that title from 1994-1999. Kenn spent two seasons as the as the director at the University of Utah before landing at Arizona State University as the head sports performance coach from 2001-2007. From there he spent two years leading the University of Louisville football program’s training before jumping to the NFL as the head strength and conditioning coach for the Carolina Panthers. He spent 2011-2020 with the Panthers before arriving at his current position working with Dynamic Fitness and Strength. 

In addition to working with high-level collegiate programs and professionals in the NFL, Coach Kenn has been the strength coach for Brian Shaw for two years on his quest for his 5th World’s Strongest Man title. Coach Kenn is a Master Strength and Conditioning Coach and boasts such awards as the, 2015 NFL Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year (Professional Football Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association, PFSCCA), 2013 National Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association (NCSA) Professional Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year, 2000 NSCA Mountain West Conference Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year and 1998 NSCA Big West Conference Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year.

He is the author of multiple books including, “The Coach’s Strength Training Playbook” and “Push, Jump, Punch: A Developmental Process for Teaching the Athlete to Power Clean” He is the owner of Big House Power, which is a subscriber-based website designed for educational and professional development for all levels of strength coaches.  

Coach Kenn has been training long before he began coaching and continues to develop himself in the weight room as a strength athlete. A former two-year letterman for the Demon Deacons football team at Wake Forest University, he has also competed multiple times in powerlifting both in the raw and single-ply divisions. 

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Melgar is an avid lifter. This past summer he competed in his first powerlifting meet earning a total of 1,086lb in the 90kg weight class going 7/9 with more to come in the future.  

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Zach Even-Esh is the Strength Coach & Founder of THE Underground Strength Gym. He established the gym in 2002 in his parent’s garage and backyard, and has seen it grown over the more than two decades he opened the doors to his facility. There are currently 2 Underground Strength Gym locations in NJ and over 1,000 Certified Underground Strength Coaches from around the world. 

Even-Esh is the current New Jersey State Director for the National High School Strength Coaches Association (NHSSCA) since 2021. Prior to making the full-time switch to coaching, he worked as a public school teacher for four years. He was the strength & conditioning coach for the Rutgers University Wrestling team from 2017-2018 as well as the Leigh University Wrestling team from 2014-2015. He was the marketing coordinator for Spartan Team from 2013-2014 and has consulted with countless coaches, gym owners and special operations military units throughout his career. He has also served as a consultant for adults in Corporate Health, Wellness & Leadership as well as a consultant for Military (Naval Special Warfare), LEO & First Responders. 

Coach Even-Esh began sharing his content on YouTube when YouTube first came out. In addition, to his large presence on-line he is also the host of the STRONG Life Podcast, Iron Roots podcast, NJ High School Strength Coach Podcast, former co-host of the Spartan Up Podcast and has been featured on multiple others as an expert guest. He is the author of three bestselling books including The Encyclopedia of Underground Strength & Conditioning which has been translated into numerous other languages. He has written countless E-books, training manuals and blogs for zachevenesh.com and the undergroundstrengthcoach.com. 

Strong Life is a fitting mantra, because Zach Even-Esh truly lives up to it. He is the epitome of an athlete and strength advocate and enthusiast who has been an avid lifter with dedicated time under the bar. He has had his hand in everything from bodybuilding, wrestling, training unconventionally with no-equipment in various New Jersey parks for sessions, powerlifting, strongman, you name it! He continues to test himself daily, train and find new ways to challenge himself and battle the barbell.

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Agnew himself is a prime example of someone who practices what they preach. He was a member of the Powerlifting Team at Temple University while completing his undergraduate degree. He continues to train, nowadays focusing still on powerlifting but also blending jiu jitsu, and marathon running.  

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Mitcheroney stayed active as a Horizontal Construction soldier. Following his service, he has since shifted his athletic focus to competing in Olympic weightlifting.

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Andy is an avid strength athlete and has previous experience competing in both powerlifting and Olympic weightlifting over his career. 

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In addition to his coaching, Grassi is the host of the “Toes on the Line” Podcast. He has presented at conferences, most recently the NSCA New Jersey State Clinic and has written multiple articles for his own website as well as Stack.com. 

Grassi is a former college football player at Delaware State University and continues to train during his downtime.

