Hi, I’m Alycia.

I'm a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist, a former D1 athlete, and someone who spent over 15 years navigating chronic back pain that felt like it was taking everything from me.

Two of those years, twice, I couldn't do the things that made me feel like myself. Back pain took me out of training entirely, and it took more than that with it. My identity was built around being an athlete, a coach, and being someone who could push through anything. When my body stopped cooperating, I didn't just lose my fitness. I also felt like I lost a version of myself I didn't know how to get back to.

I eventually did get her back, but not through more discipline or a better program. It took actually understanding what was happening in my body and my nervous system, and learning the difference between protecting my back and abandoning training altogether. That process changed how I coach completely.

Before any of that, I was already deep in the science side of performance. I have a master's in Sports Medicine from Lund University and a second master's in Sport Psychology from the University of Kentucky, where I coached Division I athletes, including future Olympians, through the actual mechanics of getting stronger and staying healthy.

I've since coached general population clients, high school athletes, and military personnel, and I still coach track & field, which keeps me sharp on what real performance training looks like instead of what's trending on fitness content this week.

That combination is the whole reason The Modern Athlete Method exists. I sit at the intersection of programming and pain science, and I built this because I couldn't find anyone doing both well. Most coaches either ignore pain (especially pain that doesn’t have a diagnosis or name) and push through it, or they treat it so cautiously that training disappears entirely. I've lived both failures. I coach the space between them now.

Outside of coaching, I'm a dog parent, a devoted Hot Cheetos enthusiast, and someone who takes team-loss losses far more personally than is reasonable. I read constantly, I have strong opinions about a good cocktail, and I genuinely love the conversations that come with this work, especially the hard ones.

I believe your best days are still ahead of you. If you're not sure how to get back to them, that's exactly what I'm here for.