Built to help you win

Nick found CrossFit ten years ago in the worst shape of his life, and it changed the trajectory of his health and his career. He's now a CrossFit Level 2 trainer and certified nutrition coach with 25+ years of experience building people, from college campuses to boardrooms. Before founding CrossFit Liminal, Nick spent nearly two decades growing teams and raising funds to expand programming into underserved communities. Nick founded CrossFit Liminal as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit to make fitness and nutrition coaching accessible to everyone, now serving 120+ members, with sliding-scale memberships and culturally appropriate classes for Afghan and refugee neighbors in Clarkston. He's built the gym around a diverse, come-as-you-are community, where people of every background and fitness level find a place to belong. His coaching philosophy is simple: real strength isn't just physical, it's whole-life strength, built for the version of you that shows up everywhere, not just in the gym. That's the strength he coaches every member toward. His favorite benchmark workout is Glen, since it hits a little of everything, including his favorite movement, the clean and jerk.

Stephany has been coaching CrossFit since January 2014, following a lifetime as an athlete. She's a CrossFit Level 2 trainer and HSN coach who brings a high-energy vibe to every class, while still holding the line on good movement patterns and making sure each member has the right scale to push to their own capacity that day. Stephany believes the other 23 hours outside the gym matter just as much as the one you spend with her, so she works closely with members on growth mindset and setting S.M.A.R.T. goals to help their progress stick. For her, coaching is about being part of the best hour of someone's day, the one where they get to focus on themselves and their health. Her favorite movements are handstand push-ups, dumbbell snatches, and box jumps, and nothing beats watching a member walk out with a new skill, a PR, or just a big smile (and a lot of sweat).

Nury brings a background in education to every class she coaches, built around her favorite development philosophy: challenge and support. She believes people make their biggest strides when they're pushed beyond what they thought possible while getting the guidance, encouragement, and accountability to get there. As a bilingual coach in English and Spanish, she's passionate about making CrossFit feel approachable, inclusive, and empowering for every athlete, a mission that extends into her role leading Client Success, where she makes sure each member's experience actually fits their life. On the floor, Nury is known for thorough instruction, checking in often, and tailoring each workout to how you're feeling that day. Members consistently point to her as the coach who made them welcome on day one, friendly, encouraging, and quick to find something to laugh about even when the workout clock is fighting back. Her favorite movement is the back squat.

David is a CrossFit Level 1 trainer who's also completed the Hyrox Foundations course and spent five years as an elementary PE instructor, so keeping a room of people moving and having fun is second nature to him. He brings that same energy to the CrossFit Liminal floor: upbeat, welcoming, and focused on making members feel comfortable enough to get a great workout in. What David loves most about coaching is watching a cue click, that moment when a member finds a new level of comfort in a movement, or hits a weight they didn't think they could. He believes fitness should feel good, not just be good for you. His favorite movement is a good squat, no contest.

Ellen believes working out should be fun, for kids and adults alike, and that you can move with intensity and still smile your way through it. She's built her coaching around helping members create real connections with each other, because that's what turns a one-off workout into a lifestyle. Her goal is to help every athlete feel like part of the community as fast as possible. As a tall athlete herself, she's always excited to see rowing, box jumps, and power cleans show up in a workout. Fun fact: Ellen is a two-time World's Fittest Beekeeper.

Mike is a CrossFit Level 1 trainer who's passionate about helping members get stronger, healthier, and more confident, safely. His coaching style is built on teaching proper movement mechanics and a solid foundation first, so progress lasts. He works to create a positive, supportive environment where every athlete has room to keep developing. The most rewarding part of coaching, for Mike, is watching consistent effort pay off, especially that light-bulb moment when a cue finally clicks and an athlete truly understands a movement. His favorite movement is the snatch, because it demands strength, speed, coordination, and precision all at once.

Sadiqa is a first-year CrossFit coach who was a member at CrossFit Liminal for two years before becoming a CFL1 trainer herself. She now helps Afghan women in her class build strength and confidence through exercise, with a coaching style that's supportive, encouraging, and focused on proper form and safe, gradual progress. What Sadiqa enjoys most about coaching is watching her members' progress and confidence grow over time, she knows firsthand what that journey feels like. Her favorite movement is the wall ball, because it's challenging and always pushes her to work hard. She feels energized and accomplished after every workout, and loves encouraging others to challenge themselves too.

Liz coaches from the belief that the whole person is welcome on the gym floor, however you walk in that day, mentally, physically, and emotionally, she wants to meet you there. She's a CF-L1 trainer and BirthFit trained to support perinatal athletes, and much of her work centers on peri- and postmenopausal women, meeting their bodies where they are and helping them build strength for the seasons ahead. Liz strives to see and attune to the unique strengths and challenges each person brings with them. She considers it a privilege to be there as members face challenges, discover strengths they didn't know they had, and grow more confident in their ever-changing bodies, a process that never stops being remarkable to witness. Her favorite movement is the equally loved and loathed thruster, nothing else asks the whole body to show up and work together quite the same way.