Your Instructors

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The sport of Strongman continues to grow because it is an exciting combination of power/strength and athleticism. We have spent years training and learning the sport together, and as two teachers, sharing our expertise and knowledge around the sport is one of our greatest joys.

Isabelle is a Certified USA Powerlifting Club Coach and a 11 time World Champion Powerlifter. She competes for the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) and USA Powerlifting. Isabelle's passion is powerlifting. She loves to compete and she loves to teach. Whether you're a veteran or a newbie to powerlifting, she's eager to share her knowledge.

www.spokanepowerlifting.com

11 x IPF World Champion

Current IPF World Bench Press Record Holder

2019 induction to the IPF Hall of Fame

Assistant Powerlifting Coach to Midland University

Precision Nutriton Certification

USA Powerlifting Coach Certification

IPF Cat 2 Referee

USA Powerlifting North Carolina State Chair

www.132poundsofpower.com

Kelly K Bartleson is a Physical Therapy Specialist in Spokane, Washington. She has over 17 years experience working with orthopedic conditions and specializing in Evidence based return to sport testing and augmentation with video. She will be offering individualized Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) for anyone interested during the conference. This will help find where your limitations during movement are so you can address them in your training.

 In 2013, Rachel became the youngest person in USA Weightlifting (USAW) history to head coach an international team.   A national coach for USAW and Club Coach for USA Powerlifting, she is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS-NSCA) and runs a variety of strength sport events for powerlifting, weightlifting, and grip sport. 

Zac has been involved in Powerlifting since 1997. He is a certified USA Powerlifting Senior International Coach and has coached 50+ female All-American Powerlifters and 25+ female National Champions. He coached the LA Tech Women's Powerlifting Team to back-to-back National Champions in 2006 and 2007. Zac is the owner of the Cooper Training Institute specializing in Powerlifting coaching and programming. His passion is teaching and coaching Powerlifting to people of all ages and abilities.

www.coopertraining.com

Danna is the organizer of this event. She has been involved in powerlifting since 1997. She is the Washington State USA Powerlifting State Chair and State Chair Committee Chair. Danna is passionate about encouraging women to get into strength sports. Not only was she the meet director for one of the largest powerlifting events in history in 2018, she  also runs more than 7 other powerlifting events every year.