Growing up in Michigan, Brooke was not the athletic type. While she dabbled in sports, her athletic skills and personal interest in them were relatively low compared to her love for playing the glockenspiel and baking chocolate chip cookies. As fate would have it, she was introduced to strength training in college. It was in that small black iron gym that she saw how strength could be a powerful tool for improving lives, not just physically but mentally as well.

One of Brooke’s favorite aspects of coaching is adapting training to meet the unique needs of each lifter she trains. There’s always an element of strength training in her programming, but her priority is on her lifters’ overall quality of life. Her flexibility has made her a great fit for busy working parents, individuals with psychological disorders like depression and anxiety, and retirees who are looking to have fun, stay healthy, and keep up with their grandkids.

Brooke traded the snow for sunshine when she moved to Texas in 2019, where she lives with her husband and snuggly boxer mix. While she is a predominantly online coach, she occasionally coaches at Greysteel Strength & Conditioning when she visits family in Michigan.

Outside the gym, Brooke enjoys baking and doing all sorts of crafts. Her favorites are fiber arts: sewing, quilting, crocheting, and cross stitch. She believes there’s a craft out there for everyone, and she loves to help beginners getting started in fiber arts.