Simple - Practical - Honest - Proven
Coach Ray's Philosophy
A good coach is content to be in the background, working hard behind the scenes, and allowing the athlete to enjoy the spotlight.
The mission is to help each athlete reach their full potential: to be the best lifter they can be on the platform, and to be the best person they can be off the platform.
The gym is a place to work hard. Each day of training should be as fun and as challenging as possible.
Every day is a new opportunity for every athlete to gain more confidence, strength, speed, balance, and technique.
Each workout should tailored to the athlete's individual needs. Every rep is important. Focus on the one in front of you.
Staying healthy is just as important as getting PRs.
Everything is about being consistent in training. Openers
should be destroyed.
Everything else will take care of itself.
A good athlete should be coachable. A great athlete should be humble.
Featured Athletes
CJ Cummings
2018 Team USA World Team
IWF Youth World Record Holder
Highest ranked USAW Junior and Senior
2x IWF Youth World Champion
3x IWF Junior World Champion
7x IWF Gold Medals
3x IWF Pan-American Records
25x USAW National Records
USAW National Champion
USAW National Junior Champion
USAW National Youth Champion
Mahassen Hala Fattouh Paiva
2018 Team Lebanon World Team
LEBW 63KG National Record Holder
2018 IWF Mediterranean Games Silver Medalist
2017 IWF World Championship 10th Place
2015 IWF World Championship 21st Place
2014 IWF World Championship 28st Place
2016 IWF Asian Championship 9th Place
2007, 2013, 2014 USAW National Medalist
2013 USAW National University Champion
2008 USAW National Junior Champion
2006 IWF Pan-American Youth Bronze Medalist
Dade Stanley
2019 Team USA Youth World Team
USAW 69KG 13U National Record Holder
2018 IWF Pan-American Youth Team
2017 USAW National Youth Champion
2015 USAW National Youth Champion
2015 National Youth Best Lifter Award
Kaela Stephano
2018 Team USA Youth World Team
USAW 16/17 Youth National Record CJ 53kg
USAW National Youth Champion
2017 IWF Youth World 9th Place
2017 IWF Pan-American Youth Silver Medalist
2016 IWF Pan-American Youth Bronze Medalist
2018 USAW National Junior Champion
2017 USAW National Youth Champion
2016 USAW National Youth Champion
16/17 Division 1st place CrossFit 2017 Games
14/15 Division 1st place CrossFit 2016 Games
Hutch Friend
2019 Team USA Youth World Team
USAW 31KG 13U All National Records Holder
USAW 44KG 14/15 All National Records Holder
USAW 39KG 13U All National Records Holder
USAW 35KG 13U All National Records Holder
USAW 2017 National Youth Champion
USAW 2016 National Youth Champion
USAW 2015 National Youth Champion
USAW 2014 National Youth Champion
Omar Cummings
Team USA Youth World Team
Team USA Youth Pan-American Team
USAW National Youth Champion
IWF Pan-American Youth Gold Medalist
2x IWF Youth World Bronze Medalist
3x Youth USAW National Record Breaker
Multi-USAW Youth & AAU National Champion
Becky Fecteau
USAW National Junior Champion
USAW National University Medalist
Olympic Training Center Camp Recipient
Georgia/Alabama LWC State Champion
USAW National Championship Competitor
USAW American Open Competitor
Alex Silon
Team USA Youth Pan-Am Team
Team USA Youth Pan-American Team
USAW National Youth Champion
USAW National Youth Best Overall Lifter 2011
Multiple AAU National Champion
Recipient of the 2011 AAU Joel Farrel Award
Coach Mentorship Program
One on one training to bring your coaching to the next level.
Weekly Telephone Consulting
You'll spend one hour each week on the phone with Coach Ray Jones. Ask questions, get answers, and grow as a coach.
Programming Collaboration
Review your programming and training videos together, make tweaks, and learn how to properly customize your workouts for each of your athlete's needs.
Athlete Motivation
Collaborate on how to keep your athletes motivated and focused in and out of competition, from youth to world champion.
Competition Strategy
Program diversification, weight cutting, warmup attempts, competition attempts, and psychology of performance.
"Coach Jones gives me the confidence I need to coach my son."
I signed up for Coach Jones' Coach Mentorship Program four months ago, and it
has been well worth the money paid. At the time I signed up, my family was moving from a great gym with
experienced coaches to a location with few weightlifting resources. I knew I would be coaching my son
myself, and I was nervous about this. My son has achieved great success in weightlifting (4x Youth
National Champion), and I was not confident that I could train him by myself.
Coach Jones has been an amazing mentor. Every week he reviews videos of my son's training and
gives me specific things to work on. He also sends videos of exercises that I can use to supplement my
training plan. Most importantly, though, Coach Jones gives me the confidence I need to coach my son.
He listens to me and reaffirms the things I am doing right and makes gentle suggestions to help me
develop my son as an athlete. Coach Jones doesn't believe in "cookie cutter" training plans and treats
every one of his athletes as individuals deserving of individual attention and advice.
With Coach Jones in my corner, I am confident I can successfully coach my son. If you are a
coach looking for a world class mentor, Coach Jones will be worth every penny you pay him.
Susan Friend
Coach and mother of Hutch Friend
4x USAW National Youth Champion
USAW National Youth Record Holder
Remote Coaching
Proven programming for clean athletes. 100% customized each day by Ray Jones for clean athletes at all levels, from first day youth to world champions.
Training with Coach Ray
Train with Ray Jones in person at our gym in Beaufort, SC. Available for both coaches and athletes.
Flexible Dates
Pick the dates and times that work best for you. We're in the gym every day!
Observing Every Lift
Each day, Coach Ray will be watching every single one of your lifts and provide feedback.
Video Reviews
Each day, videos will be taken of the final sets of each of your lifts and reviewed by Coach Ray.
Lasting Recommendations
You'll leave with a list of recommendations from Ray to continue your training.