SINCE 2013
7501 Caldwell Rd
Harrisburg, NC 28075
dan@roseperformance.com
704-345-0895
Our coaching staff represents and competes, or has competed in every level of the Olympic sport of Weightlifting. We have two National Level coaches, three Level 2 Advanced coaches, and 9 Level 1 coaches for a total of 14 certified coaches on staff.
We have Junior age coaches that started as schoolage athletes, and are Nationally ranked Weightlifters.
We have Senior age coaches that are Nationally ranked Weightlifters.
We have Masters age coaches that represent all us older folks still trying to keep our bodies active and moving.
You will not find a better, or more highly qualified and experienced group of assistant coaches anywhere else.
We have a VERY STRONG female presence in our gym, in the form of our coaches, and all of our many female athletes.
DAN ROSE – Owner/Head Coach
(USA Weightlifting National Coach)
All training programs are developed and coached by or under the direct supervision of head coach, Dan Rose. Coach Dan is a National Coach through USA Weightlifting, the governing body of the sport of Weightlifting in the Olympics. He has coached a Youth World Championships Team Member, a University World Champion, a FISU Americas Games Silver Medalist, a Masters World Champion and World Record Holder, 12 National Champions, and multiple National medalists and State Champions. Coach Dan has been involved in weightlifting and athletic training for 30 years, and is a 2014 Masters World Weightlifting Champion, 2011 Masters Pan-American Champion and record holder, and a 2023 Masters National Champion and American Record holder. Coach Dan is also a Crossfit L1 Trainer, and an instructor of USA Weightlifting Coaching Education Certifications. Dan writes strength programs for Crossfit boxes, and teaches weightlifting clinics on a regular basis.
Dan has trained, trained with, and been trained by Olympians, world champion powerlifters, and high level bodybuilders. Dan's competitive background includes gymnastics, football, basketball, track and field, and of course weightlifting. Using this extensive background and experience, Coach Dan develops individual programs for each sport specific athlete and weightlifter. Open communication is forever ongoing with each individual athlete, as programs continue to evolve with the best interest of each athlete always the top priority.
Coach Dan first got involved in health and fitness in 1992 at the age of 14, after having been a competitive gymnast during middle school. He started weight training to gain size, strength, and speed for football and basketball. As part of his weight training regimen, he learned the Olympic lifts from his coach, Jerry Arline, Sr.
After graduating high school in 1994, he began to devote more attention to the Olympic lifts. In the summer of 1995, after only 6 months of serious training, he entered and won his first weightlifting competition. That same year, he won the Sunshine State Games, and placed 8th at the American Open. In 1996, he placed 3rd at Jr Nationals, won the Florida State Championships, and placed 3rd at Sr Nationals(taking the silver medal in the snatch). He was then invited to be a summer resident at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
A series of injuries combined with college, life, and work kept him out of competition for the next several years, but he kept up with his training and involvement in health and fitness by participating in team sports and training alongside world champion powerlifters and world class Olympic Weightlifters, bodybuilders, and strongmen. He has worked in the fitness industry for the last 15 plus years dealing with nutrition, equipment manufacturing and sales, personal training, and coaching the Olympic lifts.
In 2011, 8 months after a complete ACL reconstruction and meniscus repair, he competed at the Master's Pan American Championships. He took 1st place and won Best Lifter while setting new records in the Snatch, Clean and Jerk, and Total as a 62kg lifter. He maintains those records today.
In September of 2014, Dan traveled to Copenhagen, Denmark where he became World Champion by winning Gold in the Snatch, Clean & Jerk, and Total at the 2014 Masters World Weightlifting Championships.
USA Weightlifting National Coach
USA Weightlifting Club Coach
USA Weightlifting Coaching Course Instructor
Crossfit L1 Trainer
Safesport, ADM, CPR, AED certified
Masters 4x National Record Holder
2023 Masters National Champion
2021 Masters National Champion
2021 NC State Champion
2014 Masters World Weightlifting Champion
2014 National Weightlifting Championships qualifier
2014 American Open Weightlifting Championships qualifier
2011 Masters Pan American Weightlifting Champion, Best Lifter, and 3x Record Holder
1996 National Weightlifting Champion Team Member, Team Florida
1996 National Weightlifting Championships Individual Bronze Medalist
1996 Junior National Weightlifting Championships Bronze Medalist, Junior National Team Member, invited to Olympic Training Center Summer Resident Program
1996 Florida State Weightlifting Champion
1995 Florida’s Sunshine State Games Weightlifting Gold Medalist
1994 Christian Day School Christian Athlete of the Year
1994 Christian Day School Varsity Basketball Player Defensive MVP
1994 Christian Day School Varsity Football Ironman Award
1993 Christian Day School Varsity Football Ironman Award
YASHI ROSE – Co-Owner, National Coach
Coach Yashi was the first, and now 1 of only 2 female USA Weightlifting National Coaches in the state of NC, a Crossfit L1 Trainer, and a Crossfit Mobility Trainer. She is also a current team member of the Harrisburg Weightlifting Club.
