Performance Editor
Lena Park
10+ years·GarageGymBuilders
About
Lena rowed for the University of Washington from 2013-2017, helping the team to back-to-back NCAA championships. After graduation she transitioned to Olympic weightlifting and earned her USA Weightlifting Level 1 certification in 2019.
She coaches a small group of athletes out of her converted garage in Seattle, focusing on women returning to strength training after pregnancy or injury. Her writing on postpartum strength training has been cited by the Postpartum Wellness Foundation.
When she's not coaching or writing, Lena is usually on the rower or testing the latest cardio equipment. She has personally tested every rowing machine and air bike featured on GarageGymBuilders.
Credentials
- USA Weightlifting Level 1 Coach
- Precision Nutrition Level 1 Certified
- BS Kinesiology, University of Washington
- Former NCAA Division I athlete (rowing)
Expertise
- Rowing machines and ergometers
- Women's strength training
- Postpartum return-to-training
- Olympic weightlifting
- Sports nutrition basics