Need help getting started? Hitting plateaus?

Personal Training with Rain City Fit can help.

It doesn't matter how long you've been working out, everyone can be benefit from personal training. If you're new to the gym, Personal Training with Rain City Fit can provide the guidance you need to develop a new workout routine. Feeling stuck? Personal Training can give you the personalized instruction you need to get more from your workouts. Trying to set new personal records? We can help you do it.

At Rain City Fit, we have a small hand-picked group of personal trainers who run their own business, seeing their clients at our gym. Each trainer sets their own schedule and their own prices. This enables Rain City Fit to have higher quality trainers, and they get to keep a higher percentage of their earnings, versus the commercial gym model. On this page you’ll find short bios of each trainer and how to connect with them. If you still need further assistance, you can email me directly at ben@raincityfit.com. - Thanks!

Lexi Johnson (she) - alexis.a.johnson1@gmail.com

Lexi (she/her) brings her passion for powerlifting and a wealth of experience to help her clients achieve their fitness goals. An ACE Certified Personal Trainer, she has five years of experience working across the fitness industry and two decades of personal experience within athletics. She has been involved in sports and the gym most of her life, from her dad taking her to the gym as an infant to competing in figure skating, playing rugby in college, and now competing in powerlifting. Lexi has always enjoyed the benefits of being active and hopes she can help her clients discover that same joy.

Lexi’s clientele is diverse, ranging from individuals looking to compete in their first powerlifting meet to those as old as 80 who want to remain active. She specializes in strength-based training and helping those just starting their fitness journey. Her goal as a trainer is to create a space where her clients, regardless of their experience, grow and build confidence in and out of the gym. The combination of knowledge and personal experience allows Lexi to create individualized plans focusing on whatever type of training her clients enjoy the most.

When Lexi isn’t in the gym dancing between sets, she spends time with her dog Bailey, who has more anxiety than she does, and gently forces her girlfriend to go on outdoor adventures. She also works as a research assistant and is in the process of getting her master's. Send an email to alexis.a.johnson1@gmail.com to learn more about training and discuss personalized programs.

Angel Flores (she/her) - arkangel.athlete@gmail.com

Angel Joy Flores is a coach, athlete, and creator focused on helping her community get into the gym, under a barbell, and out into the world. She is USAW Level 2 certified, holds a Kinesiology degree from the University of Texas, and has years of competition in sport, ranging from football to Olympic Weightlifting and Powerlifting. She specializes in teaching and training the strength sports and their movements, as well as sport specific strength and conditioning, and can coach all levels, from beginner to experienced athlete. 

Angel holds a strong interest in Olympic Weightlifting. It’s her passion to bring more individuals to the sport and to the functional movements themselves. She first trained and competed with the team down at the University of Texas. Then switched sports and competed on her own in Powerlifting, out and proud as a transfemme athlete. She grew to appreciate how training like an athlete can improve anyone’s life, and how fighting for her right to compete was a key part of her identity. 

Most importantly, as a trans woman of color, she strives to bring more people like her into the strength and fitness space. While the LGBTQ+ community has a strong presence in the fitness space, Angel draws from her own personal experience to understand the difficulties that trans people face in getting through those doors and into a session. It’s her mission to provide space and support, and to make you feel good about being in the gym.

Sophie Evans (she/her)

sophieevansfit@gmail.com

Sophie is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer who has found a love for fitness through Powerlifting and athletics. She has played volleyball for 13 years, competed in Powerlifting in 2021, and has recently found a passion for calisthenics and kettlebell training.

After discovering her passion for weight training, functional fitness, and overall health and wellness, she decided to become a personal trainer with the goal to help others become their strongest, healthiest, and most confident self, both physically and mentally. One of her biggest priorities is wanting to make fitness fun and accessible for everybody, which means having a variety of exercise approaches to cater towards all wants and needs! 

sam ballenger (he/him)

blackcatstrength206@gmail.com

My name is Sam and I am a NASM-Certified Personal Trainer. I grew up in the Seattle area and played hockey from age 5 through my early 20’s making it to the Jr. A level. I found Rain City Fit in 2020 and immediately felt at home. After becoming a member at the Barbell Club in 2021, I competed in the First Annual RCPU Rookie Meet. Since then, I've competed and placed in numerous sanctioned and unsanctioned meets with a 500lb squat, 400-ish bench press, and 600+ deadlift.

