Ilium Fitness and Barbell

Our coaches come from wide-ranging backgrounds and are here to assist in your fitness journey. Get to know the coaches below!

Natalie Sutter
Owner, Coach

Natalie is the proud owner and a coach at Ilium Fitness and Barbell! Natalie’s favorite hero WOD is Murph because of the purpose and meaning it holds. She loves any workout with cleans and rowing and loves hosting our community Friday Night Light’s events! If Natalie is on the aux, she is listening to any old-school rap while she gets her work out on.

Ethan Brown
Head Coach, Programmer

Ethan is our head coach and programmer here at Ilium Fitness and Barbell! Ethan’s favorite movement in the gym are ring muscle ups, and he loves Ilium because of the community it provides. He has a bachelors degree in exercise science, previously held a CF-L2 certification, and works for the Troy Fire Department. Ethan is married to his beautiful wife and fellow member, Lauren, and the couple has two sons.

Logan East
Coach

Logan is one of the six coaches at Ilium Fitness and Barbell. His favorite lift is push jerks, and his favorite memory is Ilium’s annual Open competitions and our community Friday Night Lights! If Logan is on the aux, he is listening to Bombtrack by Rage Against the Machine while he gets his workout in.

Mary Hall
Coach

Mary is a valued coach here at Ilium Fitness and Barbell. She has been doing CrossFit for nine years and is always up bright an early for the 5am class! She loves workouts that involve double unders and back squats. She is married to her husband and fellow member, Chris. The couple has two beautiful daughters.

Sam Johnson
Coach

Sam is a vital member of our coaching team at Ilium Fitness and Barbell. His favorite lift is a power clean, and his favorite movement is a bar muscle up. This past summer, he knocked out Hero WOD Summer, where he completed a Hero WOD every time he hit the gym. Sam is married to his beautiful wife and member, Anna! If Same is on the aux, he is down to listen to anything but Ethan’s playlist.

Jo Baird Reihner
Coach

Jo is the final of our six coaches here at Ilium Fitness and Barbell. She has her ACE Personal Training Certification, ACE Group Fitness Certification, ACE Certification Instructor and is also a ISSA Run Coach and FAI Functional Aging Specialist. She has her bachelors degree in behavior science with a minor in disabilities studies and a masters degree in wellness and lifestyle management. Her favorite lift is a deadlift, and her favorite movement kettlebell swings. Jo recently moved to Troy with her husband Kevin, who is the tight ends coach at Troy. If you catch Jo on the aux at the gym, you will likely be jamming to either alternative rock or some Lil Wayne and Eminem.