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Tony Stein
Head Coach
Tony Stein is a Starting Strength Coach based in Houston, TX. He enjoys working with people from a variety of backgrounds, skill levels, and age groups to improve their strength and quality of life. Tony earned his SSC in 2021. He began coaching professionally in 2017 and joined Starting Strength Houston when it opened in 2019. He graduated from UCLA in 2010 with a degree in biological anthropology. There he developed his interest in physiology and evolution. Tony enjoys spending his free time with his wife, Rebekah, and their darling sweet angel corgi, Walter.
Shelley Hancock
Starting Strength Coach since 2010 and involved with Wichita Falls Athletic Club since 2008
Shelley has applied SS to various populations in NYC at a Center for Preventative Medicine, ran a SS program in North Carolina for the last 5 years and has coached many SS and Olympic Weightlifting camps all over the East Coast. She has a
Bachelors of Science in Athletic Training and Master’s of Science in Exercise Physiology from Midwestern State University. Her thesis on deadlift starting positions can be found in the International Journal of Exercise Science. Prior to being an SSC, Shelley was a collegiate Athletic Trainer and a former Ballerina for 20 years. Shelley is excited about relocating back to her home state of Texas with her husband (fellow SSC) Josh and their two dogs Loki and Mabel.