The support and friendships I have made at Rain City Fit have changed my life. Long story shorter, my earlier years included a cycle of addiction and unaddressed mental health which lead to incarceration and homelessness. I got clean in 2018 and found strength training as a positive outlet to support my recovery. Strength training, especially in the community we have at RCF, has changed my life. I have found confidence and empowerment that I never knew I was capable of. I'm now happily married with a new born son!

My goal as a trainer is to help make the world of fitness less intimidating and more welcoming to everybody. No matter what your current level of fitness is, you belong here. I look forward to meeting you and helping you with your own fitness journey!

Thanks!! - Sam

Jacob Tsypkin (he/him) - (tsypkin@protonmail.com)

https://www.anarchostrainingmethods.com/

Jacob has been a fitness professional since 2007, working in a broad range of roles including personal training, gym ownership, and coaching competitive Olympic weightlifters, powerlifters, and CrossFit athletes. He has been fortunate to learn from some of the best weightlifting, powerlifting, and endurance coaches in the United States, and has worked in writing and/or consulting capacities for Juggernaut Training Systems, Renaissance Periodization, Complete Human Performance, and Reactive Training Systems.

Jacob brings a broad range of skills to bear when working with clients. Whether you’re a weightlifter who wants to refine your snatch technique, a powerlifter in need of programming to take your strength to the next level, a runner who wants to supplement your routine with strength training, or just looking to improve your quality of life through fitness, Jacob has the tools to help you succeed.

Jacob emphasizes the development of skills and habits designed to build a productive and sustainable training process. He offers personal training, exercise programming, and a hybrid of the two – especially valuable for clients who travel frequently.

Cameron Williams (he/him) - CoachCam40@gmail.com

Cameron “Cam” Williams (He/Him) is a certified strength & conditioning specialist (CSCS), is USA Weightlifting level one certified, and holds an MS in Exercise Science from George Washington University. Cam has over a decade of experience which includes coaching youth and high school athletes, working with adults looking to increase their strength and general fitness, and training college athletes as an Assistant Strength Coach at Georgetown University, and the Head of Strength and Conditioning at both Vassar College and Seattle University.

Cam is also a lifetime athlete competing in both basketball and football in high school, and basketball and track & field in college earning Division III All-American honors in track & field during his junior year.

After college Cam turned to strength sports as an athletic outlet, competing in both Amateur Strongman and Powerlifting, and is currently focused on mastering Olympic Weightlifting.

Cam’s combination of knowledge, experience and passion for all things athletic allow him to design individualized workouts and training programs that can help you achieve your own fitness and athletic goals.

Noelle Trovela - (she/her) noelle@noellepro.com

Noelle Trovela (she/her) is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer and competitive powerlifter based in Seattle, WA (Coast Salish, Duwamish, Suquamish land).

Noelle has been active for most of her life as a dancer. It is her mission to make the gym accessible and provide all her clients with open, welcoming, and inclusive training. While we should not be defined by our physical bodies, we should do our best to care for them.

Noelle wants to share with her clients that progress is possible for everyone and that getting a “good workout” is vastly different than training. Whatever your goals are - weight loss, discipline, strength, flexibility, or agility - let’s build together.

noellepro.com

Kristen Linck pelvic.health.alliance@gmail.com

Hello! I am a Certified Exercise Physiologist (ACSM) and hold a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Exercise Science from Oregon State University. Go Beavs!

Most of my professional career I have worked as a Physical Therapy Aide while establishing my business. I have 9 years of experience working with sports performance, rehabilitation exercises, pelvic floor exercises, gait analysis, and exercise prescription.

During a training session with me you can expect to develop greater awareness of your body and discover new ways of moving that will challenge you to get out of its all too familiar desk job position. I enjoy problem solving with people on ways to reduce aches and pains by using exercise as medicine.

When I’m not working you can find me building things, playing badminton, thrifting, and just wandering around Cap Hill on the weekends with my dog, Timber.

Josie D’Aquanno (she/her) -pendulumstrengthandnutrition@gmail.com

https://www.pendulumsn.com/

Josie is a Certified CrossFit Level 2 Coach and Certified Precision Nutrition Coach. Josie has always been active. She started playing Baseball when she was 7 years old. As she grew up, she dabbled in other sports such as volleyball, basketball and gymnastics, but ended up coming back to softball. After high school, Josie struggled to establish an exercise routine for several years, until she took up running, eventually training for and completing the Big Sur Marathon. Shortly thereafter, she took up CrossFit and strength training.

“Personal training is the most rewarding work I have ever done. Seeing members and clients grow stronger, mentally and physically, every time they walk into the gym is the most rewarding thing I have ever experienced.”

