About

Ben Johnson

Strength and Conditioning Coach

Ben is a recent graduate from the University of Washington. He currently coaches strength and conditioning with an emphasis on sport performance as well as (olympic) weightlifting and runs the weightlifting club here at DF. In high school, he was a varsity football athlete on the offensive line as well as a top student, graduating with a 3.85 GPA. After his senior season, he decided to take action over his health losing around 120 lbs in 9 months using methods he learned on his own. He then added 20 lbs of lean mass over the next few years and continues to work on his athleticism and weightlifting ability. His current goals are to qualify for nationals in weightlifting and build up a community of athletes working towards their own sport / fitness goals.

Coaching Credentials

• USAW Coach level 1

• CSCS in progress

• Coaches strength and conditioning with the SKHS football team during summers and remains active on the sidelines during in-season

• Coaches strength and conditioning for combat sport athletes (pro and amateur)

• Coaches weightlifter’s from all athletic backgrounds

• Coached college athlete through tough weight cut, going 9/9 in PL

Accomplishments

• Bachelor’s of Science in Biology / Physiology at University of Washington -- Class of 2018

• Lost and maintained 100lbs weight loss for 4 years now without extreme dieting or surgery

• 10th highest back squat rep max total in high school’s history - 551lbs

• 2nd strongest total on HS football team - 1151 lbs (back squat, bench press, power clean)