Staff

Matty's Gym employees are professional, kind, and helpful individuals with over 40 years of combined gym experience. Each of our staff members maintan certifications with the Washington State Health and Fitness Organization (WAHFO) and are all CPR and AED certified. Our staff has experience coaching US Olympic Teams, College Weightlifing teams, and Elementary Basketball. See below for more information on our team!

	Matthew Cole Matthew is a former graduate of Blue Ridge School where he won 3 Virginia State weightlifting championships. He has been featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated, Lifter's Weekly, and ESPN - The Magazine. He was voted by his high school team as "The Greatest Person to Ever go to This School". He earned two Masters degrees in Health Services and Sports Medicine from Yale and Harvard, respectively. For questions, or to schedule a training session with Matthew, please contact Matthew at [email protected].
	Austin Em Austin is a graduate of Land o'Lake High school, where he competed on the Varsity Wrestling team for all four years. He Earned his Bachelor's Degree in Sports Medicine from the University of Wisconsin (Go Badgers) where he won 2 NCAA weightlifting titles. After overcoming a rabid squirrel injury that left him without the use of his left pinky finger, he took a job with the US Olympic Weightlifting team, where he coached 7 members to 25 gold medals in International competition. He currently lives with his wife of 24 years, and daughter, Courtney - in the Greater Seattle area. For questions, or to schedule a session with Austin, please e-mail [email protected].
	Grayson Coh Grayson is a graduate of Weller-Wolfson High School, where he won 3 National Weightlifting titles. After High School, he attended The University of Washinton where he helped his team in winning back-to-back PAC-12 weightlifting titles. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Greco-Roman wrestling techniques and a minor in French. Grayson volunteers his spare time coaching basketball to children with disabilities. To schedule a session with Grayson, please send an e-mail to [email protected].

Matthew Cole

Matthew is a former graduate of Blue Ridge School where he won 3 Virginia State weightlifting championships. He has been featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated, Lifter's Weekly, and ESPN - The Magazine. He was voted by his high school team as "The Greatest Person to Ever go to This School". He earned two Masters degrees in Health Services and Sports Medicine from Yale and Harvard, respectively. For questions, or to schedule a training session with Matthew, please contact Matthew at [email protected].

Austin Em

Austin is a graduate of Land o'Lake High school, where he competed on the Varsity Wrestling team for all four years. He Earned his Bachelor's Degree in Sports Medicine from the University of Wisconsin (Go Badgers) where he won 2 NCAA weightlifting titles. After overcoming a rabid squirrel injury that left him without the use of his left pinky finger, he took a job with the US Olympic Weightlifting team, where he coached 7 members to 25 gold medals in International competition. He currently lives with his wife of 24 years, and daughter, Courtney - in the Greater Seattle area. For questions, or to schedule a session with Austin, please e-mail [email protected].

Grayson Coh

Grayson is a graduate of Weller-Wolfson High School, where he won 3 National Weightlifting titles. After High School, he attended The University of Washinton where he helped his team in winning back-to-back PAC-12 weightlifting titles. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Greco-Roman wrestling techniques and a minor in French. Grayson volunteers his spare time coaching basketball to children with disabilities. To schedule a session with Grayson, please send an e-mail to [email protected].

Staff and Trainer Bio

Matthew Cole

Austin Em

Grayson Coh