USA Weightlifting National Coach Emmy began weightlifting under the tutelage of Bob Takano in 1996 to help improve her performance in track & field where she was a scholarship athlete. She quickly developed a love for the sport and began competing. Within a short period of time she became one of the top female weightlifters...Read More

USA Weightlifting Level 2 Coach Erik was introduced to the sport of weightlifting in 2011 and began competing in 2014, though he was introduced to the lifts far earlier as a high school football player in 2002. Having learned components of the lifts from coaches with no experience with the sport for over a decade...Read More

USA Weightlifting Level 2 Coach Kristin was introduced to the Olympic lifts through Crossfit in 2013 which she joined to “lose the baby weight” 6 weeks after the birth of her second son. She grew up a competitive dancer and acrobat at the Dance Slipper in Western Massachusetts, ranking in the top 20 female teen...Read More

Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), Precision Nutrition L1 Certification Trina Mendoza is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) with a Masters of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis. She has over 15 years experience in both a clinical setting working with children and experience teaching group fitness, coaching CrossFit and coaching nutrition with weight-class athletes. She...Read More