Rachel has been a health and fitness coach since 2013. With vast experience in the field of personal training, she is an expert in corrective exercise, physical wellness, and athletic performance. She has a passion for helping people change their lives in the simplest and most realistic ways possible. Working with clients ranging from beginner to advanced, she possesses the knowledge and personal experience to create programs that guide individuals to reach their full potential.

CPT; Certified Personal Trainer
ASFA; American Sports and Fitness Association

Crossfit – Level 1

IASTM; Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization
Hawkgrips Level 1 and 2

C.H.E.K. Institute
Scientific Core Conditioning Specialist
Scientific Back Training Specialist
Scientific Shoulder Training Specialist

Thai Massage Practitioner

Metabolic Analytics Practitioner

Neurological Typing Practitioner

PRI; Postural Restoration Institute
Postural Respiration Practitioner

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Being from an athletic and fitness minded family it would seem natural my interest follow. But it was my junior year of high school when my Love for fitness really blossomed. Black Flag opened me up to the next level of fitness and training! It was here, at Black Flag I realized I was born to teach! I began to coach and teach group classes and then I found my way to personal training with younger kids in our Athletic Development program. This experience opened up an entire new world for me. This new level of teaching and connecting with people and athletes has empowered me as a coach! My goal for making meaningful, healthy, trustworthy and grounding relationships through fitness was finally possible! My mission is to learn, grow and thrive with all my clients (athletes). The fitness world truly changed my life, I hope to help all find the healthy peace that I have found through my journey and be the guiding hand to get us, as a team to achieve their goals.

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Pawel possesses close to 20 years of education, exploration, coaching and successful implementation of various training methods including Functional Training, Olympic Weightlifting, CrossFit, Strongman, Powerlifting, Calisthenics and Bodybuilding. Always a student, the ever-increasing breadth and depth of his knowledge and experience allows him to leave no stone unturned to help develop complete well-rounded athletes and individuals.

He has worked with numerous clients with tremendous success from all sports and walks of life improving thier overall health and wellbeing, refining movement patterns and technique, developing coordination, balance and stability while increasing explosive power, speed, strength, and overall force development.

He himself is a former basketball standout as well as former basketball coach at Hawken Upper School. He has competed in both Olympic Weightlifting and Strongman. In addition to training clients one on one he is also the head coach of Black Flag Barbell Club. Maximize your human and athletic potential by contacting him directly at pawel@bfathletics.com or (216) 482-6680.

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Peter Nelson II is a fitness professional who takes pride in creating long lasting, positive change. Through an all inclusive approach on fitness, Peter looks at all aspects of one’s wellness and creates an individualized program that meets the client’s needs.

His Credentials Include:
Biomechanics Specialist (NESTA), Fascial Stretch Therapist (Stretch2WIn), Specialist in Fitness Nutrition, CrossFit L1, United States Weightlifting L1, and is Functional Movement Screen certified.

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