Sean Waxman is a former National level Olympic Weightlifter, highly regarded coach, and graduate student of Kinesiology and is therefore unique in what he brings to the table as a Strength and Conditioning coach.

Sean spent nearly a decade of his life immersed as an athlete in the world of Olympic Weightlifting under the direction and guidance of USAW Hall of Fame Coach Bob Takano. That meant four hours a day, six days a week, fifty weeks a year, in the trenches training, observing, and learning with some of the best coaches and athletes in the sport. This high level of skill driven by his passion and perseverance made him one of the top Olympic Weightlifters in the country from 1995-2001, earning him a spot on the National Team, a National medal, and five California state championships.

Sean’s Strength and Conditioning career started in 1995 when Los Angeles City College hired him to take men’s basketball to the next level. He took a program that had fallen short year after year and helped the team reach their first California State Title in 1997. In addition, Sean taught strength and conditioning for coaching professionals at U.C.L.A. Extension.

He then moved to College of the Canyons. In Sean’s two years at the college, he worked with basketball, volleyball, and football. He helped a previously struggling basketball team twice make the playoffs, and was instrumental in sending five players to NCAA Division I schools. Sean’s most rewarding accomplishment was his work with the women’s volleyball team. He helped transform them from worst to first. In his final season at C.O.C. the Lady Cougars had a .773 winning pct. and its first conference championship. This team had seven all conference players and the programs first two NCAA Division I scholarships.

During his time as a strength coach at the collegiate level, Sean prepared N.B.A. first round draft picks for their first professional training camps for Arn Tellum of SFX management.

Sean then accepted a position with West Coast Sports Performance as the assistant director of sports performance. He became a strength coach with the Long Beach Ice Dogs of the I.H.L. Also, he was one of the exercise testing consultants for the L.A. Kings as well as the L.A. Clippers.

In late 2000, Sean started Pure Strength, a private training facility located in Southern California. Since its inception, he has developed twenty-six NCAA Division I-A scholarship athletes, four Southern California High School Volleyball Players of the Year, three California High School Volleyball Player’s of the Year, one California High School Baseball Player of the Year, one National High School Volleyball Player of the Year, and four members of the USA Junior National Volleyball Team.

In 2006, Sean started Pure Strength Incorporated, a company of professional coaches. Pure Strength Inc. is dedicated to disseminating the information that will help anyone reach his or her performance goals. Through the use of the web, seminars, and clinics Sean’s company is now able to reach more than just the people who come to train with him on an individual basis.

Sean attended Cortland State where he studied Physical Education. He then attended Graduate School at California State University at Long Beach under the tutelage of NSCA Hall of Fame Strength Coach, Dr. John Garhammer, studying Kinesiology with a concentration in Sport Biomechanics. This educational background is the final aspect completing Sean’s unique combination of credentials. Thereby making him what he is today: a highly sought after Strength and Conditioning coach and educational resource.