AMANDA MAY
she/her
Amanda was born and raised in the Milwaukee area. She spent most of her life as a competitive swimmer and dancer. Amanda’s swimming career was cut short in college when she was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis after months of declining health. At the time, she was told that she would likely never be able to compete in athletics again, which fueled the fire she needed to ensure that would never be the case. Amanda took a whole-body, holistic approach to her treatment, and over time was able to greatly reduce the amount of medication she needed, while working her way back to being able to call herself an “athlete”.
After college, Amanda introduced to a CrossFit gym and weight training for the first time. She was fortunate to join a gym in Milwaukee that happened to house the premier Weightlifting Club in Wisconsin, and she immediately fell in love with Olympic Weightlifting. Since 2015, she’s navigated balancing her health condition with training, nutrition, and recovery, and has managed to set State Records and qualify for National Meets. Amanda currently follows a hybrid approach to strength and endurance training, and competes in triathlons of varying distances; her favorite is the 70.3 Half Iron Man distance!
Outside of the gym, Amanda is an avid traveler and outdoors adventurer. She believes strongly in balancing specific athletic goals with having a life out in the real world, and believes that there are few things that a little Vitamin D and alone time with nature (and her dog, Fletcher) can’t solve.
In college, Amanda earned a Bachelor of Science in Cellular and Molecular Biology with a Nutrition Minor. She then spent eight years working in Technical Sales, but always knew that her “side hustle” as a Nutrition Coach was where she felt most fulfilled. Amanda now works full time with Black Iron Nutrition as a Performance Nutrition Coach focusing on her passion: helping people to realize their full potential through movement, nutrition, and letting go of self-limiting beliefs. As a coach, it is her goal to arm each of her clients with the tools to achieve balance in their multi-faceted lives; nutrition is just a piece of that puzzle!
CERTIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE
Cellular & Molecular Biology Major; Human Nutrition / Food Science Minor
Precision Nutrition L1
NASM Sports Nutrition Certification
9 years Nutrition Coaching experience
USAW L1 (4+ years coaching experience)
Collegiate Level Swimmer
National Qualifying Weightlifter & State Record Holder
USAT National Level Triathlete
PROGRAMS AMANDA COACHES
SPECIALTIES
Lifestyle Nutrition
Performance Nutrition
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