Simon Chang
“When I started with Joey I didn’t know what to expect. I’ve had numerous strength Coaches through football and a few Coaches approach me prior to contacting Joey. I trust very few people with my training and have had more bad Coaching than good. After doing some research late one night, I decided to email a few Coaches about training. Joey was the first Coach I emailed and before I could write other emails, Joey responded and already followed me on IG. I took this as a good sign and it worked out better than I could have imagined. This was not only a great decision for my Powerlifting career but also a decision that has positively impacted my life in numerous ways.
When we first spoke, I told Joey “I want to win Canadian Nationals and place at the IPF Worlds as a Junior.” I had no idea how to even go to IPF Worlds, let alone the process to compete at Canadian Nationals but Joey was very supportive and confident we could achieve these goals. We attacked each day with the drive to get stronger and just focus on my lifts and what we were doing. 6 months later I won Canadian Nationals as a Junior 83kg with my first meet only being 2 months prior to starting with Joey. A few months after Nationals in June, I placed 2nd at IPF Worlds with the time-frame being less than one year from my first Powerlifting meet. This was also the first time I met Joey and happy to see that our personalities and values clicked. Joey is extremely humble and always wants the best for his lifters and the best for the sport of Powerlifting.
He has helped my mindset tremendously. He has taught me that you can set really big and unrealistic goals, but you have to put in the work day in and day out, focus on yourself and not others. Since starting with Joey I have only seen progress and PRs on the platform and even many life PRs. I have grown as a lifter and a person, becoming very positive and optimistic about all situations life throws at me. In a little over a year with Joey I have added almost 100kg on my total from 647.5kg @ 83kg to 742.5kg @83kg and we are showing no signs of slowing down. I am hitting numbers I use to dream of and achieving numbers that I never thought were humanly possible. It is easy for me to say that choosing Joey as my Coach is one of the best decisions of my life. I feel tremendously lucky and fortunate to call Joey my Coach and my friend and be a part of the Flexx Family.”