Chris

Hello, my name is Chris Kurisko and I am the owner of Black Iron Training.  I have been training people professionally since 2006.  

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I am a graduate of Michigan State University and have earned training credentials from Starting Strength and the American Council on Exercise. 

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Along with running my gym for the last 20 years, I have also worked as a contractor for the following organizations:

 

Lansing Hockey Club

 -Coaching hockey on and off since 2003 in the Lansing area. Also, spent over 5 years running my training practice out of the gym at the rink while also running off ice workouts for all local hockey teams.

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Michigan State Police

-Subject matter expert for strength training and was contracted to teach recruits at the MSP Training Academy about how to properly use barbells.  

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Starting Strength

-Member of Seminar Staff where I was contracted to coach by Mark Rippetoe. Ran many training camps in Michigan with fellow coach, Jonathan Sullivan from Greysteel Strength and Condtioning.  Also, travel the country to help deliver full SS Seminars.  

 

Starting Strength Online Coaching and Barbell Logic

-Original member of SSOC.  Worked at bringing SS coaching methods to an online platform.  Helped many people from around North America learn about barbell training in a completely online setting.  Went on to spend a few years coaching with Barbell Logic after the transition from SSOC.  

 

YMCA of Lansing

-Where I cut my teeth as a personal training before I started my own training business. I was named the employee of the year in 2007.

 

*I have a tremendous amount of respect for each of these organizations and am proud that I spent time working with them.  I gained a lot of knowledge and experience from the years spent with each of them. Ultimately, I decided to end my professional relationships with all of them on my own terms.  I found as I grew as a professional I didn't want to feel any obligation for coaching or teaching under the umbrella of anyone else's model.  Ultimately, I wanted to develop my own

 

Any training I deliver now is completely based on my experience and my own ideas. I feel much more comfortable that way and am confident in my ability to get my clients results.

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I live in Lansing, MI with my beautiful wife and 2 sons. Any free time I get is spent reading or relaxing.