My name is Tyson Eckel. You can often find me sitting by the Mississippi River, hanging out with my partner and cat, or enjoying a cup of tea and a good book. Movement and meditation are practices that deeply enrich my being, and have led to many treasured friendships.

I have been fortunate enough to engage with varying communities and people through this work and it has helped shape my focus today. From experienced lifters, to people beginning their journey, I have enjoyed being part of their journey for as long as they need me.

• Whatever your goal is, I make my priority.

• It is the entry point to cultivating the practice of resistance training for a lifetime. Watching my clients grow in their comfort in the gym and their own bodies is truly gratifying.

• A body that feels safe, will produce lots of force.

• I teach people how to move their bodies based on their own dimensions. Every body is built slightly different, and there are little adjustments that can be made to any movement to make it more accessible and feel good.

• I have an undergraduate degree in Exercise Science and have been personal training since 2016.

I found a particular connection with supporting and working with folks in communities whose identities are generally underserved and underrepresented in the gym space.

At this point in my work I am especially excited to make the gym more accessible to

• Queer Folks

• BIPOC

• People who have chronic pain and disability

• People whose brains are neurodivergent

In my own personal movement practice, resistance training has played a major role in how I move and inhabit my body. I have the great privilege of resistance training since I was 14, which… wow I’ve been lifting longer than I haven’t at this point (I’m 30 now).

I’ve competed in bodybuilding, powerlifting, strongman, and coached clients in each of these as well. I’m currently exploring bodybuilding from a gender fluid perspective, mixing traditionally masc and femme posing into my own routine.