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Amanda Truelove
My name is Amanda Truelove. I first got into kettlebells in 2019 after having my daughter and experiencing pain with self led gym workouts. I fell in love with the simple yet effective modality instantly. I liked it enough to be consistent which is why I was successful. In 2023 I received my strong first SFG 1 certification and have been teaching ever since. I am obsessed with all things strength both physical and mental; “for if there is no struggle, there is no strength.” In my spare time I train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and like to make memories with my two kids Clash and Remington. I’ve gone on to train Barbell and look forward to advancing my knowledge and credentials with Strong First and Kettle bell training.
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Scott Jackman
Instructor since 2011
EDUCATION AND CERTS
-Australian institute of fitness
-Master trainer lvl 1
-Cert IV in personal training
-Cert III in fitness
-CPR/ AED
-Massage therapist specialize in sports and fitness (Australia only)
Scott grew up and received his education in Perth, Australia. Before moving to the United States and establishing his career in Portland in 2013 Scott travelled the world extensively for 7 years, visiting 19 countries. Scott became a US citizen in 2022.
Scott believes in a very individual based coaching style. He takes a holistic approach to health and fitness while implementing the Four Key Pillars of Success – movement, mindset, nourishment and regeneration. For example, Scott works closely with his clients to improve their strength and conditioning, learning to set goals and increase discipline, to understand nutrition for their specific body and to optimize their sleep, rest and recovery habits. Scott also has extensive experience with injury rehabilitation and corrective exercise.
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Liz DiGreorio
Certifications & Achievements:
SFG I, II (kettlebell instructor)
SFL (barbell instructor)
FMS 2 (functional movement)
NASM (personal trainer certification)
Liz began strength training in 2012 and from there developed a passion for improving health through fitness. Her pursuit of an active lifestyle led her to get her NASM personal training certification in 2015. She then began helping others to achieve their own fitness goals and currently has more than 10,000 total hours of coaching experience. Liz discovered Hardstyle kettlebells in 2016 and has since become an instructor through StrongFirst. She has earned both SFG I and II certifications while also completing her SFL barbell certification in 2019.
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Brian McCormick
Brian is a certified personal trainer with over a decade of experience in strength training, nutrition, and behavior change. Based in Southeast Portland at Hardstyle Strength, he helps clients transform their health and fitness. Outside the gym, Brian enjoys cooking, running, hiking, and backpacking.
Connect with him on Instagram @thrive.life.fitness or
via email brian@ithrive.fitness
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TEAL PRICE
- Certifications/achievements:
SFG I, II (kettlebell instructor) “Sinister”
SFL (barbell instructor)
NCSF (personal trainer certification)
Teal is a StrongFirst instructor with both kettlebell certifications and Barbell. Teal has not always maintained a healthy lifestyle. In high school she was well-rounded in athletics and played volleyball, basketball, golf, and racquetball until doctors discovered a rare abnormality in both her ankles. Twelve surgeries later and in her early twenties, she had gained 80lbs and was told by doctors to only exercise in the pool…until she was introduced to kettlebells. She learned the endurance and strength training that came with just a simple kettlebell swing, and movements that would actually end up relieving some of her chronic pain and helping her lose much of her excess weight. Teal uses low impact ideology with her students. She believes strength training can be used to help chronic pain as well as to aid and prevent injuries. Most importantly, Teal is mother to a daughter and twin baby boys, and is a Portland, Oregon native.
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PARIS BAKKUM
Certifications & Achievements:
“Beast Tamer”
SFG I, II,SFL
FMS Level 2
N.A.S.M. CPT, PES, CES
TRX
USAW (olympic lifting)
Paris grew up in Portland and once lived in a house one block away from our location here at Hardstyle. In his teens he learned the benefits of hard work and consistency as a state champion Junior Olympic Boxer. After High School, he spent 7 years in the Army as a Combat Medic before returning to Portland. Post military Paris worked at an Endocrinology Center. He saw first hand what living a sedentary unhealthy lifestyle could do to your body and decided to focus on the preventative side.
Since 2008 Paris has been helping people get strong and stay strong long into their lives. He believes that working your body throughout its range of motion with heavy but manageable weight will keep your body capable of supporting the life you want to live long into your years.
“After getting certified through Strongfirst I learned the true benefits of hardstyle training, learning proper breathing mechanics and training barefoot changed my view on what strength training can do for your body. My wife and I started this buisness to educate people on the benefits of Hardstyle strength training and how they can use Kettlebells and Barbells to improve all aspects of their lives. We are fortunate to have such competent educated instructors eager to spread this knowledge to anyone willing to learn.”
