MEET YOUR STARTING STRENGTH COACH

Nicole Rutherford is a traveling Starting Strength Coach who has been certified since 2015. She holds her Bachelors in Business Administration and Exercise Science. In 2016, she moved to California and opened a Starting Strength Affiliate Gym with Jason Varnum and opened a second gym in early 2020. Since Covid, she now travels around the United States in an RV helping clients in person and remotely become the best version of themselves.

Jason Varnum has had over 15 years of experience in the fitness world. He served in the air force for 4 years and later received his finance degree from UCF. In 2017, he opened a Starting Strength Affiliate gym with Nicole Rutherford and they opened their second gym in early 2020. He has been training and coaching the Starting Strength Model since opening their first gym and currently travels around the United States helping clients live a stronger, healthier life.

Austin Khamiss’ interest in becoming a Starting Strength Coach grew shortly after completing his novice linear progression in 2019. He caught the “lifting bug”, and wanted to share his new found passion with others. While teaching middle school math in San Antonio, Austin took the opportunity to coach high school track and field athletes with the Starting Strength method. During the spring of 2021, he continued to teach in San Antonio while coaching at Starting Strength Austin, where he pursued coaching full time. He is thrilled for the opportunity to coach at Starting Strength Boston, and is committed to building a culture which is inviting, lasting, and a little wild! Austin holds a bachelor’s degree from St. John’s College, Santa Fe, where he studied the “Great Books”, focusing primarily on philosophy, literature, and the history of science and mathematics.