Alaina Rinehart

Alaina is a certified National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) personal trainer and nutrition coach and is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology. She’s been coaching for years in a variety of formats: in-person and online, one-on-one and group training; high school and college football and athletics, and big-box commercial gyms.

Outside of fitness, Alaina is an avid sports fan who loves football and the UFC. She’s originally from Kansas City, Missouri, and is a huge Kansas City Chiefs fan.

Eva Dubois

Before coaching full time, Eva worked in a professional capacity as an orthopaedic surgical nurse. While working as a nurse, Eva trained clients on the side, and once she was ready to turn her passion into a career, she took the leap to become a full-time coach and has loved every minute.

Eva has trained hundreds of men and women from all over the world, and continues to further her studies, having gained coaching certifications from the International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA) and Precision Nutrition.

Eva also has an extensive background in Tae Kwon Do. She’s attained the rank of sixth Dan, has run a school of over 200 students, and was on the board of directors for a tournament league responsible for organizing events with over 2,000 competitors.

Henry M. Dubois

Transitioning to coaching from a background in software engineering, management, and personnel training, Henry balances the elements of an accomplished coach—being studious, empowering, and supportive—with an impressive attention to detail.

Henry also has decades of experience in fitness and has pursued many different sports: endurance cycling, traditional strength training, and martial arts—attaining the rank of third Dan in Jidokwan, one of the original nine schools of Tae Kwon Do.

A graduate of the University of Texas at Arlington, he also holds coaching certificates from the International Sports Sciences Academy, with a specialization certificate in Bodybuilding, and the Online Trainer Academy. Henry focuses his coaching on building muscle, cutting body fat, and, most importantly, ensuring that his client’s results last a lifetime. Education is a cornerstone of Henry’s coaching philosophy.

Jamie Pearsen

Jamie first joined Legion as a coaching client, after being diagnosed with osteoporosis and deciding that she needed to make some critical lifestyle changes.

Fast forward a few years, and Jamie was not only hugely successful in her coaching program, but changed the trajectory of her health for the rest of her life. As a result, she joined our team of coaches to inspire others to take control of their wellbeing, just like she did.

Besides being an ISSA certified coach, Jamie is also a qualified physician assistant, Senior Baptiste Power Yoga Teacher, and owner of two yoga studios.

Jeffrey Hoehn, CSCS

Jeff is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), is pursuing a master’s in human performance and nutrition, and has competed in two bodybuilding shows. He also runs the Mind Muscle Connection podcast, which has featured guests such as Dr. Mike Israetel, Dr. Bill Campbell, and Steve Hall.

Jeff’s coaching ethos is simple: He’s not your boss, he’s your guide. He views coaching as a collaborative experience and seeks to prepare his clients for long-term success and self-reliance.

Jordan Penn

Jordan has lived and breathed strength training for a decade now and, at a bodyweight of 198 pounds, has attained impressive lifts in the process: a 465-pound back squat one-rep max, a 545-pound deadlift three-rep max, and a 315-pound bench press two-rep max.

Jordan is also an ACTION certified personal trainer, qualified project management professional, and has a thriving career in healthcare analytics.

Outside of coaching and strength training, Jordan loves playing guitar, board games, cooking, and updating his home-gym equipment wish list. (If you’re looking for at-home equipment recommendations, Jordan is our in-house expert.)

Laura Wells

Laura has been coaching one-on-one and teaching group fitness classes for over twenty-five years. She’s certified with the American Council on Exercise (ACE) Personal Training, Athletic and Fitness Association of America (AFAA) Group Fitness, has Plant-Based Nutrition certifications through Precision Nutrition and Cornell University, and has been following a plant-based diet for several years.

Besides her extensive coaching background and education, Laura has also worked as a Director of Personal Training—running teams of in-person coaches in privately owned studios—and continues to teach live online fitness classes to participants all over the world.

Outside of coaching and management, Laura loves to study and write about anything related to habit-setting and behaviour-change, as she believes that these are essential to lasting success with one’s health and wellbeing.

Luke Sohl

After radically transforming his physique with the training and nutrition principles in Bigger Leaner Stronger, Luke made the switch from a corporate career into the world of fitness coaching.

Now, Luke is one of Legion’s most seasoned coaches. Not only has he spent years working one-on-one with myriad clients, he’s continued his education by gaining qualifications from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), Precision Nutrition, and a Yin Yoga certification.

Outside of work, Luke loves Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, mindfulness meditation, playing guitar, and song writing. He’s an avid reader and enjoys books on behaviour-change, psychology, biographies, and personal development.

Nick Smoot

Nick has been coaching for over a decade and began his career working as a face-to-face trainer while studying exercise science at Old Dominion University. Once Nick finished his formal studies, he transitioned into online coaching and put his in-person experience to use with clients all over the world.

Nick has worked with hundreds of clients one-on-one, ranging from complete novices to advanced trainees to older folks enjoying their “twilight years” of strength training. Besides his coaching experience, Nick has written for and been featured on several fitness sites: Muscle and Strength, the PTDC, Syatt Fitness, JMAX Fitness, and Bach Performance.