Josie enjoys working with clients of all fitness levels. She has experience with general strength training, powerlifting, and Olympic weightlifting, as well as various forms of endurance training.

Theo Harris

theo@discofsteel.com

Trainer at RCF Barbell Club

Hi! My name is Theo (he/him), and as a father of 3 and a strength enthusiast, I understand how hard it can be to find time in our busy lives to train. It is my goal as your trainer to help build an informed and enthusiastic relationship with the gym, regardless of skill or experience level. 

Stress is stress, your body and mind can’t distinguish between a hard week of work, or staying up all night with the baby and a tough workout. It is an essential part of my coaching that the programming works for you, and meets your needs so that you can create a fruitful training regiment that meets your goals.

My intention for everyone is to discover what they are truly capable of, and make intelligent training decisions.

So whether you want to be able to walk up a flight of stairs without knee pain, have more energy in the morning or see if you can finally break that deadlift plateau, I’m here to help!

LENA HEMMER (SHE/HER) LENA.R.HEMMER@GMAIL.COM

Lena is a NASM certified CPT and Level 1 USAW Coach. She recently stepped away from being a full time mountain and water sport guide to take on a greater role in the Rain City Fit community. Her passion to empower folks both in strength sports and outdoor pursuits makes her a great option for those looking to learn and or improve upon weightlifting and powerlifting, as well as those looking to better equip themselves for safety and performance in the outdoors (running, climbing, backpacking, mountaineering…)—with both in person, online, and/or hybrid training.

If Lena’s not in the gym Oly lifting, she’s likely out climbing a glacier, swimming in the sound, or playing with her nieces and nephews (all pit bulls ages 1-5).

“There is space for everyone in the gym, in the alpine and on the water. I am excited to help you find yours!”

Contact Lena for in person or online training at: Lena.r.hemmer@gmail.com

KIT SPRUDZS (she/her)

2BUCOACHINGWITHK@gmail.com

Kit is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer and CrossFit Level 1 Trainer. She also holds a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Dance with a minor in Sexuality Studies from The Ohio State University, and completed the Yoga Sculpt Teacher Training through CorePower Yoga in 2019. Kit’s approach to personal training is informed by queer theory, a deep and thorough commitment to food + body neutrality, and more than two decades exploring countless different embodied practices. She cannot wait to share her love of strength training/functional fitness, fascination with anatomy and exercise science, and admiration for the human spirit with her clients. Your goals are her goals, so come as you are and Kit will meet you there. What she wants most, is for you To Be You!

Jacq (she/her)

IG: @gainswithjacq

Jacq is a NASM & Precision Nutrition Level 1 certified personal trainer and competitive powerlifter. She also holds a Bachelor's of Science in Kinesiology from Seattle University!

Her passion for lifting started in 2015, when she decided to start her own journey. In 2021, she realized that her lifting is more than just a hobby and that coaching is her calling. That’s when she decided to switch her major from Business to Kinesiology and started coaching.

Her favorite part about being a Coach is empowering others to feel confident, strong, and like a badass! Besides her passion for coaching and lifting, Jacq loves discovering new music, coffee shops, and foods! "

Thanks, -Jacq

Sam Padilla (she/her) samreachstrength@gmail.com reachstrength.com

My name is Sam, and I’ve been in the fitness industry for 8 years. My goal as a trainer/coach is to lead with compassion and empathy first and foremost. I strive to make fitness inclusive and accessible for any and all bodies.

My education background is in Exercise Science and Health Sciences. I’m a Certified Personal Trainer through American Council on Exercise (ACE) and a Certified Inclusive Fitness Trainer through the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).

I specialize in Olympic Weightlifting, strength training, functional fitness and love doing everything in between. 

I have experience working with many different populations, including those who are post-op, recovering from injuries, high school and collegiate athletes, those with disabilities and limitations due to paralysis, those with chronic diseases like MS, Lupus, and Fibromyalgia, and those with anxiety, depression, and eating disorders. 

I’m passionate about what I do and and do it all with intention and integrity. I would love to work with you! 

Emily Strahan (https://strahanfitness.wixsite.com/strahan-fitness)

Emily is a certified ISSA personal trainer, L1 CrossFit coach, Olympic Lifting certified and NASM nutrition coach. She is a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community and affirms that strength is for everyone regardless of age, ability, or gender. 

Emily has trained in many forms since high school, when she fell in love with the strength and confidence that resistance training gave her in everyday life. A former soccer, track and rugby athlete, her favorite exercise modalities include CrossFit, olympic lifting, kettlebell training, mobility training and corrective exercise, a technique that addresses muscle imbalance with the intent to improve pain symptoms.

