The body you were given, on purpose

Train to move better.
Then look the part.

“Training should make you move better not just look stronger on paper.” Strength, speed and mindset coaching for young women athletes in Richmond, IN.

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Founding clients

Be my next success story

Mindset & Muscle is one year in, and I am building this the slow way — with athletes who want to be tested, re-tested, and told the truth about what the numbers say.

Client results are coming soon. I would rather show you real ones than made-up ones.

What I can show you today is the method: functional strength, plyometrics for power, mobility that protects your joints, and movement that carries into your sport and the rest of your life.

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Two athletes at a time, so nobody trains on autopilot.

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Sound familiar

What you have probably said out loud

“I lift, but I still feel slow on the court.”
“I want to look better and I am tired of guessing.”
“My head quits before my legs do.”

Built on Purpose

How I train athletes

  1. Functional strength first

    Not just being able to pick up heavy weights, but move it and translate it into everyday life. Patterns that mirror what you actually need on the field or the court.

  2. Power and reactivity

    Plyometrics in every block. Strength without explosive mobility or sport-specific carryover only gets you so far — I learned that as a collegiate athlete myself.

  3. Mobility that protects you

    Range of motion work to guard your joints and expand what you can safely load, so a long season does not cost you the next one.

  4. Mindset under fatigue

    I draw on my sports psychology background because the athletes who improve fastest are the ones who can push through discomfort and stay locked in when they are tired.

The process

Four steps, no mystery

Step one

Talk it through

You tell me your sport, your season, and what “better” means to you. I listen first.

Step two

Test

We measure where you are — strength, movement quality, power output — and write it down.

Step three

Train

Programming built around your goals, adjusted from your feedback. “Open minded and love to hear feedback.”

Step four

Re-test

Same tests, new numbers. That is how we know it is working instead of hoping it is.

The shift

Before, and after

Lifting to look a certain way
Training to move a certain way
Guessing at the plan
Tested numbers you can point at
Strong in the gym only
Power that shows up in your sport
Motivation that comes and goes
Intrinsic drive and real discipline
Sore, tight, one injury away
Mobile joints and smart recovery

Straight answers

Before you ask

Will this transfer to my sport?

That is the whole point. Every block includes movement patterns that mirror what you do in competition, plus plyometrics for the power you need in a short window.

Will it interfere with my season?

No. In-season we train to keep your strength and protect your joints without adding fatigue you cannot recover from. Off-season is where we push.

I am not a competitive athlete. Can I still train?

Yes. The same work that makes an athlete explosive is the work that makes getting up off the floor feel easy. Same method, different target.

What if I hate part of the workout?

Say so. I want clients who speak their mind — whether it hurts, feels off, or they love it. I will not enable bad habits, but I will always hear you out.

I was a collegiate athlete, and I understood early how much of my physical life would carry into the rest of it. I coach the way I wish I had been coached: supportive, honest, and always prioritizing the goals you set — never enabling the patterns holding you back.

JaKaia LotzSports psychology backgroundRichmond, INRead the full story

I'm not just building bigger lifts, I'm building athletes.

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