She competes in the Masters division these days, and though not the tallest or largest of us(all of 5’ tall and 59kg), she is quite strong, having both Squatted 122kg/268lb, and Deadlifted 135kg/297lb.
While too shy to compete in most athletics at a younger age, she was a competitive English Equestrian rider, and has always had a lifelong love for fitness.
By day, she is a NC licensed cosmetologist, and spends most her time outside the gym working in a salon. She previously was a FL board certified massage therapist, though she prefers her work in the beauty industry.
She is a huge asset to our program as a Coach, Team Mom, and pseudo-psychologist for our athletes. She has also taken the reins on the most stressful part of this day and age of online Weightlifting competitions by handling all tech related priorities.
Her busy schedule as a mother, hair stylist, and coach generally causes her to do most of her own training at home in the HWC garage gym, but she gets after it consistently.
Katherine Lee - LEAD Coach
Master of Science in Education, Exercise Physiology and Adult Fitness, The University of Akron
· Bachelor of Science, Dietetics, The University of Akron
· 2nd Team All-American Honors, Women’s Pole Vault (2011 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships)
· Multiple Mid-American Conference podium finishes throughout career, Pole Vault and Long Jump
Though the smallest of us, Katherine is also one of the strongest. She is a 55kg lifter, and has Snatched 81kg/178lb, Clean & Jerked 99kg, Squatted 140kg/308lb, and Deadlifted 153kg/337lb.
· Competitive Weightlifter, 8 years
· USA Weightlifting Coach, Level 2 Advanced
· USA Weightlifting National Athlete
2022 Southeastern Championships Best Female Lifter
2021 National Championships Snatch Silver Medalist
2021 NC State Champion and Best Lifter
7th place (55kg), 2021 Nationals
9th place (55kg), 2019 Nationals
10th place (58kg), 2017 Nationals
9th place (58kg), 2014 Nationals
o 1st place (58kg), 2017 Arnold Sports Festival
· Holds all 3 Ohio State records, 58kg weight class
2019 NC State Weightlifting Champion and Best Overall Female Lifter
Michael Bloomfield - Assistant Coach
Coach Michael Bloomfield is a large presence at our gym. He is certified by IYCA in High School Strength and Conditioning, a former Winston Salem State Football Player/CIAA Conference Champ, and current Weightlifter with Harrisburg Weightlifting Club.
Masters Degree in Exercise Science
He is currently the Director of Strength & Conditioning, and Defensive Line Coach at Hickory Ridge High School, was formerly a Middle School PE teacher at Harold E Winkler, and a current PE teacher at Vance High School. Coach Bloomfield was also the Strength and Conditioning Coach and Defensive Line Coach for the 2019 and 2020 4AA State Champion Vance High Cougars.
During his playing time at WSSU, he was a 2x All American, 2016 S&C Athlete of the Year, 2016 Male Student Athlete of the Year, and part of the 2015 Conference Championship Team.
He is currently a Nationally Ranked Weightlifter, 2022 Southeastern Championships Best Male Lifter, 2022 National Championships Bronze Medalist, Snatch Bronze Medalist at the 2021 National Championships, 2021 NC State Champion, Snatch Gold Medalist at the 2020 USA Weightlifting American Open Series 1, who Squats 280kg/617lb, Snatches 160kg/352lb, Clean & Jerks 185kg/407lb, Power Cleans 186kg/410lb, Cleans 201kg/443lb, and Deadlifts 308kg/679lb.
Coach Bloomfield is a USA Weightlifting Level 2 Advanced Weightlifting and Sport Performance Coach, is an Assistant Coach for all our athletes and Weightlifters, and also owns his own Personal Training Business, Iron Giant Fitness.
He is a leader here at our facility, and one of the most humble, hardest working individuals you can find anywhere.
ARIA BREMNER - Assistant Coach
USA Weightlifting L1 Weightlifting and Sport Performance Coach
Aria stays on the go, and keeps herself busy with training, coaching Cheerleading at Hough High school, and running her own Social Media and Marketing business, Buzzed Social.
