| Title: | Head Strength & Conditioning Coach |
| Phone: | (404) 273-1211 |
| Email: | Steven.Lewis@kzoo.edu |
Steve Lewis joined Kalamazoo College as head strength and conditioning coach in November of 2019.
Steve was the head strength and conditioning coach at Emory University (Atlanta, Ga.) from 2003-2011, overseeing the design and implementation of sport-specific training programs for 18 NCAA Division III intercollegiate varsity sports serving over 400 student-athletes. While at Emory, Steve was the faculty advisor/coach for the Emory Weightlifting Club from 2004-2011. He also directed the Emory Speed and Strength Camp from 2005-2011.
Before his time at Emory, Steve was the strength and conditioning coordinator at Central College (Pella, Iowa) from 1999-2003, where he oversaw strength and conditioning for 21 Division III sports serving 750 student-athletes. He also coordinated Central’s Speed/Strength Summer Camp.
Steve earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of Tennessee in 1995 and a master’s degree at Western Michigan University in 1998. He gained experience in the women’s athletic department at Tennessee as a volunteer strength and conditioning coach before becoming a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach. While in Kalamazoo, Steve was a volunteer strength and conditioning coach at Western Michigan University and later at Comstock High School.
Steve was the fitness director at Bronson Athletic Club in Kalamazoo from 2011-2015. He currently works as a personal trainer and strength and conditioning coach at Bronson Athletic Club as well as a strength and conditioning coach at Bronson Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.
Steve is certified through the NSCA (National Strength and Conditioning Association), CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist), FMS (Functional Movement Screen), and HKC Kettlebell. He has been a club coach, senior coach, and national coach with USA Weightlifting, and is the founding member and coach of AZO Barbell Club at CrossFit AZO.
A competitive Olympic weightlifter, Steve won championships at the 2011 Pan-Am Master’s (94 kg class), 2007 Georgia State Games (105 kg class – master’s division), and was the 2002 Michigan State Champion (94 kg class).