Coaches.
With years of academic, competitive, educational and real-world experience, we’re ready to help you achieve your goals.
Why are we here?
The main thing that drives us is a desire to uplift the sport that we've all found a home in. Powerlifting isn’t just a fantastic way to structure strength training, but is also a way to find out more about yourself and what you're made of.
We've been working with powerlifters for seven years and have served over 600 athletes and yet, despite the numbers, we treat each athlete with the respect and commitment to bring them to their peak sport form.
The Team
Bryce Lewis
TSA Founder, Strength Coach
Through many means, Bryce uses sport to connect with life--with those people living it, with the pursuit and dissemination of science and information, and to the goal of moving better. As a current elite powerlifter and strength coach, Bryce is curious about movement and the world around him.
Specializations
Inner mind/Mental performance
Periodization
Hani Jazayrli
USAPL Senior International Coach
Hani has been a part of The Strength Athlete staff since 2014 and is looking forward to the continued pursuit of strength with his clients and the rest of TSA's family.
Specializations
Autoregulated DUP
Injury Prevention
Eric Bodhorn
CSCS USAW CC/USAPL Senior National Coach
Eric specializes in subtle additions and modifications to training that make the world of difference, keeping training both progressive and sustainable for athletes of all levels. He’s worked with rank beginner to world level athletes and enjoys helping everyone succeed.
Specializations
Powerlifting Kinematics
Figure
Angela Kattula
Strength Coach
Angela began working at TSA in late 2021 and brings with her immense curiosity for the athlete’s journey and the skills it takes to excel not only at providing top-notch training plans but in building rock-solid coach-athlete relationships.
Specializations
Lifting Technique
Diversity & Inclusion Advocacy
Alyssa-Joy Spence
Strength Coach
Alyssa-Joy makes the rest of us look bad with her PhD in Sport & Exercise Science with a specialization in Strength & Conditioning. In meshing high-level sports science with practical skill, she is able to deliver customized training approaches rooted in modern science while making sure feedback to athletes is measured, compassionate, and forward-thinking.
Specializations
Research Application
Anatomy
Tessia DeMattos
Doctor of Physical Therapy, CSCS, Clinical Athlete WL Coach, Clinical Athlete Powerlifting Coach
Tessia aims to knit her knowledge of physical therapy with her skills and knowledge as a competitive powerlifter to better the lives of the athletes she works with. She believes in helping athletes feel empowered to take charge of their rehab and attain their goals, and that the only difference between rehab and training is the starting point.
Specializations
Training Modifications
Remote Athlete Care
