Ian Madden

Ian is a 20 year veteran of the fitness industry with a background in physical therapy. With over 20,000 practical coaching hours, Ian has worked with a full array of clients ranging from general population right up to World/Olympic Athletes. He's currently also running a National Schools Program working with children age 6-13. 

Ask me about: Olympic Lifting, Gymnastics, Injury Rehab, Personal Training. 

Certifications

• CrossFit Level 2
• CrossFit Level 1 
• OPEX Level 1
• British Weight Lifting Association Level 1
• British Weight Lifting Association Level 2
• Muscle Nerds Level 1 
• Aerobic Capacity
• Diploma in Neuromuscular Therapy 

Lyda Borgsteijn

Certified Nutritional Therapist, CF-L2 Trainer and Speaker. Lyda works with members on diet analysis, planning and implementation. Lyda also has an MSc in Psychology and heads up a number of group nutrition programmes throughout the year (included in your membership). She also leads the Sports Nutrition Short Course at the Irish Institute of Nutrition & Health. 

Ask me about: Nutrition, fuelling for your sport 

Certifications

• MSc Social & Organisational Psychology (London School of Economics)
• Crossfields Institute Diploma in Nutritional Science and Therapeutics (DipNST) (IINH)
• BTEC Advanced Diploma in Nutrition & Health Coaching (IINH)
• Precision Nutrition level 1
• ITEC Certificate in Diet and Nutrition for Complementary Therapists (IINH)
• Member of Nutritional Therapists of Ireland (NTOI)
• OPEX (formerly OPT) Nutrition & Life Coaching
• CrossFit Level 1
• CrossFit Level 2 Trainer

Kenny Law

Coach and Sports Masseuse, Kenny loves all things movement rehabilitation and strength. 

Kenny suffered a spinal injury recently which led him to pursue a non-surgical path to recovery. This has been the backbone (pun intended) of his expertise in posture and movement as well as injury rehab.

Kenny also leads the Seniors Program at Solas.  

Certifications:

• ITEC L3 Personal Training
• ITEC L3 Sport Massage Therapy
• ITEC L2 Gym instruction
• Australian Strength Coach Strength Systems L1 & 2
• BackFitPro (McGill Method) Level 3

Sandra Fromm

Coach and Competitive CrossFit Masters Athlete, Sandra's early sporting and fitness background stems in gymnastics, which she trained for 10 years as child/teen to a competitive level. More recently Sandra has spent 5 years coaching artistic gymnastics. She also got her first taste of CrossFit in 2014 and since the has competed in several national and international competitions. 

Sandra has a passion for gymnastics and Olympic lifting and runs regular workshops at Solas alongside coaching regular classes. She also leads our Teens group. 

Certifications:

• WAG level 1
• Gymstart Level 1
• CrossFit Level 1
• CrossFit Level 2 Trainer
• WeightLifting Ireland Level 1
• Other: CrossFit Programming, CrossFit Anatomy, Judges course 

Lee Turner

Lee is a CrossFit coach and qualified Physiotherapist with a Bachelor's degree from UCD. He works full time in Primary Care. 

His interest in fitness stems from a background in GAA, representing his country at youth level. 

Lee coaches our evening crew and also has a passion for rehab and injury prevention in the CrossFit space. He also runs our Teens Program and has taken interest in youth athletic development. 

Certifications:

• BSc Physiotherapy
• CrossFit Level 1 

Nala Borgsteijn

Nala is my name, security is my game. No messing......unless you can offer me a cookie. 

I'm a friendly and fun loving German Shepherd. I love running and sometimes I come to the gym to supervise outdoor training.