Our Coaches
Our coaches are USAW certified and have years of experience as both coaches and athletes. We believe that our club’s success is, in part, driven by the leadership in the room. We take considerable pride and care in our approach to coaching each individual athlete that walks through our doors.
Stephen Mason
Owner, Head CoachStephen has participated in multiple sports throughout his life including soccer, baseball, Crossfit, and weightlifting. During his journey through weightlifting he’s been fortunate enough to have had some incredible coaches along the way: Adam Molano of Full Range Fitness (PVD, RI), Dave Ethier and Jarred Smith of Providence Barbell (PVD, RI). Each coach has added their influence and knowledge to Stephen’s successful approach to coaching.
Coaching History
Since the inception of York County Barbell in 2021, Stephen Has coached multiple athletes at the regional, national and international levels of competition. Athletes that have trained at YCB have earned numerous local medals, as well as American Open Series medals, National Masters medals and most recently two Masters World Champions. He is proud of everyone who embraces the sport of weightlifting and strength training, regardless of competitive achievements.
Stephen is a USAW Level 2 Coach.
PJ - Nutrition Coach
PJ is a 71 kg weightlifter who has competed both locally and nationally. She previously competed at 63kg and 64 kg, and her athletic background is in rugby, rowing, wrestling, and more! As a lifelong athlete, she has navigated sport nutrition in a variety of settings and ultimately began nutrition coaching in order to support others in their weight- and nutrition-related goals.
PJ is radical, intelligent, and driven, and this shows up in her coaching. Setting macros is relatively uncomplicated. Empowering others to achieve their goals while also holding space for the ways in which feelings are tied to food is far more complex. It would be remiss to ignore the ways in which social pressures, standards of beauty, and systems of power show up in the way we train and fuel ourselves. PJ understands these dynamics and genuinely wants everyone to feel fully resourced in unpacking their relationships to food, hitting their goals, and living as their authentic selves.
Competition History
PJ has earned medals at the American Open Series, claimed the title of Masters Nationals Champion, and most recently became a Masters World Champion.