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Stitz continues to train as a coach. He is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu blue belt and enjoys lifting and training on the mat in his free time.  

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Metzger has been featured on many other sports performance and coaching podcast, has written articles for SimpliFaster and TeamBuildr, as well as being awarded the 2022 NSCA Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year.

A former gymnast at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Metzger continued to stay competitive in athletics following her collegiate career competing in Olympic Weightlifting. She has been competing on the national stage since 2012 and has earned a handful of National medals, with her best competition finish at the 2018 American Open Finals earning 2nd in the snatch and 3rd in total as well as most recently taking bronze in the 49kg class at the 2023 Senior National Championships. She has competed as a 53kg, 55kg and now in the 49kg class she frequently ranks among the top 5 in the nation for her respective weight class. 

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Slater is a former collegiate wrestler competing for four seasons at Eastern Michigan University. Since his time competing on the mat, he has been heavily involved in strength training and is both a National level MW strongman competitor with Strongman Corporation and powerlifter in the USAPL. 

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O’Mullan has held multiple other positions outside of the collegiate coaching realm, including being a strength and conditioning coach at Optimal Performance Training Center in Orlando, FL for one year, serving in a variety of roles at Spectrum Performance and Physical Therapy since 2016, coach at Alpha Knights CrossFit from 2016-2017 and both weight room supervisor and group exercise instructor at his alma mater, Loyola University Chicago. He got his start in the coaching world first interning at Loyola University Chicago in 2013 and has also interned with VCU Athletics in 2017. He was a graduate assistant with the UCF’s Recreation and Wellness Center from 2015-2017 while pursuing his master’s degree. 

The club football Founder & President at Loyola University Chicago he played 4 years on the team as well as a season of semiprofessional football with the Leyden Lions. Since then he is still heavily involved in lifting and training. A true hybrid athlete, O’Mullan has competed in powerlifting, CrossFit, triathlons, flag football tournaments and recently a relay half ironman. 

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Heck is a former four-year starter and 2x All-ACC selection at right tackle for the University of North Carolina football team. Following his collegiate career, he shifted his training to the platform and has been competing competitively at both strongman and powerlifting. 

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Broggi found a need for equipment for his gyms. He sought out to bring back quality manufacturing of Olympic weight plates to America and in 2020, he did did just that, producing their first line of high quality, American Made iron plates under The Strength Co. brand. Today, the company has expanded to offer a range of training products including plates, barbells, weight trees, collars, mats and more. All of which are Made in the USA.

Alongside coaching in-person at the gyms two locations, Grant provides live online coaching as a Starting Strength Coach. He has competed in powerlifting and is still an avid lifter and strength athlete. He boasts personal best lifts of 500lb squat, 265lb press, 360lb bench press, and a 560lb deadlift. 

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Woolson is a former college football running back at Salisbury University. A 3-year starter and team captain in his senior season, he still holds multiple lifting records for his position. After a brief stint competing in powerlifting, he still continues to strength train and is also an avid golfer.

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Hickmann earned all-conference honors at Cumberland University where he played defensive back for three seasons. He has also trained heavily in mixed martial arts and has competed at the amateur level earning a 3-0 record. Hickmann himself walks the walk, and continues to train heavily during his downtime setting the example for his student-athletes in the weight room and on the field.  

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A former college football cornerback, at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, Taylor embraced the weight room leading the team in multiple performance testing categories. Following his playing career he still takes that love he developed for the weight room and continues to train regularly. Nowadays he still trains like an athlete, often running his teams’ program ahead of time as well as incorporating a lot of calisthenics and gymnastics type work into his own training. Additionally, he has previously competed in ultra-marathons and still enjoys trail running. 

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Joining the Army in 2012 and earning his Commission in 2016, Kendrick currently serves as a Commander & Logistical Maneuver Officer in the United States Army at the rank of Captain. Additionally, he is also the Host of “The Coaches Table” podcast. A former collegiate football player at Minnesota State University, Kendrick is still an avid lifter and snowboarder who is ever refining his craft to better impact the coaches and athletes he works with daily. 

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Behara continues to stay active in his spare time, staying heavily involved in lifting and developing into a better athlete.

