These are the best Oly lifting coaches in the Tampa area! Very knowledgable and informative and definitely personalize everything and take all the individual’s needs into account. I highly recommend!!

I’m 39 year old CrossFitter, a mother of two (ages 5 and 2), and a lifelong swimmer. I once competed at a collegiate level, back in the late 90s. As a result, my entire shoulder girdle is rotated internally from years of stroking water. Lifting toddlers onto my hip and holding them with my right arm jutting out has only added to the imbalance between my two shoulders. I also have femoral ante version, which has left me with very limited mobility in my hips to be able to get below parallel in a full squat.I found Patrick when I had only been crossfitting for 7 months in April of 2014 (via Google!). The Olympic lifts weren’t clicking for me at all, a combination of how complex they were and my mobility issues. Patrick started with an assessment of how I was snatching and cleaning to date, very ugly. One thing about Patrick is that he’s very polite; I knew my lifts were horrible and he just took it all in. He cleared me on my squat test and quickly identified my shoulder issues along with my weak core. At that time, I was not able to sit upright in a weighted squat position. We went through ten private sessions -back to basics for Olympic lifting. I learned that HIGH BAR back squatting is the only way to go and not to lean forward and “wind up” my lifts. Driving through my legs was something new as well, I was used to “muscling up” weight when they got heavy for me. Through the repeated squatting, learning how to hold my breath and tighten my core, I improved immediately. Patrick is very patient and very specific with form; he accepts nothing less than doing it ALL correctly. He also helped with accessory exercises to help my core (planking) and shoulder mobility (banded, tempo with kettle bells).We completed those sessions in about 6 weeks and I still lift with Patrick once a week, to refine technique. Now my loads are improving because my form is so much better and consistent. He even programmed a Snatch max and C&J max for me—just to see what I could move. I amazed myself, it felt so light! My mobility is so much better in my hips and shoulders, I never question if I’m below parallel now and I know I’m sitting up straight when receiving the bar. I attribute this to Patrick teaching me new stretching and strengthening techniques to work on at home.I would recommend Patrick as an Olympic lifting coach to anyone who wants to get into Oly as a sport/competitor or for a CrossFitter. Even though I had only been crossfitting for a year, I had aspirations to make strides into the Masters competitive arena in both Weightlifting and Crossfit; Patrick will definitely be there coaching my lifts along the way.

After doing CrossFit for a year, I had hit a plateau with my lifts and my gymnastics skills…After going to a few small group lessons with Patrick, my technique was improving tremendously, but it still wasn’t enough for me to really progress in my lifts the way I wanted…After primarily focusing on Weightlifting for 8-10 weeks and coming back to doing WODs, I got my first muscle up, 5 strict pull-ups in a row (before it was 1), 15 unbroken handstand push-ups (before it was 6), increased maxes on all of my lifts, and I suddenly had the strength to knock out 20 pistols! P.S. Also, I didn’t lose my aerobic conditioning either!