VAJRA

Six, all certified

The coaches

Every hour this studio is open has a coach on the floor. These are all of them, with the certifications behind the title.

A coach pressing a barbell overhead, eyes fixed forward

Head of Strength

Sunita Gurung

Everything I know, I learned from being under a bar that was too heavy.

CSCSIWF-2BSc
14 years coaching Here since 2019
A coach standing with arms folded in a dark training room

Strength & Conditioning

Aayush Rana

Tell me what you can do now. We will argue about the plan afterwards.

NASM-CPTPN-1NASM-CES
9 years coaching Here since 2020
A coach photographed head down between efforts

Conditioning & Endurance

Pemba Sherpa

Easy days easy. That is the whole secret, and nobody wants to hear it.

UESCAWFRNMA
11 years coaching Here since 2021
A coach in profile, concentrating before a set

Movement & Rehabilitation

Rukmini Joshi

A position you cannot hold is not a position. It is a hope.

MScFRCmsNHPC
12 years coaching Here since 2021
A boxing coach in wraps, looking off camera

Power & Boxing

Bikash Thapa

Speed is a skill. You cannot buy it with more weight.

WBC-1USAW-1EFAW
16 years coaching Here since 2022
A coach setting her position over a loaded bar against a brick wall

Foundations & Onboarding

Deepa Maharjan

Week one is not the hard part. Week nine is. I plan for week nine.

ACE-CPTPN-1BLS
7 years coaching Here since 2022

Standards

What every coach here holds

A live studio should be able to produce these on request. This template gives them a place to live.

CoachRoleCertificationsYears
Sunita Gurung Head of Strength NSCA — Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
International Weightlifting Federation Level 2 Coach
BSc Sports Science, Tribhuvan University
14
Aayush Rana Strength & Conditioning NASM — Certified Personal Trainer
Precision Nutrition Level 1
NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist
9
Pemba Sherpa Conditioning & Endurance UESCA Endurance Sports Coach
Wilderness First Responder
Nepal Mountaineering Association Trekking Guide
11
Rukmini Joshi Movement & Rehabilitation MSc Physiotherapy, Kathmandu University
Functional Range Conditioning Mobility Specialist
Nepal Health Professional Council registration
12
Bikash Thapa Power & Boxing World Boxing Council Level 1 Coach
USA Weightlifting Level 1 Sports Performance
Emergency First Aid at Work
16
Deepa Maharjan Foundations & Onboarding ACE — Certified Personal Trainer
Precision Nutrition Level 1
Basic Life Support, provider
7
A first working set under the bar, the room dark behind it

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