STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING FOR FENCERS - BY FENCERS!

USA Fencing Strength offers online customized strength and conditioning for competitive fencers looking to improve their explosiveness, endurance, and overall athleticism. Submit an inquiry to talk to a coach this week!

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USA Fencing Strength was founded by Richard A. Schreiber, a fencer since twelve years old. Fencing was his gateway into exercise and it led him to become just as passionate about strength & conditioning as he is about fencing. Richard is a certified personal trainer and sports nutrition specialist who coached four years at Texas AM-CC and has been coaching S&C at NOVA Fencing in Arlington, VA for three years. He started USA Fencing Strength to share his knowledge with a wider audience and service fencers everywhere.

TESTIMONIALS

  • Rich has been incredibly dedicated to ensuring our growth as fencers. He is great at incorporating feedback into our workouts, if there is something we want to do more of he lets us do more of it. He goes out of his way to make sure that the workouts are helping us and that we enjoy them. He knows a lot about our muscles and how they work and I trust his knowledge. Since he has arrived at our club our workouts have become more and more beneficial to our fencing and I’m sure they will only improve.

    Jason Jensby - Saberist age 17

  • Coach Richard’s training is great! I love that the workouts are always well thought out and he always makes sure we understand the fundamentals. Coach Richard always provides a thorough explanation of the exercise and gives guidance when doing it. I like that we can build on what we work on and continue to challenge ourselves so that we can be stronger. As an older fencer, I love the attention to details and being able to work with Coach Richard to build on my strength, explosiveness, and overall endurance. I’ve been able to take what I learned from our workout training, and apply it to my fencing which is amazing to see! Overall, Coach Richard has been super helpful by teaching me how to become a stronger fencer through his training.

    Anna - Saberist age 25

  • Coach Rich has created a great workout for the areas that I have needed to focus on. The way that he balances the cardio and weightlifting aspects of his classes has helped me develop into a more well rounded athlete. Rich also does a great job of encouraging and motivating us to push harder and go heavier, he truly cares about and believes in us and our growth.

    Jacob Benson - Saberist age 17

  • I’ve had the pleasure of working with Rich for over a year, and he is excellent! I have been pushed and challenged in ways that have helped me grow immensely. He places value not only on physical strength, but also mental fortitude and form as part of my improvement and development. As a fencer, it has been challenging to work with personal trainers in the past. Fencing is, after all, a unique and physically imbalanced sport, and this can be a challenge for other trainers to understand and to develop pertinent training plans. Knowing that Rich is a fencer gives me full confidence that his programs are geared towards fencers, and has tangible impact during practice and competition. He also is able to balance my personal strength goals with my goals as an athlete, so that I get a well-rounded experience. I feel good both on and off the strip! In recent months, I have had an old injury flare up and it has impacted my ability to fence, train, and perform daily functional movements. Rich has approached the situation with empathy, and has actively encouraged me to learn more about the anatomy of the surrounding muscles, tendons, & ligaments and to seek further treatment. As I wait for imaging and next steps, Rich has been incredibly flexible and adjusted my training plan so that I can continue to build strength and mitigate pain so that I stay the course in developing full-body health and stability. I am grateful for him as a resource, especially when some injuries (old and new!) can make us feel like we would lose gains otherwise. Instead, during my period of recovery, Rich has helped me to feel empowered to keep training and to have agency in how I get better with each day. EnRICH your life! Start working with Rich today!

    Cat - Saberist age 29

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