Samuel M.

Online Powerlifting Coach

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Dec 2025 - Present • 9 mos

I currently work as an online powerlifting coach with StrengthLab Torino, a specialized powerlifting team and training facility in Italy. My role involves coaching lifters with different experience levels and goals, from athletes building their foundations to competitive powerlifters preparing for high-level competition. I design individualized training programs based on each athlete's experience, goals, performance and available equipment. My coaching includes exercise selection, volume and intensity management, RPE-based programming, progression planning, technique analysis and continuous adjustments based on performance and feedback. I regularly analyze squat, bench press and deadlift videos to identify technical limitations and provide clear, actionable cues and corrections. I also monitor athletes' progress and adapt their training when performance, recovery or individual circumstances require a change in approach. Being part of StrengthLab Torino allows me to work within a team with a strong competitive powerlifting background. StrengthLab is a specialized powerlifting environment whose coaches work with athletes competing at national and international level. Alongside my coaching experience, I am also an active competitive powerlifter. I have competed at Italian, European and World level, winning the European Junior Championship in the -120 kg category in 2025 with an 875 kg total. I have since increased my competition total to 885 kg, with current competition bests of 325.5 kg squat, 232 kg bench press and 336 kg deadlift. My approach to coaching is based on combining practical experience as an athlete with individualized programming, technical analysis and long-term progression.

Powerlifting Coach & Gym Instructor

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Oct 2022 - Apr 2026 • 3 yrs 6 mos

Worked for over 3 years as a gym instructor and powerlifting coach, supporting members with their training, technique and strength development. My role included assisting athletes during their training sessions, analyzing exercise technique, providing personalized feedback and helping lifters improve their performance. I also worked with athletes on powerlifting-specific training, including squat, bench press and deadlift technique, exercise selection, programming and progression. Over time, I gained hands-on experience working with lifters with different training backgrounds, goals and experience levels, learning how to adapt training rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all approach. This experience, combined with my own competitive powerlifting career, gave me a strong practical understanding of strength training and athlete development.