Perry Wilhelm, CSCS

Perry has been coaching for forty years and has worked as an athletic director and trainer at Illinois High School, supporting an array of teams and athletes. In 2016, Perry was inducted into the Lake County Athletic Hall of Fame for his work, leadership, and commitment to athletics.

Besides his time in Illinois, Perry has worked one-on-one with clients in big box gyms and spent several years furthering his education. Perry is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), has a bachelor’s degree in physical education, and a master’s degree in educational administration.

Ryan Koziol

Since starting as a coach, Ryan has continued to educate himself with the latest fitness research, earning certifications through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), Precision Nutrition, and the Online Trainer Academy. And with a decade of personal training under his belt, Ryan has helped hundreds of men and women transform their bodies and minds for the long haul.

Alongside his coaching success, Ryan has worked as a rehab and exercise therapist for several years at Joliet Medical Centre under the licence of a chiropractor and physician. As a result, Ryan takes a measured yet persistent approach to training and nutrition, helping his clients to progress quickly and safely.

Our average start-up time is 5-7 business days.

After you’ve spoken to a consultant and chosen which program you’d like to do, we’ll connect you to your coach within 48 hours. We’ll then send you your introductory questionnaire, and once that’s complete, you’ll receive the first draft of your diet and training plans within 3-5 business days.

If everything looks good, you’ll then be ready to start the program. If you need your plans fine-tuned, however, you can request changes and we’ll get those done for you before you begin.

Your coach will then give you your official start date, which is typically the coming Monday. (Starting on a Monday works best for most of our clients from a scheduling standpoint, but isn’t mandatory if you’d like to start on a different day.)

Certainly. Many of our clients are working professionals with familial and relationship obligations, and thus are incredibly busy.

So, when building our clients’ programs and discussing exercise and training strategies, we consider key lifestyle factors which affect both time and energy availability: How many times per week they can exercise, how much time they have to prepare meals, which meals need to be built around their family dinners and/or work meetings, and so forth.

Absolutely. In fact, we encourage it, because when a household is coordinating towards healthier habits—regular exercise, eating plenty of whole foods, drinking more water, and so on—there’ll be more resistance towards unhealthy ones, thus increasing the likelihood of achieving your goals.

We also provide a 10% couples discount for those who want to join the program with their partner and make their coaching journey a joint experience.

That’s not a problem; you’ll be able to partake in our coaching program, whether you’re a complete novice or you've been exercising for decades.

We tailor our client’s training regimens, meal planning, and study assignments to their competency level. That way, they’re able to start their coaching experience exactly where they ought to, progress at an appropriate pace, and then stand on their own once they’ve finished their program.

Most of our clients are familiar with the basics—tracking calories, good sleep hygiene, and sound strength training principles—but implementing them is a different matter. Many people need a bridge between the information found in, say, Mike’s books and the Legion blog, and their day-to-day circumstances.

That’s where we come in. Aside from the custom programming and coach accessibility, you’re getting our guidance, our expertise, and, above all, our experience working one-on-one with thousands of successful clients.

We’ll help you work through whatever obstacles you’re facing—things like stress-eating, common training injuries, and time restraints—and ensure that the proven and time-tested fundamentals are workable for your circumstances.

Our coaches are experts at making whatever you have on hand work for you, so that you’re able to get the maximum gains available with what you have. So, whether you’re limited to only bodyweight exercises or you have a full commercial gym at your disposal, we’ll be able to set you up for success.

That said, we’ll be realistic and honest with the level of progress we expect you to make. If your goal is to Deadlift 500 lbs and all you have available is resistance bands, we will not claim that you have everything you need to achieve that goal just to sign you up there and then.

If, by comparison, your goal is to maintain muscle and cut body fat but you’re limited to a pair of dumbbells, we can certainly lay out a realistic option for you and allow you to make an informed decision.

Like having limited equipment, we can work around a travel-heavy routine.

For our clients that travel regularly, we provide plenty of tools to make their program as successful as possible on the road: We’ll change their diet to incorporate travel-friendly foods, we’ll tweak their training program to ensure they can still get your workouts done with limited equipment, and we’ll keep them focused on what matters most while travelling so they don’t fall into the ‘all-or-nothing’ trap and dismiss their health until their schedule settles.

In fact, if this is something that isn't going to change anytime soon for you, we'd love to be with you for this process to help you dial things in so you can extract the most progress there is to be had from your lifestyle.

Besides having several mediums to keep in touch with your coach—phone and video calls, in-app messaging, and email—you’ll receive strength training targets, weekly progress reports, and specific nutrition guidelines to follow.

Plus, if you ever fall off plan for a few days, your coach will reach out and discuss strategies to get you back on track. In other words, depending on which program you opt for, you’ll follow a set process (weekly phone calls and progress check-ins, for example), and you’ll have someone in your corner to motivate you should you veer off course.

Our refund policy is simple: If you do a month on one of our coaching programs and you’re unhappy with your progress or the experience, we’ll refund you in full.

We are, however, confident that once you do the program for several weeks, you’ll be thrilled with the outcome.

And if you have concerns during your time with us, please voice them. We’ll do our best to resolve them and ensure you’re doing the right thing to get the best results you can without sacrificing your contentment.

In other words, if we’re unable to guarantee that you’re happy with your progress or the program itself, we’ll issue a full refund. All we ask is that you give us a chance to make it work.