About
About Coach RJ
Strength coach, lifelong learner, and believer in process over ego.
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Coach RJ holds a graduate degree in Exercise Science with a concentration in Strength and Conditioning from Colby-Sawyer College, where he also worked as an assistant strength and condi[...]
His experience spans training facility work, weight room supervision, and international offseason training programs.
Coaching philosophy
The foundation is passion and energy — fostering an environment that values learning and growth over results and ego. Athletes are partners in the work, not subjects of it. That means[...]
Consistency over intensity
The work that compounds is the work that gets done — not the heroic week followed by three quiet ones.
Enjoyment over ego
Athletes who like the process stick with the process. Ego is fragile; enjoyment is durable.
Process over outcome
Outcomes are downstream of habits. Get the inputs right and the outputs follow.
Education
Master's in Strength & Conditioning
In progress
Graduate work culminating in the Comprehensive Assessment Project: Establishing Strength and Conditioning Assessments at Colby-Sawyer College.
B.S. Exercise Science
Completed
Experience
Colby-Sawyer College
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Working with college athletes across sports while pursuing graduate study.
Stratton Mountain School
Winter sports performance — four years
Coaching, programming, and interpersonal development with aspiring elite winter sport athletes.