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Casillas continues to train and has channeled and utilized his military experience and his passion for weightlifting into the athletes he works with on a daily basis. He is still an avid lifter, a military dependent, and father of 3 daughters that keep him very busy. 

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During her undergraduate at the University of Utah, she helped found and participated in their powerlifting team before moving onto strongman in 2015. Campo has been both the Strongman Corporation State Chairman for Utah as well as the NSCA Strongman Special Interest Group President since 2020. 

One of the defining things about Campo’s career is her ability to adapt to change, which she has demonstrated once again. In October of 2022 Campo sold her gym to marry her husband and pursue graduate education in specialized strength and conditioning. Even though her career is in a transitional phase, her passion is still as solid as an atlas stone.

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In addition to his coaching, Sweeney is the Host of “Coaches Cradle” podcast and former college lacrosse player. He played midfield for the Guilford College Lacrosse team from 2017-2021 and continues to strength train as well as play semi pro box lacrosse.

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Aries is a former collegiate varsity rower at the University of Tennessee where she competed from 2011-2015. During that time she earned NSCA Strength and Conditioning All-American honors in 2015. Following her collegiate athletic career, she transitioned to Olympic weightlifting where she has been competing since 2016 as a part of AMP Weightlifting and most recently Boise Barbell team. 

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Clayton played for the Nevada Club Lacrosse team from 2011-2016 and has recently stepped onto the platform competing in his first Olympic weightlifting meet in the 96kg weight class.

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Justin has spoken at dozens of events, including the TEDx stage. He’s the host of the Sports Science and Recovery Podcast and The Own It Show. Additionally, he is the author of three books (Amazon bestsellers), including Intent: A Practical Approach to Applied Sport Science for Athletic Development, The Athletic Performance Blueprint and Own It. He also founded The Hockey Summit in 2015, which is an all-inclusive training camp for professional hockey players. 

Justin himself is an accomplished and current athlete. A former college hockey player he continues to train and walk the walk, actively training and competing in both DEKA and HYROX fitness competitions.  

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Wheel was a three-year letterman and two-year starter after beginning his playing career as a walk-on athlete for the Virginia Tech football team. Following his college football career he trained and competed in both strongman and powerlifting. He continues to strength train in a variety of different ways as well as currently gearing up for his first 5k race. 

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Lee is a competitive weightlifter and competed nationally in the 77kg weight class from 2010 to 2016. He still continues to lift and adds in more athletic and on-field movements to his own training.  

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Roberts competed in multiple sports growing up before finding strength sports. She now trains in powerlifting and completed her first competition picking up her first podium finish and Nationals invite in as many competitions.   

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Pudenz is an avid strength athlete and has train and competed in multiple team, combat, and strength sports throughout his career. Following high school football and wrestling he began training in MMA from 2006-2009 taking on multiple amateur and then professional fights. He soon after shifted to strongman where he competed in various competitions before picking up competitive weightlifting in 2011. He was a full-time weightlifter and member of the California Strength National Team from 2012-2019 amassing multiple top 5 national finishes including being the 2019 109kg National Champion, as well as finishing 2nd and 3rd at the American Open in 2019 and 2018 respectively. Since then he’s been training in jiu-jitsu more frequently but continues to actively train in weightlifting setting his sights on Master-level competition in the future. 

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A former college wrestler at the University of Wyoming, Davidson has since then been competing in Olympic weightlifting. Since starting in 2010, he has competed in the senior-level for Pittsburgh Barbell, East Coast Gold, and Columbus Weightlifting on the national circuit as a 94kg lifter. 

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Boergers has been a serious endurance athlete since 2007 and has competed in various events covering running, cycling, and swimming in multiple countries, including finishing 3 Ironman triathlons, more than 15 Ironman 70.3 races, as well as countless other races at various distances. 

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A former football player at the University Montana, Doherty continues to stay active in his spare time testing new programs and training throughout the demanding collegiate athletics year-round season. 

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Sparkman is no stranger to training in addition to his extensive experience in coaching and athletics. A former 3-year letter winner in football at Baker University, he has been competing in powerlifting since 2003. He has competed in multiple classes and boasts personal records of competition best 1,000 squat, 635 bench (full meet), 661 bench only, and 490 raw bench. 

