Our Team

Coach Alex has been competing on national and international teams for the USA since 2005. He is a former record holder in the 69kcat. Coach Alex has extensive knowledge working with beginner to international athletes. He has studied under a variety of coaches worldwide.

• 9x American Record Holder

• 4x World Team Member

• 5x Pan Am Team Member

• 2x National Champion

• 2010 World University Champion

• 2008 Junior World Team Member

Coach Michelle has been competing on national stage since 2011. She is most credited for her Bronze Medal in the Snatch at the 2014 USAW Nationals Competition where she was competing in the B session.

2015 Nationals Snatch Bronze Medalist

Jimmy grew up and playing baseball and practicing martial arts & started wrestling in 8th grade competing on the National level through High School.

After graduating high school Marquez worked at a MMA gym coaching wrestling to youth and training/sparing with MMA fighters.

Joined the Air Force, got into Olympic lifting through CrossFit (2 years 2014-2016)

Marquez was stationed in South Korea & began training in Olympic lifting in 2018 with Alex Lee. “Coach Lee helped Jimmy fall in love with weightlifting” and Marquez joined the team physically in August 2019 after his separation with the military. “I PR’d my snatch by 10kg just by him being able to coach me in person.”

In May 2020 Jimmy moved to Arizona to join our team and coaching staff full time.

2019 AO Finals Clean & Jerk Bronze Medalist

Description teLindsay has been competing in the sport of weightlifting since 2015, the same year she began her career as a fitness professional. She has coached in person fitness ranging from CrossFit, Weightlifting, bootcamp classes, mobility, youth programs, private training and group strength training classes at a boutique gym in Hollywood. She interned with Hall of Fame coach Bob Takano and coached a masters athlete at an international competition in 2016.

In 2019, Lindsay moved into the online space coaching clients on nutrition, fitness & general strength training. In September 2022, she medaled at the American Open Series 2 in Canada, taking home silver in snatch and bronze in both clean and jerk and total.

2022 AO2 Snatch Silver Medalist
2022 AO2 Bronze Clean & Jerk Medalist
2022 AO2 Bronze Total Medalist

Megan has always been an athlete, but weightlifting has stolen her heart. She has been coaching since 2016 - She started off in the bodybuilding world and currently works with people looking to get started in weightlifting. After years of study to learn how to recover from her own hip pain, Megan also holds a large passion for healing hips. Her goal is to teach people to move efficiently and to care for the body so they can enjoy training for a lifetime!

- Degree in Sport and Fitness Management
- ACSM Certified Personal Trainer
- USA Weightlifting Level 2
- ISSA Certified Nutritionist
- FRC Mobility Specialist