Our Coaching Staff

Heavy Metals Strength & Powerlifting Club Favian

Favian Arcidiacono

Director & Founder of Heavy Metals

Favian is a nationally-accredited strength, conditioning and powerlifting coach. He has been immersed in the world of Powerlifting for the last six years both as a lifter, and a coach. Favian has a big passion for the grassroots of powerlifting and developing new talent to the highest level.

Favian provides strength coaching to clients of all fitness levels from complete beginners to elite powerlifters. He also provides a variety of strength training programming. Favian has a special interest in preparing powerlifters for competition and competition-day coaching. He has coached athletes of all levels from beginners taking part in their first competition to national and world recording holding lifters.

James Oh

Coach at Heavy Metals

James found Powerlifting at the bright young age of 13. After 5 years competing in the sport, James claimed a world record in the bench press for his age/weight category.
James is a qualified strength & conditioning coach and focuses his area of expertise on the bench press and specific hypertrophy training. You’ll find James at the gym,  demonstrating exercises, giving technical advice, and getting in and training with everyone.
Heavy Metals Strength & Powerlifting Club James Oh