She is insanely strong, having Squatted 182kg/401lb, Snatched 98kg/216lb, and Clean & Jerked 125kg/275lb, and Deadlifted 163kg/359lb.
2018 FISU World University Champion
2018 National University Champion
2017 U25 National Weightlifting Champion
2017 Senior National C&J Silver Medalist
2016 USA Weightlifting National Championships and Olympic Trials 6th place finish
2015 USA Weightlifting American Open 6th place finish
2015 Crossfit Regionals Athlete
UNCC Graduate, and MBA from Florida State University
Crossfit L1 Trainer
Baltimore Anthem Pro GRID League Team Member
Former UNCC Cheerleader, former competitive cheerleader
Ava Oteri - Assistant Coach
USA Weightlifting L1 Weightlifting and Sport Performance Coach
Ava has been with our program longer than anyone else. She started at age 10, after playing soccer, running track, and doing gymnastics/cheerleading. She fell in love with the sport of Weightlifting, and has wanted to do nothing else ever since.
She has competed 39 times in Weightlifting, 10 times on the USA Weightlifting National stage in Youth Nationals, Junior Nationals, and American Open Finals. She is a 4x NC State Weightlifting Champion. She is currently just 19 years old, and a scholarship athlete of the East Tennessee State University Olympic Weightlifting Team..
Ava has won 7 Medals on the National stage, 3 of them Gold when she won the 2017 Youth National Championships. Her most recent were 2 Bronze Medals at the 2021 JR National Championships.
She trains 5 days/week, for a total of about 12-15 hours weekly volume. She has recently began a coaching mentorship under Coach Dan, and has assisted on countless coaching certification courses. She has extensive knowledge of everything having to do with our training program, and has the ability to demonstrate and teach every Weightlifting movement.
She continues to get stronger every day. As a 55kg/59kg Junior athlete, she is Snatching 70kg/154lb, Clean & Jerking 87kg/191lb, and Squatting 136kg/300lb.
Trevor Owens - Assistant Coach
USA Weightlifting L1 Weightlifting and Sport Performance Coach
Trevor has been training at the HWC since January 2016. He started Olympic Weightlifting at the age of 12. He was a competitive gymnast for 7 years and has also played basketball, baseball, soccer, football, wrestling and track and field.
Originally, Trevor started at Harrisburg Weightlifting Club and Rose Performance to get faster and stronger for the sports he was competing in at that time. It didn’t take long for him to fall in love with the sport of weightlifting, and while he still participates in other sports, he has now switched over to being a full time weightlifter. His goal is to continue to lift weights in college and to make Team USA.
Trevor Snatches 121kg/253lb, Clean & Jerks 161kg/333lb, and Squats 207kg/454lb. He is just 18 years old.
2022 FISU Americas Games Team USA Silver Medalist
2022 Junior National Championships
Snatch Silver Medalist, Clean & Jerk Gold Medalist, Silver Medal in Total
2022 U25 National Championships
Clean & Jerk Bronze Medal
2022 University National Championships
Snatch Bronze Medalist, Clean & Jerk Silver Medalist, Silver Medal in Total
2022 North North American Open Series 1
Snatch Silver Medalist, Clean & Jerk Bronze Medalist, Silver Medal in Total
2021 U25 NATIONAL CHAMPION
2021 American Open Finals C&J Silver Medalist
2021 Jr National Championships Silver Medalist
2021 NC State Champion and Best Lifter
2020 Youth Nationals
Youth National C&J Gold Medalist
Silver Medalist in Total
2020 American Open Series 3
Youth C&J Gold Medalist
Youth Snatch Gold Medalist
Youth Total Gold Medalist
Open Division C&J Gold Medalist
Open Division Snatch Silver Medalist
Open Division Total Silver Medalist
2020 American Open Series 1
Youth C&J Silver Medalist
Youth Snatch Bronze Medalist
Youth Total Silver Medalist
2019 American Open Series 3
Youth C&J Gold Medalist
Youth Snatch Bronze Medalist
Youth Total Gold Medalist
2018 Youth Nationals
C&J, Snatch, Total Bronze Medalist
2016 Youth Nationals
C&J Silver Medalist
Snatch Bronze Medalist
Total Silver Medalist
JASON HUMPHREYS - ASSISTANT COACH
hunter smith - assistant coach
cody clark - assistant coach
jereth burgos - assistant coach
JESSICA LINEBERRY - ASSISTANT COACH
LINDA MEADOWS - ASSISTANT COACH
JACKSON HORTON - ASSISTANT COACH
