Book Private Strength-and-speed Lessons with Coach Jacob
Here to get my athletes wherever they need to be—without the ego, just results
Here to get my athletes wherever they need to be—without the ego, just results
With 7 years of running and over a decade of strength training experience, I’m a certified personal trainer and track/cross country coach focused on long-term athlete development. In my years coaching from the youth to high school level, my top priority has always been keeping my athletes strong, fast, injury-free, and motivated. I keep things simple, and make sure that anyone under my wing gains enough knowledge to train themselves.
Auburn, WA
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Weekly Availability
Monday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
1:00 AM - 4:00 AM
Tuesday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
1:00 AM - 4:00 AM
Wednesday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
1:00 AM - 4:00 AM
Thursday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
1:00 AM - 4:00 AM
Friday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
1:00 AM - 4:00 AM
Saturday
2:00 PM - 11:00 PM
2:00 AM - 4:00 AM
Sunday
2:00 PM - 11:00 PM
2:00 AM - 4:00 AM
Don't see your preferred date/time? This is only general availability - alternative times may be possible.
Get to know Coach Jacob
About Me:
Like my profile pitch says, I am a certified personal trainer and avid gym-goer/runner with over a decade of experience. I started coaching Track and Cross Country at the middle school level, and have since worked with youth athletes, as well as high schoolers heading into college.
How I can help you improve your game:
I take inspiration from some of the best running programs across the world; namely, I utilize Kenyan, Jamaican, Norwegian, and Japanese methods in my training. In my spare time, I also study American college programs that specialize mostly in improving athletes who may or may not already be great at their craft. Basically, I take note of whatever workouts and drills these programs partake in, and use my general exercise/personal training knowledge to personalize them for whoever trains under me. No matter the athlete, I always put overall health above anything else, so I always take personal obligations into consideration when training others.
What a typical training session looks like with me:
We start with a general warmup, which typically includes a mixture of walking, jogging, dynamic stretches, weight-assisted stretches, and drills to help get the blood flowing (note: different athletes require different amounts of warming up, some need 5 minutes or less, others might need 20+). From there, we move into the main workout sets, which include exercises that are specifically tailored to the needs of whoever I'm training (for instance, a sprinter might do sets of 10-30m sprints). After roughly 30 minutes to an hour of the main exercise, we get into a cooldown, which involves the same elements I mentioned for the warmups, but done at a lower intensity to allow the heart rate to go down before the session is over.
Career summary and accomplishments:
I ran one year of Cross Country and Track for Auburn High School as a senior, and from then on, I fell in love with both sports, and started studying them like crazy. My development under Auburn's program got me a small scholarship for Green River College, where I gained experience in collegiate-level training. As an avid exercise enthusiast and personal trainer, I have a broad grasp of how to train athletes of all kinds, specifically for injury prevention and athletic development.
Best coach I ever had:
My high school Track/Cross Country coach gave me enough freedom and experience in running to make me want to take up coaching myself
What athletes and parents should know about me:
I will always prioritize an athlete's mental and physical wellbeing over all else, and as a result, my training sometimes feels more laid back and chilled out than most would expect. Ultimately, my goal is to gradually get my athletes in shape so that they don't feel the common pangs of training, and have a smooth transition into their competitions.
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