Emily’s goal is to make fitness enjoyable, accessible and sustainable. She believes in celebrating all the wins and fostering an environment where you feel supported in your goals. Emily is also passionate about changing the way we view fitness. Exercise shouldn't be about how a body is supposed to look. We are made to move! Emily's goal is to help you find movement that inspires love and appreciation for your body and all it is capable of. 

Emily offers personal training, nutrition coaching and programming. 

Kirsten (Kirt) Terry-Springs (He/him)

NEWGROWTHFIT@GMAIL.COM

Hello my name is Kirsten (Kirt) Terry-Springs owner of New Growth Fitness LLC. I’m a certified trainer through ISSA. Also a proud plant parent! Huge anime nerd, If I’m not in the gym I’m working on plants watching some anime. Being outdoors in nature and embracing life is what I’m all about!

The gym has been a big contributor to me understanding myself, dealing with stress! The gym can be a scary place, but it can be a great ally. My specialties are building confidence, power, strength with clients. And helping others realize their own personal power!

I spent a couple of years coaching football at high school and college level. I believe everyone is an athlete!

I’m looking for clients that want to make a change in their lives not only for themselves but their loved ones and friends. Let’s begin your new growth now!

rain city fit needs based personal training

We are starting a new needs based personal training program. Personal training can be expensive, and we want our trainers to be able to charge what they need to charge to make a living in our expensive city. We also wanted to find a way to offer personal training to folks who could benefit from it, but maybe don’t make enough money to afford $80-$100/hr.

We want to focus this program on our LGBTQIA2+, BIPOC, and womxn-indentified members of our Seattle community. At this moment, we aren’t setting a specific income threshold to qualify for this program, we are looking for folks who make at or less than the median income, about $55,000/year.

We have two new trainers who will be featured for this program, their bios are listed below. They are both experienced lifters, and fully certified personal trainers. They are being mentored and coached on a daily basis by our more experienced coaches. I have full faith in their ability as trainers, and as people, to provide excellent training to folks who qualify.

Currently, rates will be $25-$35/hr, depending on the client can afford. 100% of the money will go directly to the trainer. We request that folks who have the ability, try to buy a few sessions at a time. 5 or 10 packs of sessions are pretty standard. That gives the trainer the ability to make long term plans with you, based on your goals, and where you are currently, instead of just having it be a once in a while type of thing.

You can email us at training@raincityfit.com with any questions or to get started!

Thanks! - Ben

Glenn Solver (he/him) - shadowstrength.seattle@gmail.com

My name is Glenn and I’m a NASM Certified Personal Trainer. For as long as I can remember, I was actively involved in soccer throughout my school years. My lifting journey began when I was 17 and I’ve been training consistently ever since. I have competed in sanctioned and unsanctioned powerlifting events (most recent one was in April 2024) and will probably do a few more in the future! 

In July 2022, I had a severe accident - I slipped and fell off a pretty high flight of stairs that resulted in breaking my left fibula and ankle, which not only physically incapacitated me, but also severely shook my confidence. It was a challenging period where I had to undergo bed rest and then re-learn how to walk over the next 6-7 months. This experience taught me firsthand the importance of mental resilience and the struggle of rebuilding confidence after injury. Now, as a personal trainer, I am committed to helping my clients regain their confidence, whether it's overcoming an injury or any other obstacle they may face on their fitness journey

With a passion for fitness and a commitment to empowering individuals, my mission is to cultivate a safe and inclusive environment where clients feel supported and encouraged in their fitness journey. I strive to foster confidence by listening attentively to their needs, understanding their unique aspirations, and tailoring personalized training programs to help them achieve their fitness goals effectively. Through dedication, empathy, and expertise, I aim to inspire and guide individuals towards a healthier and happier lifestyle. 

Roxanne Miller (She/Her)

roxanne@laurelspt.com

Roxanne Laurie Miller (she/her) is a personal trainer and bodybuilder who has been living in Seattle for the last 4 years. Originally from Indiana, she is excited to work with clients to make the gym accessible and fun!

Roxy has been doing some type of fitness-related activity for over a decade, originally starting out as a runner. Eventually, she got into weightlifting and fell in love with it as a form of self-care.

She wants to share that passion with her clients, especially from the queer and trans community. Being a trans weightlifter herself, she sees weightlifting as a means to celebrate trans bodies and build a better relationship with fitness. No matter her clients’ goals, Roxy is ready to help with the process!