What is R.A.T. Liftz?
R.A.T. Liftz is how we fulfill our passion for lifting and teaching. The goal of this business is to build better people, both inside and outside of the gym. By redefining how people perceive lifting, the gym, and themselves, we hope to create a new wave of RESILIENT, AMBITIOUS, and TACTFUL humans that are not limited by their own beliefs, and are able to contribute more to the world they live in.
values
resilience • ambition • tact • leadership • passion • authenticity
vision
To help build better people. To grow a community of individuals who make the conscious effort to do the daily work required to better themselves and those around them. These people will build autonomy, confidence, and courage through lifting. In finding their physical strength, they will feel empowered to face life’s challenges head-on, and be a beacon for others to follow in the process.
mission
To be the embodiment of this vision on a daily basis. To show others that nothing good comes easy or fast. To highlight our own successes as well as our failures. To support those in our circle as we would want to be supported. To provide the best possible guidance and tools we can to help our RATS achieve THEIR personal success.
Maddy (Mads)
Fitness has been a passion of mine since 2017. It started out as trying to make myself as small as possible due to a distorted image of what health as a woman should look like. That mentality changed when I found Powerlifting in 2021. I always loved the gym, but I didn’t start to love myself until I found my strength. Powerlifting was transformative for me and now I aim to give other women that same transformation. To flip the script on diet culture, to stop working out just to shrink ourselves, and change current societal norms around strong women. I now teach women to embrace their strength, take up space, and discover their confidence.
I found Strength Coaching after graduating with my degree in biomedical science, just as I decided to not go to medical school. I was extremely lost and I am forever grateful that I found this thing that encompasses my passion for the human body, health, preventative medicine AND strength, confidence, and lifting heavy ass weight.
My vision for R.A.T. Liftz is a community of bad ass, strong women who support each other through it all. We go past surface level “fitness” and dive deep into making lasting change in our lives to become better women for ourselves as well as our friends & family. We set our minds to our goals and look to the future while still loving ourselves in the present.
B.S. Biomedical Sciences, NASM Certified Personal Trainer & Certified Nutrition Coach
Will (Ernie)
Lifting has always been an outlet for me. Whatever challenges or emotions I was facing in life, I could always work through it in the gym. It is a place that is separate from the outside world, and always has been a safe space for me. Walking through the gym doors, putting in headphones, tuning out from the world, and tuning in to myself has allowed me to dissolve negativity and cultivate my highest Self - this is what I intend to help others achieve.
My vision for R.A.T. Liftz is to be a place for people to share, learn, and grow together - both physically and mentally - in a world that is full of distractions that makes it easy for us to lose sight of our goals, values, and identity as a whole. I intend to use my own struggles to my advantage in helping others find their strength, confidence, and conviction so that they can live prosperous and meaningful lives.
B.S. Fitness and Wellness, ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist & NASM Certified Personal Trainer