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Staff & Contact Info

Email: barry@premierstrength.com

Phone: 780-919-7414

Mailing Address:
166 Ridgeland Crescent
Sherwood Park, AB
T8A 2P2

Barry Butt, BPE, CSCS, MES, CEP

Barry Butt, OwnerQUALIFICATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS:
BPE (University of Alberta)
CEP (Certified Exercise Physiologist)
MES (Medical Exercise Specialist)
CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist)

EXPERIENCE:
12 years Experience Training Professional Athletes
Founder/Director Premier Strength & Conditioning Inc.
Trained 2 Olympic Gold Medalists (Vancouver 2010)
Instructor in Physical Education Program at Grant MacEwan Collage
Strength & Conditioning Coach Louie St. Laurent Hockey Academy
Strength & Conditioning Coach St. Thomas Moore Hockey Academy
Strength & Conditioning Consultant with Hockey Canada (National Women’s Program)
Strength & Conditioning Consultant for the Chilliwack Bruins Junior Hockey Club (2006-200
Assistant Coach Grant MacEwan Collage Mens Hockey Team (1998-2006)
Strength & Conditioning Coach Grant MacEwan Collage – Responsible for Hockey, Basketball, and Volleyball (1998-2008)

Quin Sekulich, BPE, CSCS

QUALIFICATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS:
BPE (University of Alberta)
CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist)
NCCP Certified in Olympic Lifts, Sprints, & Jumps

EXPERIENCE:
10 years Experience Training Professional Athlete
Bobsleigh Canada’s Speed, Strength & Starts Coach (2007-2010) 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze & 2 x 5th place at 2010 Olympics
Athletes Trained include:
2009 Canadian 100m & 200m gold medalist
2006 World Junior 200m silver medalist
Olympians in 2006 & 2008 Summer Olympics & 2010 Winter Olympics
2007 & 2009 IAAF World Track & Field Championships
2005 & 2007 World University Games Track & Field
Mens Sprint Coach UofA Athletics (2002-2008)
Strength & Conditioning Coach UofA Football (2000-2007)
As a Sprinter & Long Jumper Quin won 10 provincial titles, was ranked in the top 3 in the country 3 times and won a CIS gold medal in 2001.

Chris Hollens CSCS

QUALIFICATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS:
CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist)

EXPERIENCE:
3 years Experience Training Professional Athletes with Premier Strength
Played Professional & Collage Hockey
With his knowledge of the sport and training from an athletes perspective Chris is a natural as a Strength Coach
As an athlete Chis is one of the strongest hockey players to ever train at Premier Strength:
Back Squat 565 lb
Bench Press 365 lb
Power Clean 290 lb

Chris McNeely Bsc Kin

QUALIFICATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS:
Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology, Athletic Therapy (University of Alberta)

EXPERIENCE:
6 years Experience as a Personal Training
NAIT Athletic Therapy Clinic 2009, Mentored by Scott Morris
2010 will be Chris’s first year with Premier Strength, we are excited to have his knowledge as an Athletic Therapist to aid in dealing with injuries.