LEGENDARY COACHES

At Torque Strength & Conditioning, our coaches aren’t just coaches. They’re experts, doctors, competitors, and champions. With a team of legends like these cheering you on, there’s no limit to what you can accomplish.

 

Tyler Reiter

OWNER/HEAD COACH

Tyler Reiter has been a Strength and Conditioning Coach for 15 years and has owned Torque Strength & Conditioning for 8 years. Tyler started lifting weights when he was only 12, so when he says he specializes movement, he means it. 

Tyler played college Football at Augsburg where he earned honors and also professional football for three years in the SPFL, where his team was league champion three years running. Tyler coaches movement workshops, he has also been the guest speaker at various universities on programming and movement for strength and conditioning and travels nationally coaching movement specialty.

 “My coaching is abstract, in your face, sincere, and truthful,” he says. “I will get you where you want to go as an athlete and a person, We were born with the strength and determination to push ourselves past mediocrity. “

 

Education

  • Bachelors of Science in Exercise Science with a minor in Coaching - Augsburg University

  • Masters of Science in Sport Performance - University of Wisconsin River Falls

Certifications:

  • Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)

  • Movement Specialist

  • Parisi Performance Coach

  • Pain Free Performance Specialist

  • USA Weightlifting Sports Performance Coach

  • USA Advanced Weightlifting Sports Performance Coach

  • USA Weightlifting Club Coach

  • Barbell Rehab Methods Coach

  • Injury Resilience for High-Performance Athletes

 

Peter Hansen

COACH

Peter started to enjoy fitness junior year of high school because of hockey. I was introduced to Crossfit in 2011 while serving in the UnitedStates Marine Corps stationed in Hawaii. My buddy got me started and we received our CFL1 the same weekend. While in the gym I enjoy heavy snatches and the metcons where you have to go to that dark place to survive. I am a packer fan, wild fan, and love to hunt and fish.

 

Certifications:

  • CrossFit Level 1

 

Tim Sheehan

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Tim Sheehan is no longer ranked for kite surfing after a horrible accident has sidelined his once promising career.  Now he helps guide classes and clients through TSC’s intense training program.  His best advice for people asking what do with food and training, do whatever you’ll be consistent with.  In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king.

 

Certifications:

  • CrossFit Level 1

  • CrossFit level 2

  • Pain Free Performance Specialist

  • NASM Nutrition Certified

 

Lexie Routt

COACH

Membership Lead and Assistant CrossFit Coach Lexie Routt has been CrossFitting for eight years and specializes in gymnastics. She got into CrossFit after working with her dad at an Air Force gym when she was only 15. “We saw some people in the corner doing handstands and other crazy things,” she said. “We approached them since it looked like they were having fun, and since then I’ve been hooked.”

She loves the family atmosphere at CrossFit 1080. “I truly love going into my gym every day and getting to chat with people who are genuine friends and know more about them as a person rather than just how much they can lift,” she says.

 

Certifications:

  • CrossFit Level 1

  • USA Weightlifting Sports Performance Coach

  • Pain Free Performance Specialist

  • CPR

  • First Aid

 

Simona Byron

KETTLEBELL COACH

Communication Lead Simona Boler lost nearly 35 lbs. doing kettlebell bootcamps, and she’s been sharing her love for them ever since. Simona likes to challenge her members to step out of their comfort zone. She knows that’s the only way to get stronger inside and out!

When Simona isn’t at the gym, you’ll find her running 5Ks and 10Ks for fun. But her biggest passion is definitely being a mom to her four wonderful daughters!

 

Certifications:

  • RKC Kettlebell Trainer

  • TRX

  • NETA Certified Personal Trainer, Pilates, Cycle and Bootcamp Instructor

  • Massage Therapist

  • CrossFit Level 1

 

Colin Huntington

COACH

Colin Huntington began his journey into fitness when he watched his mother try to recover from a back injury. She had surgeries and medications and “ultimately was misdiagnosed for a problem that could be solved in a natural way: strength.” Colin took what he learned during his mother’s ordeal and began to apply it to his own life and then to others. He got certified to coach to give other people the “tools to set themselves up for success.

 

Certifications:

  • CrossFit Level 1

  • USA Weightlifting Sports Performance Coach

  • Pain Free Performance Specialist

 

Bob Jones

WEIGHTLIFTING COACH

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Bob Jones has been weightlifting competitively for 12 years, so he’s the ideal coach for Torque members who want to raise their lifting technique to an elite level.

Bob’s awards list is as impressive as his strength, and includes being a member of the USA Weightlifting Team in the 1980s, 1987 National Championships (2nd place), 1987 Olympic Festival (gold medal), 1987 Moomba International (gold medal), 1988 National Championships (3rdplace), 1988 Olympic Trials (2nd place), 1989 National Championships (2nd place), 1989 World Championships (10th place), and so many more.

