Meet Our Expert Trainers at Stonehenge Weightlifting
Whether you're looking to improve your Olympic lifts, build strength, or recover from injury, our experienced trainers are here to help you achieve your goals.
Tyler J. Villarreal (he/him)
Professional Credentials:
-Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and Health (UT Austin)
-USAW Level 2 Coach
-OPEX CCP Level 1 Coach
-Precision Nutrition Level 1 Coach
Tyler J. Villarreal has been working in the strength & conditioning space since 2016. He has extensive experience in practicing and coaching various modalities of training, ranging from developing gymnastics skills to long-distance endurance running, to high intensity mixed modal fitness. He specializes in teaching olympic weightlifting, and developing people’s overall strength and conditioning.
Tyler seeks to meet each client exactly where they’re at in their journey, so that he can best help them get to their own personal mountaintop. He believes that every individual is unique, so their program should be too.
As a teenager, Tyler discovered how empowering strength and conditioning can truly be, both to one’s own relationship with their body, and their psyche. As an experienced professional, he’s realized how vital a movement practice is to one’s health. Tyler is dedicated to helping others experience that same kind of mental and physical empowerment, and to the ongoing fight to make health and fitness a human right, so everyone can have a consistent movement practice in their life.
Outside of his adoration for the sport of olympic weightlifting, Tyler’s also a HUGE basketball fan. He’s definitely a valued member of both the Miami Heat, and Las Vegas Ace’s fan clubs. He also loves to go to the movies and to play video games. Make sure to ask him about his last letterboxd review, and if he’s beaten Radahn on the Elden Ring DLC yet (news flash, he has!!!)
Monica Parucho
I began my strength training journey in 2017, having recently graduated from college and never having any proper strength training under my belt. I tried powerlifting for a year but was captivated by Olympic weightlifting. I’ve been competing in the sport since 2018 and most recently placed 2nd in the 59kg open category at the 2024 Texas-Oklahoma WSO Championship.
As a USA Weightlifting Level 1 (USAW L1) certified coach, I love guiding people through their strength training journeys, whether they’re beginners looking to build foundational strength or experienced lifters refining their technique. My coaching philosophy is rooted in providing a safe, encouraging, and welcoming space where individuals can push their limits and become stronger, both physically and mentally.
Dan Cole
Daniel Cole is a doctor of physical therapy who specializes in treating powerlifters, athletes, and
people who love the gym. His Strength and Conditioning programming is taken from a unique approach that centralizes around proper movement patterns as a foundation for proper movement and then building strength on top of that. This process not only achieves the results clients are looking for, but allows people to significantly reduce the potential for gym (and life) related injuries.
Additionally, Dan’s military background brings a unique perspective on functional strength in combination with weight training. As the leader for his unit’s physical fitness program in preparation for deployment, thinking long term by breaking down each step into attainable achievements is the same process in which you will achieve your lifting and health goals, whatever they may be!
What you’ll get training with Dan:
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Program design that focuses on both quality and numbers.
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Expertise in building better movement for life.
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Knowledge of how to keep lifting heavy but safely.
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Always individualized for your specific goals. Always. No cookie-cutter programming.
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Ability to train and rehabilitate through injuries. Don’t be held back.