F13 Performance

The Coaches

Coached Every
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Every F13 coach is on the floor training alongside you. USAW-certified strength coaches, licensed Physical Therapists, national-level competitive athletes. Show up and find out what real coaching feels like.

Payton Bachman — F13 Performance Center coach at Resistance Strength Allentown

Payton Bachman

Head Coach

Sports Performance · HyperFocus

Exercise Science, West Chester UniversityFormer Collegiate Football Player8+ Years Coaching

8+ years coaching. Exercise Science degree from West Chester, where he played collegiate football. That is where he learned how athletic development actually works. Payton is high-energy and hands-on. He combines the science with the reps and he is invested in the people he trains, not just the programming. Whether you are a competitive athlete or someone who trains like one, he will push you to a level you did not know you had. Outside the gym, he is on the golf course or with his son.

Brenna — F13 Performance Center coach at Resistance Strength Allentown

Brenna

Coach

Sports Performance · Personal Training

Kinesiology, Temple UniversityNational-Level Olympic WeightlifterCoaching since 2023

Health Studies and Kinesiology from Temple. Coaching weight training since 2023, building programs around the individual. Your schedule, your starting point, where you are trying to go. Brenna spent four years as a competitive Olympic weightlifter at the national level. She knows what high-level performance looks like and how to make it work for real people. New to serious training or pushing through a plateau, she is the one to work with. Reach out to set up your free consultation.

Stephen — F13 Performance Center coach at Resistance Strength Allentown

Stephen

Coach

USAW Level 110+ Years CoachingFormer Sponsored Racquetball Athlete

10-12 years in the game. Started as a sponsored racquetball player and teacher, coached through high school and college, then spent years as a personal trainer before landing at F13. He shifted to CrossFit along the way and now competes and trains for performance and longevity. USAW Level 1 certified. Stephen's coaching style is built around variety. Different warm-ups, different cues, different approaches to get past the sticking points on new movements. He will teach you how to think about a workout differently and get more out of every session. He genuinely loves watching people surprise themselves. Also hates burpees, so you are already on the same page.

Sam — F13 Performance Center coach at Resistance Strength Allentown

Sam

Coach

Functional Fitness · HYROX

Licensed Physical Therapist (PT, DPT)Certified Worksite Coach Educator (CWCE)Misericordia University Field Hockey

Samantha Partington, PT, DPT, CWCE and former collegiate field hockey player from Misericordia University, has been coaching at F13 for 2 years. She brings a coaching style focused on smart, intentional movement, blending her physical therapy background with functional fitness in a way most coaches simply cannot. Two HYROX events completed and counting. Outside the gym, Sam works full time in outpatient rehab and is always up for a hike or travel adventure.

Alyssa Kobela — F13 Performance Center coach at Resistance Strength Allentown

Alyssa Kobela

Coach

USAW Level 2CrossFit Level 12024 Adaptive CrossFit Games Champion

Former elite-level field hockey player and coach with Olympians on her training résumé. WheelWOD and WZA 2023 Champion. 2024 Adaptive CrossFit Games Champion. USAW Level 2 and CrossFit Level 1 certified. Alyssa has competed at the highest levels her entire life, and she coaches the same way. Technical skill, smart progressions, intentional sessions, and enough fun that you actually want to come back. She competes at the highest levels while navigating life with Multiple Sclerosis and hEDS. She will be the first to tell you she is still learning, still pushing, still figuring it out. Ambassador for MS4MS. When she is not coaching, she is adventuring with her family or making fresh pasta from scratch. Come say hi.

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