Francois Leclerc
I have been working exclusively as fitness coach since 2009. During the past decade plus I have worked with hundreds if not thousands of individuals in various settings. I started as a personal trainer and found out quickly that I wanted to start my own gym which I opened in 2011.
Over the 10 years of gym ownership I worked over 20,000 hours perfecting my art of: designing workouts, coaching both groups and individuals, educating other coaches, and delivering client results. I always strive to offer the best training experience and give my clients excellent customer service.
Since 2020 I have shifted from a large commercial gym setting to offering remote coaching and now have created an exclusive personal training studio in Orleans. I offer private and semi private training sessions.
I continue to work mostly with clients new to resistance training and functional strength, but have worked with many athletes of national / international caliber.
Personally, I have been on a lifetime pursuit of training and fitness. Over the last 25 years I have had many successes and failures and am continuously learning and improving. I am, and forever will be a student and will continue to share my experience with others.
Coaching Certifications
Working Against Gravity Nutrition Coach
NCCP Weightlifting Level 1 + 2
Ma Weightlifting - Chinese weightlifting systems
Stronglifting - Bret Contreras academy
CrossFit LVL 2 coach
OPEX Assessment
OPEX Program Design
StrongFit - seminar and coach mentoring with Julien Pineau
Aerobic Capacity - endurance training
Westside Barbell - powerlifting conjugate systems
Formal Education
Small and medium enterprise management - college diploma
Non-formal education
Hypertrophy coach - Joe Bennett
Tao Way - Ido Portal method
Range of Strength - Flexibility and Strength
Coaching experience
Olympic weightlifting national level competitors
Powerlifting national level competitors
CrossFit national and world level competitors
Athletic / Strength training background
Olympic Weightlifting Canadian national competitor
CrossFit Games competitor
Strength training - 25 years continuous pursuit
Olympic Weightlifting Nationals
CrossFit Games Athlete/Coach
CrossFit Athlete
Olympic Weightlifting Event
2nd Best Team in Canada 2018
Synchronized Pull-ups
Mexico 2023
My Gabi
Ann et Francois
Our Dog Bolt
Coaching Weightlifting Athletes
CrossFit Games Team Athlete
Coaching Teen Games Athlete Hanna
Coaching Annabelle Powerlifting Teen
Coaching Staff 2019
Powerlifting Cert with World-Record Holder
Coaching Ann in Group Class
Coaching HSPU Efficiency
Olympic Weightlifting Group Coaching
National CrossFit Competition
2nd Place CrossFit Team in Canada
Olympic Weightlifting Coaching
CrossFit National Competition Team
Coaching Group Strength Class