Four coaches, every certification named — because “certified trainers” is what gyms say when they’re hoping you won’t ask. A coach is on the floor at every class on the schedule, including Open Gym.
Founder & Head Coach
Spent six years as a physical therapist before opening Javelina in 2018 — tired of meeting people only after something had already gone wrong.
Runs every On-Ramp session personally. Believes the first three classes decide whether someone comes back for the fourth.
Coaches: On-Ramp & movement assessment
Take a Class With Alma — Free
Strength & Barbell Coach
Coached high school and community-college strength programs for nine years before joining Javelina full-time in 2020.
Runs the most Foundations classes on the schedule and the Saturday barbell session members actually set their alarms for.
Coaches: Strength & Barbell, Foundations
Take a Class With Dez — Free
Conditioning Coach
Started as a member in 2021 after her own 40-pound change in her late thirties, and started coaching a year later.
Programs the conditioning classes to be hard without ever being humiliating — a line she says she remembers other gyms failing to find.
Coaches: Conditioning, midday Foundations
Take a Class With Priya — Free
Masters & Mobility Coach
Spent a decade in cardiac rehab before moving to general fitness coaching in 2019.
Runs the Masters and Mobility & Recovery classes at a pace he describes as "the slowest guy in the building, on purpose."
Coaches: Masters (50+), Mobility & Recovery
Take a Class With Jorge — FreeThe founder runs every On-Ramp herself.
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