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Ember.

Coaching staff

Four coaches. Thirty-five years between them.

Nobody here is a floor supervisor with a clipboard. All 4 coaches write programmes, run classes and take private sessions — and they all still train in the room they coach in.

Leela Mathew, olympic lifting coach at Ember Athletic Club

Olympic Lifting

Leela Mathew

Snatch technician with a coach's patience. Leela breaks the lift into pieces small enough that anyone can hold one, then puts it back together.

Coaching since
2019
Experience
7 years
Member rating
4.9
Ananya Desai, conditioning & endurance coach at Ember Athletic Club

Conditioning & Endurance

Ananya Desai

Ex-national swimmer turned engine builder. Ananya writes the interval work that makes the last round of a class feel survivable, and the next month feel easy.

Coaching since
2018
Experience
8 years
Member rating
4.8
Vikram Shetty, strength & powerlifting coach at Ember Athletic Club

Strength & Powerlifting

Vikram Shetty

Twelve years under the bar and eleven coaching it. Vikram has taken more members through their first 100kg squat than anyone on the floor. He is unhurried, exacting, and allergic to ego lifting.

Coaching since
2015
Experience
11 years
Member rating
4.9
Imran Qadri, mobility & rehab coach at Ember Athletic Club

Mobility & Rehab

Imran Qadri

Physiotherapist first, coach second. If something clicks, pinches or refuses to load, Imran is the one who finds out why before you touch a barbell again.

Coaching since
2017
Experience
9 years
Member rating
5.0