Sean Waxman
Sean is the head coach and owner of Waxman’s Gym. He’s been a professional coach for nearly 25 years, a national-level competitive weightlifter, and a graduate-level student of kinesiology and biomechanics. Since opening Waxman’s Gym in 2010, Sean has developed two top-ten finishers at the World Championships, a World University Championship Silver medalist, a Pan Am Championship Silver medalist, and two Pan Am Championship team members. In addition, Sean has developed more than two dozen national-level weightlifters with three National Champions and seven national medalists. Moreover, Sean’s lifters have produced four American records, nine international medals, and nearly two-dozen national medals. Sean has also worked with CrossFitters of all levels including Regionals and Games athletes. When not developing competitive weightlifters and CrossFitters, Sean works with athletes of all skill levels from a wide range of sports to help them develop great skill, strength and power. Sean also has a great passion for helping other coaches learn to teach/coach weightlifting. Sean is currently a Director on the Board of USA Weightlifting, a USA Weightlifting Lead Instructor for Coaching Education, and the former President of the Southern California chapter of USA Weightlifting.
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Jorge Reyes
With more than 35 years of weightlifting experience, Jorge is a multi-time national champion and national record-holder for Nicaragua. In addition to competing in dozens of international competitions for Nicaragua, Jorge has experience training with Russian, Cuban, and Polish teams. Since 2010, Jorge has been training with and competing for Waxman’s Gym. During this time, he’s become Masters World Champion, Pan American Masters Champion and a Pan American record holder. While he has always been selfless in sharing his time and knowledge with athletes at our gym, we are thrilled to now have Jorge join us as an official member of our coaching staff.
Sam Chang
Sam holds a bachelors degree in kinesiology with a focus on exercise science. He received his first USAW coaching certification from Sean years ago and has been immersed in weightlifting ever since. Sam has experience as an assistant coach for a local USAW club where he’s worked with national-level lifters and helped coach at local and national meets. Sam also teaches weightlifting (and more) at a local Crossfit. Previously, Sam has been a strength coach intern at Cal State, an assistant strength coach at an elite prep school in Los Angeles, and the very first weightlifting coach intern under Hall of Fame weightlifting coach, Bob Takano. Inspired in part by Sam’s own experience countering and overcoming cerebral palsy, Sam’s long-term goal is to work as a strength and conditioning coach with Paralympic and collegiate athletes.Sam’s specialties include teaching weightlifting technique to beginners and groups.
Lindsay Yocum
Lindsay has trained and coached with Sean Waxman for more than 7 years. She is also the head Strength and Conditioning Coach for Marlborough School in Los Angeles where she is responsible for eleven varsity sports and the middle school athletic program. Lindsay has over a decade of coaching experience with a wide variety of athletes from youth to Olympic gold medalists. Her specialty is coaching groups and teams, as well as teaching barbell movements and Olympic weightlifting to beginner athletes, crossfitters and fellow coaches. Prior to coaching, Lindsay earned her degree in Exercise Science at Willamette University, where she competed in basketball.
John Garhammer
John is a special advisor to the Waxman’s Gym weightlifting team.