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Georgio continues to train as a coach. He spent three years intensively training for Olympic weightlifting and has now shifted more focus to the mat as a competitive athlete in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, where he most recently earned his blue belt. 

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A former college lacrosse player, Ellis started his career as a defensive midfielder at Stony Brook University, however after his initial two first seasons then redshirting one year and being sidelined due to injury the following season he transferred to finish his final two years of eligibility at Hofstra University while completing his graduate studies. He went on to become team captain of the Pride in his final season before being selected in the 2019 MLL Rookie Selection Draft by the New York Lizards where he played for the subsequent 2019 and 2020 seasons. Following his professional lacrosse career, Ellis is still heavily involved in lifting, using his own training to stay healthy and test out new programs before implementing them with the many different collegiate teams and athletes he works with. 

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Sean is very active as a coach and strength athlete himself. He’s dabbled in both powerlifting and CrossFit, and has competed locally in both strength sports throughout his time. 

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Wentz is a former collegiate hammer thrower for Eastern Michigan University’s Track & Field program. He competed in both indoor and outdoor with personal bests of 18.18 meters/ 59’ 7” in the weight throw and 54.43m/178-07 in the hammer throw. Since his college throwing career, he continues to train heavily in various different methods as well as stepping onto the platform to compete in powerlifting. 

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A former linebacker at Willamette University in Oregon, he was a two-year starter and captain for his final season receiving all-conference honors. Adelman continues to stay active following his competitive career, training like his athletes do in order to demonstrate for his athletes and ensure he’s never asking them to do something he can’t do himself.  

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Cerami is a former collegiate gymnast where she competed at Oregon State University. In addition to her obligations at MSU, she is also an artist and passionate photographer. She continues to stay active in her spare time running and weightlifting. She has run two half marathons and is looking to complete her third in the coming year. 

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Olson was a three year letter winner for the Western Oregon University football team. Currently, he competes in Olympic Weightlifting with personal bests of a 155kg clean & jerk and 120kg snatch. On top of his weightlifting he also steps outside the weight room to train jiu-jitsu.   

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Michael is the epitome of a strength sport athlete, advocate, and enthusiast. He started his athletic career training in martial arts where after more than 14 years and multiple Muay Thai fights he shifted his focus to other strength sports. He played 3 seasons as a prop for the Miami Tridents rugby team all while training in both strongman and powerlifting. He has competed extensively in both strongman and powerlifting earning such accolades as being former Florida’s strongest man in 2014 and 15th in the Nation at the 105kg as well as countless feats of strength including flipping a 1,000lb tire, pulling a fully loaded fire truck, carrying a 900lb yoke and pressing a 200lb giant circus dumbbell, to name a few. Most recently, Michael has added Highland Games competitor to his long and growing list of athletic experience.

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Angelo first started in the coaching profession as most do, strength training. He competed for multiple years in both powerlifting and Olympic weightlifting before completely shifting focus in 2010 to road racing and soon after marathons, completing his first the following year. Since then he’s spent more than a decade exploring the benefits of strength training for endurance sports with his athletes as well as applying the principles in his own training. 

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Fears himself is an avid lifter with dedicated time under the bar. He was a competitive Olympic weightlifter for 10 years and still enjoys training daily. 

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Sutherland got his start throwing himself as a member of the Charleston Southern University track & field team. A two-time All-Conference athlete in the weight throw he was also honored as a member of the Big South Conference Men’s Indoor Track & Field All-Decade Team. From the collegiate ring he transitioned to Scottish Highland Games, first starting in 2001. Since his inception into the sport he’s competed in over 200 games both nationally and internationally in multiple classes, going pro in 2017. He’s held multiple world records and has earned such accolades as finishing 2nd at the 2021 Master World Championships, and Amateur North American Champion in 2016, 4x captain of the South Team (2010, 2013, 2015, 2016), captain of team USA in 2014, and East Coast Champion in 2013. Now following his professional career, he looks to continue competing in the Lightweight Master’s Division. 

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A former baseball player at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Dietz continues to stay active in his spare time training throughout the demanding collegiate athletics year-round season. 