 

Becky Houston

COACH

Coach Becky Houston began her coaching career coaching high school track and field athletes. Over the course of 8 years, she coached 300+ athletes in sprinting and jumping events. In addition to track, she coached various levels of volleyball and strength and conditioning for young athletes and teams. 

Houston, trains strongman and has competed at the national level. She has qualified for World’s Strongest Woman and has won several local competitions. Her favorite events include moving and pressing. 

Certifications:

  • Pain Free Performance Specialist

  • USATF Level 1 Coach 


 

Andrew Manning

Weightlifting COACH

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I have been coaching GPP classes and weightlifting for the last 5 years. Aside from coaching, I’ve trained and competed in weightlifting over the past 11 years. I played football and baseball in high school, and played baseball as a pitcher at the JUCO and DI level. Outside of athletics, I am a husband, have a 2 year old fur baby (a 5 pound papillon named Jazzy) and I work as an RN in Pediatric Intensive Care. I look forward to coaching and training at Torque!

Certifications:

  • USA Weightlifting Sports Performance Coach

  • Pain Free Performance Specialist

 

Jenna Poppenhagen

Coach

Jenna fell in love with fitness when she started CrossFit in 2012. Since then she has grown into a coach, personal trainer, lifestyle coach, and soon a Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach (coming fall 2024). She believes in the transformative power of taking ownership of your wellness, not just in the gym, but in all aspects of life. 

Certifications:

  • NSCA-CPT

  • CrossFit Level 1 & 2 & Gymnastics

  • Pain Free Performance Specialist

  • First Aid/CPR

  • FMCA Health Coach Candidate

 

Nina Bowen

Coach

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Nina has always been a competitive athlete, from playing basketball at the University of St. Thomas to holding a Softball World’s Championship that it comes as no surprise that the competitive nature of a crossfit box drew her in.

She started her CrossFit journey in November of 2013 when she was recruited to join a local box after participating in various boot camp classes with her coworkers. Fast forward to September of 2014 when she decided to step up her game and take her CrossFit Level 1 Certificate Course. From then on, her passion for coaching flourished.

In April 2017, Nina and her husband Josh welcomed their son Bentley. “Becoming a mother inspired me even more to continue my knowledge in training and coaching. It’s what motivated me to take my Level 2 Trainer Course. Crossfit helped me throughout my entire pregnancy that I want nothing more than to share my journey with others. Not to mention, it’s pretty cool having my son grow up knowing how strong his mama really is.”

Certifications:

  • CrossFit Level 1

  • CrossFit Level 2

Katie Boyle

Weightlifting COACH

Katie has been competing in weightlifting since 2017. She started strength training in high school to complement her competition cheerleading training and pivoted to exclusively weightlifting once she entered college. She currently holds the Minnesota Women’s 71kg state records for the snatch and total.

Certifications:

  • USA Weightlifting Sports Performance Coach

 

Fenn Cournoyer

Powerlifting COACH

-        Competed in powerlifting for 30+ years

-        1988-1996 numerous state powerlifting titles in 198 lb weight class Open age division

-        1995 4th place WPA World Powerlifting Championships 198 lb weight class Open age division

-        2009 4th place WABDL World Championships 220 lb weight class Masters 40-44 age division

-        2005-2016 numerous Open and Masters age division state powerlifting titles in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota 220 lb weight class

-        Previously held 6 national records in 198 lb Open age division and 220 lb Masters 45-49 age division.

-        Currently hold 3 APF National Records for Squat, Bench, and Overall Total in 220 lb class 50-54 age division

-        Currently hold 3 UPA National Records for Squat, Bench, and Overall Total in 220 lb class 50-54 age division

 

Tucker Benjamin

COACH

Tucker graduated from the University of Mary in 2017 with a Bachelor's in athletic training And currently works as an athletic trainer in both high school and clinical/surgical settings. Tucker has competed in both collegiate Athletics as well as USAW weightlifting and holds a state record in the clean and jerk.

Tucker enjoys working with both general population and competitive athletic clients and has a special focus on returning to sport and strength training after injury.

Education

  • University of Mary Bachelors of Science in Athletic Training

Certifications:

-USA Weightlifting Sports Performance Coach

Kit Houston

COACH

Kit is a specialist in movement and nutrition. He started with Boeing Aerospace consulting test pilots and mechanics on operational functional movement in 2010. He has been working with high risk clients on Diabetes Health Management programs since 2012.

Education

  • University of Mankato Bachelors of Science in Exercise Science

  • University of Wisconsin River Falls Masters in Diabetes Management

Lucas Thatcher

Facility Manager

Lucas is a simple man who loves his fast motorcyles (hates harleys), loves his golf, and he knows how to suck you into a conversation. Lucas played hockey in college and is know in the Automotive industry.

Education

  • Weber State University