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Shai Ariola

@shaiariola

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Strength & performance coach building athletes through periodized training, corrective work, and nutrition coaching.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a coaching team where I can build athletes with periodized strength programs, corrective exercise, and performance-focused nutrition—using data-driven check-ins and remote client systems—while growing in athlete outcomes and long-term development.

I’m a results-driven Strength & Performance Coach with a decade of hands-on experience designing and delivering training programs across individual, group, online, and sports performance settings. As an NFPT Certified Personal Trainer with ISSA specializations, I blend corrective exercise credentials, strength and conditioning, and exercise therapy with a national competition record that backs up every cue I give.

I co-founded and lead SDA Fitness, an independent online coaching business serving athletes from general population beginners to competitive-level strength athletes. I build athletes through individualized periodized programs in weighted calisthenics and powerlifting, remote coaching using Hevy Coach and Trainerize (programming, video form review, async messaging, and scheduled check-ins), and nutrition strategies for fat loss, muscle gain, and performance—while also running client acquisition, enrollment, and long-term retention.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Staff Sergeant Pharmacy Technician

U.S. Air Force

Served as an Air Force Physical Training Leader and certified pharmacy technician, managing high-volume medication dispensing and $1M+ in controlled substances with 100% accountability and zero discrepancies across inspections. Led unit-wide fitness programming for 50+ personnel, developed corrective and strength interventions to improve AF fitness category performance, and earned Air Force Pharma

Narcotics Custodian Compliance Physical Training Leadership Air Force Fitness Assessments Corrective Exercise Interventions Regulatory Compliance

Head Strength & Performance Coach

SDA Fitness

Co-founded and led SDA Fitness, building and operating an online/in-person coaching business from zero while designing periodized strength programs across weighted calisthenics, powerlifting, and general fitness. Delivered remote coaching using Hevy Coach and Trainerize and developed a structured 5-week zero-to-five strict muscle-up protocol using neuromuscular efficiency principles.

Weighted Calisthenics Powerlifting Coaching Corrective Exercise Nutrition Coaching Hevy Coach Trainerize Video Form Review

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Not specified

Associate of Applied Science, Exercise Science

Activities and societies: Specializations mentioned: Corrective Exercise, Strength & Conditioning, Nutrition, and Exercise Therapy.

Completed an Associate of Applied Science in Exercise Science with coursework in anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, program design, biomechanics, and nutrition.