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McNemar was an offensive lineman and four-year letter winner on the Fairmont State University football team. He was awarded the “Iron Falcon Award” which is given to the strongest and most dedicated offensive/defensive lineman in the weight room. His dedication to training following his football career saw him compete in push-pull competitions and still continues to train while balancing the rigors of the collegiate coaching schedule. 

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Messina is a former baseball player himself. A catcher, he played at SUNY Fredonia before moving into the coaching side. He continues to stay active in training following his collegiate playing career and is always finding ways to train at home, at work, or on the road during the grueling professional baseball season schedule. 

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Wood has competed in push-pull competitions and continues to stay deeply invested in his own training through powerlifting, triphasic, and conjugate styles all to find the best approach to impact the student-athletes he works with. 

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Blatnik is the definition of a strength sport enthusiast. After playing football for a season at Saint Vincent College he began focusing his efforts competing in Powerlifting, Olympic weightlifting, and Highland Games. He has also tried his hand competing in MAS Wrestling, grip strength, and Highlander competitions. Blatnik continues to compete nationally in Highland Games all while being an active duty firefighter and has placed as high as 4th and 3rd place as a lightweight competitor at Nationals and Worlds, respectively. 

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A former lacrosse player at York College of Pennsylvania, Norman continued his love for the water training and racing in standup paddle board following college. Norman turned professional in 2012 and has been continuing to compete on the local and national race circuit since 2010. 

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Brandon played junior college baseball before shifting all focus to hockey where he played at Syracuse University before moving to the west coast to play in the Western States Hockey League. After winning the Thorne Cup with the Phoenix Polar Bears, he was drafted into professional hockey and finished his playing career with the Mississippi RiverKings of the Southern Professional Hockey League in 2012. Following his professional career he still continues to train hard while coaching and running his business in addition to playing rec hockey and picking up golfing.

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In addition to his coaching, Tometz is the host of The Talking Shop Podcast, is a published research author in The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, as well as a freelance videographer creating his own coaching education videos and content for YouTube and social media as well as companies like 1080 Motion. 

Tometz is a former college baseball pitcher that saw his career go from walk-on to competing in the 2015 NCAA DII College World Series for Truman State University (MO). He continues to stay heavily involved in lifting, using his own training to test out new programs, research, technologies, and ideas on himself prior to implementing them with his athletes.

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As a competitive powerlifter himself, Blanco, has been competing in multiple divisions and weight classes including raw, classic raw, and multiply powerlifting since 2015 in the APF/WPC.  He brings his coaching knowledge and personal experience competing to fellow powerlifters as an online powerlifting coach working with athletes of all levels, weight classes, and disciplines. 

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Whitney is a published author in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and is the owner of We Train Clan, which provides elite level performance training for individuals. Additionally, he is an Adjunct Instructor at Temple’s College of Public Health department as well as the creator of the Philly Area S&C Association, a community organization designed to foster relationships and develop knowledge specific to the profession of S&C in and around Philadelphia, PA. 

Sam himself is also a competitive powerlifter. Competing since 2013 in multiple weight classes in the USAPL and IPF, he has personal bests of 518 squat, 352 bench, and 611 deadlift. 

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Flores walked on the Texas Tech football team before deciding to shift his focus to coaching and working with the Texas Tech strength & conditioning staff. He continues to stay heavily involved in training both at home and on the road with his team.  

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Ward is a big proponent of knowing his program backwards and forwards, always fine tuning it to best fit his athletes. He continues to stay active by hiking in the Colorado Mountains and lifting, which he uses to test out new programs, research, technology, and ideas on himself before implementing them with his athletes. 

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A former four-year lacrosse athlete at Fresno State University, Concheck completed her career with All-MPSF Academic and Athletic team honors. She was also awarded team Offensive Player of the Year in her senior season, finishing her career as the all-time leading scorer in school history. Concheck is a certified CrossFit Trainer in addition to being a competitive CrossFit athlete with her best finish at 328th in North America in the 2021 CrossFit Games Quarterfinals. 

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A former quarterback and wide receiver at the University of Maryland, Dailey got into competitive weightlifting following his college football career. He competes for Category 5 Athletics Weightlifting, and has competed at the American Open Series (2017-2019) and 2018 University Nationals. 

