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I didn't learn about coaching obesity in a textbook; I learned it while losing 200+ pounds on the gym floor. Now, I teach coaches, owners, and families the hard-won technical and psychological realities of supporting deconditioned athletes. Zero crap. Just the actual tools that work when the stakes are highest.
Understand Them.
Understand Them.
Don't Just Coach Them.
Don't Just Coach Them.
Athena perez | crossfit coach | scaled nation training
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My mission is simple: give coaches, owners, and support systems the blunt truths and technical tools they need to actually help those with obesity. I don't teach theory. I teach what I'm living every single day. It’s not about being perfect; it’s about showing up and doing the messy, necessary work. Let's get to it
Friends call me "bean"
Friends call me "bean"
hey, i'm athena
hey, i'm athena
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Health isn’t just about what you lose—it’s about what you gain: confidence, strength, and the freedom to live as your most authentic self.
Health isn’t just about what you lose—it’s about what you gain: confidence, strength, and the freedom to live as your most authentic self.
testimonials: the kindest words
"Four Diablo Coaches and I attended the Working with Larger Bodies Seminar – and we’re blown away by what we didn’t know and by what we learned. The knowledge gained and the eye-opening experience will pay interest for many years – to our coaches, our community and especially to larger body athletes who walk through our doors."
- Craig Howard, CrossFit Diablo
"We were absolutely blown away by what we didn't know and what we learned."
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I'm sculpting a life I love through inner growth, heart-led choices, and fearless living.
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– Galatians 5:22-23
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."
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Dissecting the Squat: Additional Considerations for the Larger-Bodied Athlete
The Two Stapled Sheets
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I once weighed nearly 500 lbs. Today, I help people build strength, reclaim health, and navigate weight loss that actually lasts; for themselves or their clients.
What if the athlete has the mobility and understands the movement, but they’re simply working within the mechanical realities of the body they’re bringing to the squat today?
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