NO TALENT BATTLE FITNESS
NTBFit is based in Seattle, WA, occupied land of the Duwamish people.
NTBFit is a space to be where and who you are. Your abilities and how you show up in the world are yours, and will be supported and defended here. This is a place to connect, learn, experiment, fail and succeed with your body and create awareness through learning and controlling movement. We do this while looking at the bigger picture of what health and performance is with programming that adapts to your goals. We want our athletes to feel free to take up space, be loud, get emotional and own both mental and physical strength.
As a trainer, we will create a foundation of body awareness before building strength and conditioning with adaptive training, along with tuning into the brain/body connection through Functional Range Conditioning.
As a coach, we will look at training as part of the bigger picture—by finding ways to eat, sleep and move better—while honoring and releasing the trauma we can hold within in order to thrive and improve performance.
As a fellow athlete, we will grow both mental and physical strength, while providing a healthy environment to build one's confidence. Don’t forget how many high fives and random memes relating to lifting you are going to receive.
I’d love to hear about your journey and where you’d like to go. Tell me your story.
TESTIMONIALS ABOUT COACH LIZ:
“I’ve had a blast learning Kettlebell Sport with Coach Liz. Her course progressed at a pace that safely built my confidence with the lifts, while keeping practice challenging and fun. I love that the sport is accessible for different ages and fitness levels. I never thought I’d find myself training for a weightlifting competition, but it’s a really fun way to get stronger. Liz does an excellent job structuring practices, giving each of us individual attention and designing our training to reflect different abilities and goals. It’s fun to dissect the intricacies of the movements, troubleshoot technique, and cheer one another on as we see improvements in both ourselves and our teammates. The experience has improved my self image and even my approach to other aspects of life. Whether you choose to compete or simply want to diversify your fitness routine, I highly recommend giving the sport a try.”
“My experience in the class was incredible. A little nervous at first to try and new sport but Liz showed to be a great instructor—always taking the time to explain the moves and why technique was important. She showed patience and cheered you on while you struggled and truly made you feel a part of the team. The two courses I took were fun and interactive, very challenging but always rewarding. We practiced different moves and techniques to not only learn kettlebells but really gain a better understanding of your body and how to make it strong. One of the best fitness classes I have ever taken!
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“Lizelle’s deep understanding of both proper technique and athleticism was apparent in every training session she ran with me. She had an excellent blend of both high intensity and very challenging core progressions that gave me noticeable gains in the 8 weeks I trained with her. My footwork and agility improved drastically and I use what she taught me in my roller derby practice regularly. She is an incredibly effective, tough and understanding coach.”
“Lift for Life and Move & Groove are my most frequented classes, and I have also enjoyed each of the other classes I have tried so far. I appreciate the mobility component of the L4L class because it has never been a frequent aspect of my trainings at other places. When training on my own, I have never added these types of exercises due to my own lack of knowledge, but I am so thankful for Liz’s knowledge of it all!”
“Personal training with Liz has been such an important part of my self-care, health, and athletic development. It is rejuvenating to have programming this intentional. Her deep understanding of the body and movement shines through her work. I’ve had many experiences of feeling mind-blown about the body from an exercise or cue provided by Liz. The way she accepts wherever I’m at mentally/physically and ties in breathwork has made it an especially wonderful experience during stressful times. She is incredibly warm and caring, and I look forward to our sessions every week!”
“Lizelle is one of the most creative instructors I have experienced in my active life. I have been attending her boot camp classes for the past 18 months and have always been challenged by her well thought out programs. In addition to addressing all skill levels, Lizelle keeps you engaged and excited throughout your workout which makes achieving your goals all the more rewarding. My balance, strength and agility have found new heights with her fun interval training skills. She is just as focused and present as I am while offering modification or suggestions during the exercises components.
Her passion for total body fitness really shines as she shares her dynamic workouts and enthusiasm with you!”
“My favorite thing about Lizelle is that she gives and demonstrates various levels of the same exercise. That’s always great and makes people not feel embarrassed or on the spot for asking.”
LIZELLE R. DIN (she/her)
As a coach, I love helping athletes have ownership of their movement as well as developing their mental game—whether it is for lifting, racing, playing sports or just using their strength outside the gym (like being able to put luggage into the overhead compartment with asking for help!). Body awareness and mental tenacity are essential tools that I focus on as a coach every day. I geek out when it comes to building out a training session in its entirety—from warm up methods to sport specific conditioning to fine tuning technique—while helping individuals look at training as part of the bigger picture by finding ways to eat, sleep, de-stress and move better in order to thrive and improve performance.
My passion for sports and fitness originated from starting a dodgeball league lovingly named the Aberdeen Street Dodgeball Ninjas shortly after graduating college. I then found out what it truly meant to be an athlete when I played roller derby for 4 years with the Windy City Rollers. After moving to Seattle, WA from Chicago, IL, I stumbled upon Kettlebell Sport and became a competitive weightlifter as well as finding an attraction to rock climbing.
I am also constantly trying to figure out how to bake but a forever fan of baked goods, often found hanging out with other people’s dogs and taking wandering walks to look for birds with my partner of over 15 years, Conor (he/him).
Certifications:
National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) Certified Personal Trainer
Fundamentals of Trauma Informed Weight Lifting
Functional Range Conditioning (FRC) Mobility Specialist
Bioforce Certified Conditioning Coach
Kettlebell Sport Coach and Instructor
photo by Gil Leora
… a.k.a. JOANIE UTAH
My derby career started in 2009, exactly one year after seeing my first WCR bout. It was an experience that challenged me to try something outside of my comfort zone. When I tried out I felt as if I had faced the most physically and mentally demanding challenge in my entire life. (I literally laid in the grass for a long time outside the practice space after tryouts.) There was plenty more obstacles ahead. Drafted to the Double Crossers a month after becoming a Haymarket Rioter I joined my teammates in the championship bout that season in the jammer rotation and was later named the Double Crosser Rookie of the Year. I also served as a co-captain for the team my 2012 season. I was a student of nailing down form and an avid fan of speed. I had to build my way back from several injuries and limitations—from my knee (oh the irony) to a concussion to exercise-induced asthma—but have overcome them with extreme patience, diligence and determination. I also skated as a member of the Orbit Speed Crew of Palatine, IL and competed in my first meet in 2013, placing 1st in the division.
I retired from derby in the summer of 2013, but hold onto hope of continuing to speed skate and finally commit to trying it on inlines rather than quads.