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A two-time junior college All-American, Lillie claimed the outdoor title and placed 2nd in indoors in shot put in 2012 before making his way to Arizona State University. At ASU he was an NCAA qualifier in the hammer throw placing as high as 5th at Pac-12 Outdoor Championships in 2015 and currently sitting 4th all-time at ASU with a 210’02” hammer throw. After college he looked to make the US Olympic trials for the 2016 Olympics but after falling just short began his career in Highland Games where he quickly went from amateur status in 2 ½ years to Professional in 2018 after capturing two Amateur World Championship Titles. Lillie continues to compete on the professional circuit in Highland Games all across the United States and World. In addition, he’s competed in strongman as well as various natural stone challenges. 

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Quaal himself is an outdoor enthusiast who enjoys mountain biking and backpacking when he is not training in the weight room. He has been competing in CrossFit since 2014 and has been most recently training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

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Tomasiello is a competitive powerlifter in the 93kg weight class and trains out of Tyson’s Playground gym in Fairfax County, VA.

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Hamer is a competitive powerlifter with over two decades of experience on both the national and international stage with personal bests of a 595 squat, 475 bench, and 560 deadlift in the 181 pound weight class. He is also an outdoor enthusiast going back and forth between hiking and cycling where he has completed the Rachel Carson hike 10 times and has ridden his bicycle from Pittsburgh to Washington, DC 10 times. 

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Abi is very active in training outside of her college teams, competing in multiple strength sports. Currently she competes in both powerlifting and strongwoman competitions. 

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A standout lacrosse player in his own right, Stone was 4-year defensive midfielder at Salisbury University. A two-time National Champion and two-time team captain as well as NCAA Elite 89 recipient. Tim still currently plays rec lacrosse in the Baltimore Area and training to help provide the absolute best in sports rehab care. 

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An athlete in his own right, Silbernagel is a former collegiate football player at Valley City State University and a competitive powerlifter. He won the 2010 USA Powerlifting Raw National Championship and continues to compete in local and regional events that fundraise for children with disabilities. 

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White himself is a prime example of someone who practices what they preach and is heavily involved in training and competing in both geared and raw powerlifting as part of powerlifting teams such as THIRST Gym and Boss Barbell Club.  

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Yetter continues to stay active in his spare time playing rec ice hockey, lifting, golfing, and backpacking. 

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In addition to his academic work, Squillante is a coach who has experience with high school and collegiate athletes in both the U.S. and Canada. In 2016 Squillante had the privilege of coaching at the USA Track and Field Olympic Trails in Eugene, Oregon. He also not only coaches multiple athletes in both powerlifting and weightlifting, but he is also a competitive athlete in his own right. A former high school shot putter, he took a run at going professional in American football playing in Italy before moving to the States. Currently he competes in powerlifting at the state and national level. 

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A former collegiate lacrosse player and 3-year team captain at Marymount University, McQuilkin is still an avid lifter and ever refining his craft to better impact the coaches and athletes he works with daily. 

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Manning’s coaching career is well suited for him after a highly successful collegiate career playing as a close defenseman on the Loyola University men’s lacrosse team, where he as a freshman won the 2012 Division 1 National Championship and was a team captain his senior season for a return run in the final four. Following his collegiate career, Manning was Drafted 43rd overall to the New York Lizards and has been a part of the Charlotte Hounds (2017-2018), Atlanta Blaze (2019) and the Philadelphia Barrage (2020) of Major League Lacrosse. Following his professional lacrosse career, Manning is still heavily involved in lifting, using his own training to stay healthy, apply theoretical knowledge, and test out new programs before implementing them with his athletes at the youth, high school, collegiate and professional levels. 

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A former athlete on both the gymnastics and Olympic weightlifting team at Lindenwood University, Luther continues to stay heavily involved in lifting even after suffering substantial shoulder injuries. She continues to train in Olympic weightlifting while diving into many other disciplines to improve her student-athletes’ training programs.

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After undergrad Bixler began his career as a deputy sheriff and criminal investigator before shifting gears and finding himself in the coaching profession. He is an avid lifter himself and is currently competing in Olympic weightlifting in the Master’s division as a part of the Palmetto Weightlifting team. 

