Get to Know the Team at Lancaster

Meet the team at Power Train Lancaster: Performance Director Cody Shaub and Performance Coach Brett Brooks. This duo in Lancaster, PA brings a ton of energy and fun to the training floor while providing tremendous results to all of the athletes. Check out our interview with them in the video above or the blog below!

Cody Shaub: Performance Director

Alma mater?
Manheim Central for high school and Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) for college

Did you play any sports in high school/college?
Played football and basketball in high school

Favorite thing about being a coach at Power Train?
Being hands on with everyone, the ability to train for all different types of sports, and helping each individual achieve their specific goals

What made you get into this profession?
Studied kinesiology, interned at Power Train in 2016, and just fell in love with the training style that Power Train does

What are your hobbies outside of work?
Coaching Jr. High football for Manheim Central and playing XBOX

What are your pet peeves?
Clients showing up late to their appointments

Favorite food?
Steak

Favorite day at the gym?
Upper body

If you could take an international trip right now, where would it be & why?
Punta Cana. I went there for my honeymoon and it was beautiful.

Favorite TV show and movie?
The Office
Friday Night Lights

What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given?
Fake it til you make it

Why should people choose to train at Power Train?
Coming from a sports and training background, we definitely have the best system around. I remember my first day and doing all these crazy exercises with the pauses and quarters, but I knew right away that this stuff was definitely going to work better than anything I’d ever done before.

Brett Brooks: Performance Coach

Alma mater?
Lampeter-Strasburg for high school and Harford Community College

Did you play any sports in high school/college?
Football, baseball, and basketball in high school and baseball in college

Favorite thing about being a coach at Power Train?
The energy in the gym and seeing people push themselves

What made you get into this profession?
I was a client for 4 years, and i just loved working with people and seeing them get better

Favorite Power Train career moment?
Seeing the LS softball girls win the state championship at Penn State

What are your hobbies outside of work?
Playing sports and hanging out with friends and families

What are your pet peeves?
Bad drivers and people driving slow for no reason

Favorite food?
Anything spicy

Favorite day at the gym?
Leg day everyday

If you could take an international trip right now, where would it be & why?
Finland or Norway – love the countries’ cultures

Do you have any hidden talents?
I mean I sing all the time. I sing in the gym nonstop. I call myself the songbird of my generation.

Favorite TV show and movie?
The Challenge on MTV
Shawshank Redemption and Step Brothers

Favorite holiday and why?
Christmas – being with family

Why should people choose to train at Power Train?
We give the best service around. I’ve been to a lot of other gyms as a client before, and the environment we have and the performance we give out through our athletes in unmatched.

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