Meet
The Coaches!
We started FETC to educate, empower and encourage those who desire to improve their fitness.
Our Mission
Educate, Encourage, Train
Our Mission is to significantly improve the health and fitness of our community members by educating, encouraging, and training them.
Our Vision
Quality, Thoughtful, Individualized
We envision a place where business owners will lift each other to create a stronger community where every client who comes our way will receive quality, thoughtful, and individualized training.
COACHES
Austin Rodriguez
Owner & Head Coach
Austin specializes in Olympic Weightlifting and Strength Training. He has been an active weightlifter since 2007 as a high school athlete. Austin is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach, Certified Personal Trainer, and Certified USAW Sports Performance Coach Level 2. He has completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science and Masters’s Degree in Human Performance, both at Lindenwood University.
Austin competed for the Olympic Weightlifting team at Lindenwood from 2012-2018. During this time, he has won 3 Individual University National Titles in the 62kg and 69kg weight classes. In 2016, Austin became an assistant coach under Lindenwood’s Head Coach, Jianping Ma, from 2016-2018, where he helped Lindenwood take home 2 National Team Titles.
Austin has been in personal training since 2014 and has loved every moment. He enjoys coaching everyone regardless of their experience level.
Favorite Food: Pizza
Workout Music: Christian Rap
Favorite Car: Audi R8
Things I would like to be good at: Cooking, Coding, Mechanic, Handy Man
Place I would like to visit: Taj Mahal
Foods I don’t like: Pickles, Olives, Raisins
Hobbies: Learning how to DIY on anything, spending time with family
Andrey Rodriguez
Owner & Head Pre & Post-natal Coach
Andrey specializes in competitive women’s wrestling and Pregnant and Postpartum fitness. Andrey holds a bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science from Lindenwood University. While at Lindenwood, she competed in the Women’s Freestyle Wrestling Team at her respective weight class at 109 lbs. She earned All-American status in 2016 and later became an assistant coach from 2018-2019 and then became the Head Coach from 2019-2020. Andrey holds a personal training certification through ACSM. She is a Certified USAW Level-1 Coach, Certified Pre-& Postnatal Coach, and a Certified Women’s Specialist through GGS.
She enjoys training clients with huge goals and guiding them step by step through the process.
Favorite Food: Spaghetti
Workout Music: Everything
Favorite Car: Volkswagon Camper Van
Things I would like to be good at: Gymnastics, Singing
Place I would like to visit: Ireland
Foods I don’t like: Raw Onions, Arugula
Hobbies: Sewing, Reading, Wrestling, Weightlifting, Family time