Meet Power Up

Personal Coaching

“The Power Up Training System is based on my 30+ years of education and experience as an endurance coach. It has produced champions at every level of the sports of cycling and triathlon.” Jim Schneider – Head Coach

The Power Up Training System recognizes that coaching is both science and art. Every athlete responds to training differently. There is no magic formula. Each and every athlete is an individual and must be trained as one. The keys to success are 1) communication between the athlete and the coach, and 2) how the coach adjusts the training based on how the athlete is responding.

All our coaches are certified in the Power Up Training System and are dedicated to helping you achieve your personal performance and fitness goals by designing a program specifically tailored to your fitness, experience and schedule.

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Power Up Training Center

“At Power Up Training Center, you get the best of both worlds, an individualized workout in a group setting where your training partners are REAL people.”

Power Up Training Center is St. Louis’ premier indoor cycling training facility where athletes of all abilities are welcome. From beginners getting ready for their first organized cycling event to seasoned veterans preparing for their 10th Ironman, Power Up’s professional coaching staff can help you reach your cycling and fitness goals.

What makes Power Up Training Center different than other indoor cycling training facilities? Unlike other indoor cycling classes where all participants are doing the same workout on the same course, in Power Up classes, everyone is riding their bike and doing their own personalized workout on a course specifically selected for them. This is NOT ‘One size fits all’ training.

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In addition to indoor cycling classes, Power Up Training Center offers a wide variety of programs to help cyclists and endurance athletes achieve their goals and take their performance to the next level. These programs include:

Performance Camps. These are 6-week training programs designed to work on specific aspects of cycling fitness or to get athletes ready for specific events.
Clinics. These are 1 – 3-day sessions (both outdoor and indoor) designed to teach specific cycling skills (e.g., climbing, cornering) and/or teach important endurance sport related topics (e.g., nutrition, race strategy).
Lactate Threshold Testing. This testing provides valuable information with regard to setting training zones and determining an athlete’s aerobic and anaerobic capacities.
Professional Bike Fits. Power Up’s fitting process includes a dynamic analysis of your position, form and pedaling style on your bike. The goal of our fits is to optimize the cyclist’s comfort and performance on their bike.
Coaching Consultation. Power Up offers coaching consultation services to address all types of cycling and multi-sport related questions.
Private Group training. Power Up offers private group training sessions either as a one-time event or as an on-going series of classes.
Endurance sessions. These sessions are 3 hours in length and are held on Sundays during our fall / winter season. They can also be scheduled as a private group training session on a race course of your choosing.
Nutrition Counseling. Evidence-based Nutrition Counseling with Cindi Inman, MS, RD, LD.
Mental Performance Consultation. For optimal performance, one needs to be prepared mentally as well as physically. Mental Performance Consultations are available with Dr. Chris Curran, EdD.

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Our Team

Amy Strahan | Personal Coach

Amy’s 25-year career in endurance sports began with triathlons in 1992 and continues through today, primarily racing as an elite road and criterium cyclist. She has won multiple Missouri State Championship titles in Road Racing, Criterium, Time Trial and Cyclocross, twice winning the Missouri Best All Around Rider competition. Amy is a USAC licensed coach. Her 19 years of experience as a personal trainer, group fitness leader, and speed & agility coach have given her valuable insight into working with athletes of all ages and abilities, while drawing on the most current and relevant industry knowledge to see each through to his or her individual goals.

Mike Ludwig | Personal Coach

As an athlete, Mike has over 20 years’ racing experience in competitive running and cycling. His accomplishments include: 10 Missouri State Championships, 2 Missouri Best All Around Champion awards, and 11 marathons (including 4 Boston Marathons). In addition, Mike has 8 years of multisport competitive experience. The highlights of which were his qualifying for and competing in the ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships in 2016 and 2017 where he finished 7th and 6th respectively in his age group. As a coach, Mike’s certifications include USA Cycling Coach and USA Track & Field Coach. In addition, he has 6 years coaching experience in the Fleet Feet Marathon Training program. His cycling and multi-sport coaching experience includes athletes ranging in ability from beginners to Team USA qualifiers.

Cindi Inman | MS, RD, LD | Consultant

Cindi Inman is a registered dietician and exercise physiologist who has taught nutrition and exercise science at SIUE since 2012. She has a BS in Dietetics from Bowling Green State University, where she swam competitively, and an MS in Exercise Physiology from Texas A&M. Cindi has been a competitive athete in swimming, triathlon and cycling. She is passionate about providing evidence-based nutrition and exercise guidance to her students and clients alike.

Stephanie Miller | Swim Coach

Stephanie has been swimming competitively for over 30 years. She was a 6-time NCAA All-American swimmer at UC Santa Cruz, specializing in distance freestyle. After college, she found her true love in open water racing and has competed in everything from one mile to 10K ocean swims. She has been coaching masters swimming for over 15 years and has been a coach for the CSP Tideriders team since 2009. As a coach, she most enjoys bringing new people into the swimming world and watching them gain confidence in the water.

Jim Schneider | Owner and Head Coach

Jim has been involved in the sport of cycling for over 40 years. As a cyclist, Jim was a two-time Missouri Elite Road Champion and qualified for both the 1983 Pan American Games Cycling Team Trials and the 1984 Olympic Cycling Team Trials. Following his cycling career, Jim began competing in triathlons and has completed triathlons of distances from Ironman on down. As a coach, Jim’s athletes (cyclists and triathletes) have won 1 world championship, 6 US National Championships, 10+ US National Championship podium finishes, 6 pro contracts and multiple national and international victories. In addition to being the Head Coach at Power Up, Jim is also the Team Director of the Gateway Devo Cycling Team, where he coached 2 team members to the top of the amateur rankings on the US Pro Road Tour in both 2017 and 2018.

Ashley Weaver | Personal Coach

As an athlete, Ashley has participated in cycling since 2011. She is currently a category 1 racer. Her athletic achievements include: Texas State Criterium Champion, a two-time Missouri State Criterium Champion, Missouri Best All Around Women’s Champion and bronze medalist at the US Collegiate Track National Championships. Ashley has a BS in Exercise Physiology and a MS in Human Performance with an emphasis in Exercise Physiology. Her athletes have placed second in the Missouri State Criterium Championships, won the Tillies Park criterium and won at the Gateway Motorsports Park Criterium.

Wendy Davis | Personal Coach

Wendy has been involved in the sport of cycling since 2007. She started off as a mountain biker and eventually moved into endurance riding. She began gravel racing 2011 where she specializes in 3 to 12 hour endurance races. She was the first woman ever to earn the Gravel Goblet at the Dirty Kanza gravel race. To earn this award, athletes must complete 5 consecutive 200+ mile races at the Dirty Kanza event. As a coach, Wendy’s certifications include BICP Mountain Bike Instructor/Guide and NASM Certified Personal Trainer. She has been a LIV Ambassador since 2017.

Dr. Chris Curran, EdD. | Consultant

Chris holds a doctoral degree in Sport and Performance Psychology from University of Western States and a masters degree in Human Performance from Lindenwood University. While working as a Department of Defense Contractor he applied performance psychology consulting to US Army soldiers, leadership and command teams. Primarily Chris races on the road as a Category 1 cyclist with experience racing track, cyclocross, mountain biking and triathlon disciplines.