Winners are built here.
Welcome to the A-Team.
Team Powerlifting is built for lifters who want more than just a workout plan. Here, you’ll find strategic programming designed for real progress, simplified nutrition for performance, a coach who’s fully invested in your success, and a community that pushes you forward.
Show up, put in the work, and watch what happens.
TEAM VISION
To pioneer a new standard of strength coaching for women.
Women entering the weight room are often underestimated, overlooked, or given programs that fail to match their potential.
Team Powerlifting combines intelligent programming, practical nutrition strategies, and a strong team culture to help women unlock their full strength and perform at their highest level.
Team Values
Team First
Team Powerlifting never trains alone. We believe strength is built through community, encouragement, and shared progress. Our community of lifters shows up to support each other in a beautiful way.
Your world matters to us.
Integrity, Always
We believe in honest coaching and doing what’s best for our athletes. That means clear guidance, realistic expectations, and advice you can trust.
Showing Up
Reliability matters. Whether it's a tough training week or your competition day, you can trust that we will be there to support you and help you perform at your best.
Communication
Online coaching works when communication is strong. We meet athletes where they are, listen carefully, and work together to create solutions that keep progress moving forward.
OUR WHY
Athletes work extremely hard year after year, only to lag behind their true potential.
You deserve better.
Athletes train for months, only to miss their powerlifting competition attempts and end up with a smaller total than their last meet.
Many athletes focus on multiple goals simultaneously, only to spin their wheels and miss the mark on all of them.
In recent years, the involvement of female athletes in strength sports has gone up from 10% to upwards of 50% with many female-only competitions selling out completely, yet female athletes do not have as many opportunities to compete at the national or world level.
Women are less likely to be taken seriously by their family and friends when beginning a strength program, and many develop greater confidence through a strong support network.
Many athletes do not have the support network at home that they need to be successful.
We want to fix this.
In our community, athletes build the strength and confidence to achieve all their goals.
CLIENT EXPERIENCES
Discover how Team Powerlifting has helped these powerlifting athletes achieve their competitive goals.
I have been with Mel for two years and it's been wonderful. I noticed her attention to detail right away. She has been extremely helpful in giving me cues to help fix my technique issues that actually work for ME. I am seeing so many improvements and I am just so glad to be part of the team!
Vidhya Narayanan
As soon as I contacted A-Team Athletics about my interest In competing, I knew I was in good hands. The brilliant guidance and coaching I received from Mel was the primary cause of my astonishing achievements in powerlifting.
Nicholas Rodriguez
Mel writes awesome programs for my goals, and it shows in my results. I feel confident going into each meet and I am able to perform at my best in competition! Mel is funny, kind, & always there when you need her. She is a real step up from my previous online coach & I can see the results & feel the motivation every day!
Mela Ziebell
Mel and A-Team Athletics provides me a custom workout plan and always adjusts things to fit my needs and schedule. She is super responsive and has helped me gain the confidence to step on the platform and WIN!
Andrea Anderson
PROGRAMS & EVENTS
Earning your win.
We develop strong and confident powerlifting athletes who win on the platform.
TEAM MEETS & WORKSHOPS
Your Second Family
A-Team Athletes from all over the world come together every year to connect over our mutual love for powerlifting. Join us during our next event and learn more about powerlifting, and get face time with your fellow athletes & your coach! Fill out the form below to get started.
The Platform Ready Roadmap
Put 50 lbs on your SBD total in 12 Weeks
On average, our powerlifting competitors put 45kg (~100lbs) on their total within 6 months of starting with Team Powerlifting. That number nearly doubles if you're a novice lifter. If you're ready to get to the next level with your powerlifting training, and you're ready to break through strength plateaus and place in your next competition, fill out the form below and we will get you there.
