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Ray R., San Diego, CA Strength & Conditioning Coach

Ray R.

Strength & Conditioning

SILVER
6 reviews

Attentive, detail-oriented coaching with an emphasis on developing a complete athlete that will excel in sport and in life. View all coaching experience

This coach is unavailable to take clients at this time.

Training Locations
Training Locations
  1. The Stronghold CrossFit & Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, 2176 Chatsworth Boulevard, San Diego, CA

Coach is willing to travel up to 10 miles

  • University of California--San Diego (CA)

  • 5 years

  • Qualified Private Coach

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Weight Loss, Obstacle Training, Tabata Training, Powerlifting, Olympic Weightlifting, Nutrition, HIIT, CrossFit, Cross Training, Conditioning

  • Upper Body Strength, Speed/ Agility, Snatch, Rehabilitation, Power Clean, Medicine Ball Workouts, Lower body strength, Front Squat, Flexibility, Explosiveness, Deadlift, Core Conditioning, Clean and Jerk, Bench Press, Balance, Back Squat

Credentials

  • University of California--San Diego (CA)

  • 5 years

  • Qualified Private Coach

Services

  • Adults, Kids, Teenagers

  • Weight Loss, Obstacle Training, Tabata Training, Powerlifting, Olympic Weightlifting, Nutrition, HIIT, CrossFit, Cross Training, Conditioning

  • Upper Body Strength, Speed/ Agility, Snatch, Rehabilitation, Power Clean, Medicine Ball Workouts, Lower body strength, Front Squat, Flexibility, Explosiveness, Deadlift, Core Conditioning, Clean and Jerk, Bench Press, Balance, Back Squat

More About Coach Ray

I have been in the Fitness Industry for 5 years but I have been coaching/mentoring/teaching since 2002. I love people and am passionate about helping them learn, grow and succeed.

I am a CrossFit L3 Trainer. In addition to owning and operating my own gym, CrossFit Stronghold in San Diego, I am a member of the Seminar Staff for CrossFit Headquarters. I teach the L1 Trainer course as well as the CrossFit Weightlifting Course.

Outside of CrossFit, I am a USA Weightlifting Club Coach and run Stronghold Barbell Club.

Additionally, I am a movement and mobility coach with Movement Rx specializing in movement analysis, corrective movement coaching, education. I help teach movement and mobility clinics and workshops.

I have coached athletes all over the world of different ages, abilities, and with varying disabilities. I have experience coaching kids, teens, adults, the elderly, and special needs.

I admittedly have never excelled at any one sport, but it's safe to say that I'm very well rounded. I played high school sports all 4 years: Cross Country, Wrestling, Track, Roller Hockey, and Lacrosse. In college I played lacrosse at UCSD. I rock climbed all through college, I surf, I've competed in triathlons, I was a SCUBA instructor. My current focus is in strength gymnastics, olympic weightlifting, powerlifting, and CrossFit. I also continue to play roller hockey in an adult league.

I'm a jack of all trades, and my knowledge in each is pretty in depth. I'm a perpetual student and my goal is to understand how my athletes should feel in whatever discipline so that I can relate to their needs and help them be the best they can.

Each training session has a goal in mind. That goal ultimately is a progressive step toward the athlete's overall goal.

An athlete can expect to warm up with drills that will challenge and improve their mobility and optimize their positions so they can move as efficiently and safely as possible. We will also incorporate muscle activation drills to maximize muscle and motor recruitment for the upcoming workout.

Workouts will emphasize solid mechanics (form) and have longevity in mind. My goal for every athlete is to enjoy life and their sport (or simply the joy of training) for years to come.

All workouts will end with a cool down meant to facilitate recovery and prepare the athlete for future training or competition.

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Client Reviews

Ray is a great coach. He pays so much attention to detail and form, really cares about his athletes and their goals. He's very knowledgable and patient.
In the month I've been working with Ray he's taken the time to explain the "why" behind each movement and to help me figure out what weight is healthy for me to move with the limitations I have. He always answers questions thoughtfully and with real knowledge (not the "I think" bs you'd get at a big box gym) and his sense of humor serves as a great encouragement when you're struggling through a tough workout. I told him the other day "You're really good at telling people what they're bad at." and it's true in the best way possible. Ray will help you get in shape, move better, think about why you should move better, and you'll laugh at least once.
Ray cares about his clients and their individual needs. He makes you feel like an athlete and pushes you as such...even when you feel like the furthest thing from one. He knows that fears in the gym are directly related to our fears in life and helps you overcome.
Absolutely amazing. I went in with problems with my knees and neck that have bothered me for years after a bad car crash. It didn't happen over night but with the constant help from Ray working on weakness and my health, I am proud to be free from all knee and neck pain! Such a dedicated person to help anyone through any physical ailment or anyone trying to become fitter and healthier! My movement is much better and I now have been taught the ways of becoming fitter inside the gym and outside it!
Make no mistake, Ray is the real deal. He is incredibly knowledgeable and will push you beyond your mental and physical limits. There's no question that Ray knows exactly how to train you to get the most out of your time 5 stars. A+. Don't even think twice.
Ray has an amazing eye for detail. I learned a lot of things about my posture and biomechanics that needed help, things that my coaches at a cro$$fit gym had ignored or not been well-educated enough to see. He helped me add almost 10 kilos to my snatch in a very short time and helped my positions in a wide variety of movements. Very flexible hours and a really great, small facility.
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