As a lifelong lifter and a certified personal trainer, I can wholeheartedly recommend Charlie to any level of athlete looking for a strength coach. He has a wide base of knowledge garnered from old school training methods, the latest scientific research, and even holistic practices. In addition to his knowledge, Charlie’s personal attributes set him apart as an exceptional coach—he’s a humble and intellectually curious person who’s willing to explore a variety of strategies to help his athletes achieve their goals. Finally, Charlie’s cheerful, supportive demeanor makes it easy for his athletes to stay motivated, train hard, and compete with confidence.

Dana Hantel

Julia Blair

Charlie has been a huge influence in my life. He was the one to get me interested in weight lifting when I was 43 years old. I was looking for a workout routine that I could stick with, enjoy, and see results with. Charlie taught me not only how to lift but how to lift correctly. He was very patient and understanding of my inexperience with weights at that time.

Since working with Charlie I have gone on to compete in Figure – part of body building. I still lift and still enjoy it just as much almost 10 years later. My son has also begun lifting and Charlie showed him the ins and outs as well. Patiently explaining form and what each lift does and why we do the different lifts. What my son and I have learned from Charlie is invaluable. Thank you Charlie!

Mikaela Casey

My name is Mikaela Casey and I started working out with Charlie about a year ago. I compete in freestyle snowboarding on a professional level so fitness is very important to me. Charlie used to train my sister when she was in high school so when my dad ran into him in the supermarket and told him my story Charlie said that he would train me. I was a little skeptical at first because I have never done any heavy lifting (yoga and cardio are generally my go to). However, I decided to try it out and started going to Charlie twice a week to lift. We only had about 2 months together before I had to go to Colorado so we did an intense power program. I was absolutely blown away at how much improvement there was from week to week. My numbers went up and although there were days of being sore I could feel my whole body getting stronger. I couldn’t do a single pull up at the beginning and by the end of the 2 months I could do 9. I also started attending Charlie’s cycle and Yoga Sculpt classes at Pedal Wild to balance things out. I am not sure I have ever sweated more in 60 minutes than I did in these classes.
What was even cooler about the experience was when I got back on snow. It took a few days to get my legs under me but the first day the jumps opened I landed almost every trick. I was landing tricks that I normally would have fallen on from landing too much on my heels or taking the jumps deep. But this time right when I landed I could feel my leg and core muscles engage and really help me ride away.
Overall, I have had a great experience training with Charlie and really owe a lot to him. He is such a good guy with a lot of knowledge on strength and endurance and I would recommend his training to everyone!

Noelle Robichon

Charlie is an exceptional educator, driven towards detailed excellence in all his pursuits. Any individual or organization working with Charlie can be assured the receipt of personalized, up-to-date, efficient, premier, and easy-to-understand educational techniques and materials. Perhaps most impressive, is the human touch provided by Charlie. By taking an altruistic no strings attached approach, Charlie takes great pride in results often following up with you and your organization to ensure your satisfaction and success.

Noelle K. Robichon
Owner, Robichon’s The Original Inline Skate School,
www.robichons.com
612.910 (ROLL)

Hayden Johnson

3 Time Colorado State Runner Up

Training with Charlie over the last few years has helped me improve drastically as a wrestler. After my first high school season I was not pleased with the results. I had come up short of qualifying for the state tournament. Over the next summer Charlie developed a plan to increase my strength which would put me at the next level. The following year I punched my ticket to the state tournament and made it to the finals. Making strength, flexibility, and cardio improvements in the offseason helped immensely, and it showed in season. I attribute much of my success to Charlie’s program which made me stronger and allowed me to compete at a high level. I highly recommend working with Genetic Synergy and Charlie as you will see great results.

Sam Bennyhoff

Minnesota Runner Up
2013

The weight training program throughout the summer that Charlie runs has impacted my wrestling greatly and has improved my strength to where I am now. As summer wrestlers make winter champions, Charlie’s program has proved that statement true. With becoming stronger through the program it made wrestling kids my size a lot easier to control from all positions during the match. Whether it was trying to escape from bottom or finish strong on a take down, it has positively benefited my wrestling abilities. When it came down to crunch time, increasing my weight and strength over the summer helped me excel in the state tournament. I highly suggest training with Charlie as you will see rapid results through his program.

Blane Tschida

Minnesota Runner Up
2013
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This program helped immensely. I noticed an increase in numbers the very next time we tested. It helped me achieve my 3rd place finish at state in high school wrestling, and my runner up finish at nationals in Fargo for wrestling Greco. Charlie was very supportive and up-beat every time we went to work out with him. The lifting was quick and intense. We showed up, warmed up, and lifted then were gone within half an hour of starting.