If you’ve spent any time on Nerd Fitness, you may recognize Staci as the woman in our instructional videos, and one of the women in Nerd Fitness Yoga. She’s one of our Senior Coaches and has been with Nerd Fitness since 2011!
She’s our resident powerlifting superhero and can deadlift 455 pounds (no big deal). Before that though, Staci was your average nerd, struggling to figure out how to lose weight while juggling a day job and wanting to play as many video games as possible.
After trying many different options, including hiring a personal trainer that left her feeling sore and humiliated, she joined the Nerd Fitness community and found her home.
Along her journey, Staci discovered her love for the barbell and that lifting heavy helped her feel empowered and build confidence that she never had growing up. She has since explored just about every fitness avenue out there from Strongman to gymnastics; most recently she has had to adapt her training due to the pandemic and is currently focusing on bodyweight, yoga, and Muay Thai kickboxing workouts she can do from home.
Her journey hasn’t been an easy one – struggling with an eating disorder and being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, Staci began learning everything she could about fitness and nutrition, and the mindset around both, wanting to take control of her own health. She quickly realized that this is where her passion was, wanting to spend her life helping others overcome their own struggles and feel empowered to take their health into their control.
Staci is still an active member of our community and knows the Nerd Fitness philosophies inside and out. Her empathetic and encouraging style focuses on building strength both mentally and physically, as well as making creating habits and exercising more fun. Nutritionally, she offers great guidance about meal prep, planning, and intuitive eating!
Want to know what it is like to work with Coach Staci? Have a look at one of her client’s gold medal-winning transformations here, and this life level up here, and here.
Education and Certifications
- Certified Personal Trainer, ISSA
- Exercise Therapy Specialist, ISSA
And the important stuff…
Star Wars or Lord of the Rings?
Star Trek 
Favorite video game of all time?
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. Ocarina of Time is likely a better game, but LttP was the first Zelda game I owned, and got me through a lot of hard times in middle school.
If you could have any superpower in the world, what would it be, and why?
The ability to heal (myself and others).
Check out some of the success stories from real clients Staci has helped lead:
How Aylette Overcame Injuries, Grew Strong, and Started Winning Gold Medals
How Joe Lost 50 Pounds, Ran a Half-Marathon, Passed the Bar, and Got Engaged!
How Emily Started Picking up Barbells, Learned to Meal Plan, and Lost 65 Pounds!