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Tony and Mira Gracia of Industrial Strength Strength Diaries

    • Personal Journals

Tony and Mira Gracia-Co Founders and Coaches at Industrial Strength Gym in Portland OR

Mira is a native New Yorker who moved to Oregon in 2000. She grew up active, practicing Tae Keon-Do and gymnastics. She now competes in Olympic Weightlifting and holds 4 national and 9 Oregon State master's weightlifting titles. She is a Strongfirst Team Leader and certified Elite in the Strongfirst system having achieved all kettlebell, barbell and bodyweight certifications. In addition to her Strongfirst credentials, Mira has many other certifications including USA Weightlifting Advanced Weightlifting & Sport Performance Coach, Clinical Weightlifting Coach, Functional Movement Screen Level 2, Ground Force Method Certified Instructor and is a personal trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine.

Tony is the head coach at Industrial Strength and is also a Strongfirst Team Leader and Elite Instructor. He is a 1st degree black belt in Brazilian Jim Jitsu and with Industrial Strength has been able to combine his passions for both strength training and martial arts. He's written several articles and is active in assisting and presenting at Strongfirst and other strength and conditioning workshops and clinics around the country.

Tony and Mira Gracia-Co Founders and Coaches at Industrial Strength Gym in Portland OR

Mira is a native New Yorker who moved to Oregon in 2000. She grew up active, practicing Tae Keon-Do and gymnastics. She now competes in Olympic Weightlifting and holds 4 national and 9 Oregon State master's weightlifting titles. She is a Strongfirst Team Leader and certified Elite in the Strongfirst system having achieved all kettlebell, barbell and bodyweight certifications. In addition to her Strongfirst credentials, Mira has many other certifications including USA Weightlifting Advanced Weightlifting & Sport Performance Coach, Clinical Weightlifting Coach, Functional Movement Screen Level 2, Ground Force Method Certified Instructor and is a personal trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine.

Tony is the head coach at Industrial Strength and is also a Strongfirst Team Leader and Elite Instructor. He is a 1st degree black belt in Brazilian Jim Jitsu and with Industrial Strength has been able to combine his passions for both strength training and martial arts. He's written several articles and is active in assisting and presenting at Strongfirst and other strength and conditioning workshops and clinics around the country.

53 min