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A four-year collegiate athlete in his own right on the Southwestern University soccer team, Hoffman now trains and competes in Olympic weightlifting. 

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Robinson started his college basketball career at nearby UC San Diego before transferring to finish his last two seasons at Cal Baptist. He’s found new ways to compete and is actively training and competing in triathlons and various other distanced based endurance races. 

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A former college rugby athlete, Cervantes had a brief stint with a semipro club team before diving deep into heavy conjugate style training and even dabbling in a few half marathons to test his mettle. He is still heavily involved in lifting, using his own training to test out new programs, technology and ideas on himself prior to implementing them with his athletes.

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 Perez was a dual sport athlete at Willamette University as a part of the baseball team for two ½ years and the football program for four years before beginning his professional career overseas in the European Football League. Perez competed in the 2011 and 2012 seasons in Finland as a triple-position threat, defensive back, wide receiver and return specialist, for the Jyvaskyla Jaguaarit. 

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Phil Johnson is an avid adventure seeker and extreme sport enthusiast, whose athletic hobbies range from mountain biking to weightlifting to snowboarding. He’s competed for multiple years in both strongman and Olympic weightlifting and continues to train weightlifting and adventure bikes currently. 

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Prior to his current position he’s also spent time as a strength & conditioning coach at Georgetown University, American University, Athletic Performance Inc. in Millersville, MD and the West Michigan Whitecaps of the Detroit Tigers organization. He began his career as a student volunteer at East Carolina University in the strength & conditioning department and later as an intern at the Philippi Sports Institute in Las Vegas. Tolzman is also a competitive Olympic weightlifter where he’s been competing since 2013. 

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Prince is certified strength coach, the Host of “The Hustle & Grit Experience” podcast, a columnist and published author for “Breaking Muscle .com” and sports medicine instructor and mentor. He holds two 5th-degree black belts in two systems and is an instructor/teacher in a weapons-based blade art called Eskrima. A former college football player, Williams is also heavily involved in bodybuilding and competes in powerlifting. 

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In addition to his coaching experience, Patrick competed for five years in arm wrestling and continues to train extensively in different powerlifting disciplines from single-ply, multi-ply and raw categories.

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In addition to his coaching experience, Reuer is a former two-sport athlete at Valley City State University where he played two seasons on the football team and four seasons on the track & field program. Currently he trains and competes in Olympic weightlifting. 

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A former University of Delaware linebacker, Trevor has competed in both strongman and push-pull competitions over his career.

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A former college baseball player himself at Springfield College, post-collegiately, Miszewski began challenging his own skills by training and competing in strongman, Highland Games and powerlifting. 

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Carnall is a former college baseball outfielder playing two years at Cisco College before transferring to finish his final two seasons at the University of Texas-Pan American. Nowadays he is an Olympic weightlifter, who has competed and medaled at the local, state and national level in the former 85kg weight class. 

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A former high school cross country runner and two-time state qualifier in wrestling, he continued his wrestling career at Fresno City College before transferring to Campbell University. Following college he began training in powerlifting before starting his career Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, where he now competes professionally. A three-time competitor at the International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Foundation (IBJJF) World Championships, Matt currently holds a Brown Belt from 10th Planet and boasts a professional record of 7-1.

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In addition to Rummells work in the human performance field, he boasts an extensive athletic background in a diverse range of team and strength sports. He’s gone from a prolific college career as an offensive lineman at the University of Northern Iowa where he earned multiple awards including 1st Team FCS All-American honors and was being named team captain before earning a spot on the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2015. Jack has spent time training and competing in strongman before shifting focus to competing for seven years in Olympic weightlifting, culminating with a personal best, and 10th place finish in the 105+ kg division at the American Open in 2015. Present day he’s shed the lineman weight, is continuing to push his strength and is finding new ways to test himself now through cycling and other outdoor adventure sports.

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Mike is a well accomplished powerlifter with such accolades as being a 13x Arnold Sports Festival invitee, 10x IPF World Team USA Powerlifter and the 2013 Gold medalist in Deadlift at the IPF World Championships (115kg wt. class). He is also a former college football athlete  and is the Maryland State MAS Wrestling Champion. 

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