Coach Ivan Rojas is the only coach in the USA to use the "strategic direction system" - that is an empirically derived training system where your potential and results can be mathe...view moreCoach Ivan Rojas is the only coach in the USA to use the "strategic direction system" - that is an empirically derived training system where your potential and results can be mathematically forecasted. Operationally, Ivan has deployed his methods on weightlifting students producing nationally and internationally ranked lifters.Ivan has worked with athletes like: Maryam Usman, world championships medalist; Annie Thorisdottir, CrossFit Games Champion; Diego Salazar, Olympic Silver Medalist; Carlos Andica, 205kg clean and jerk at 85kg, Rocio Navarro of Panama, Lesbia Cruz of Guatemala, Neisi Dajomes of Ecuador (youth world champion), Elio Guerra of Cuba, Jessica Weissman USA (master world champion)etc etcIvan was also a coach of the 2010 USA Weightlifting World University Team which won 15 medals. Head Coach of Team Panama for Toronto 2015 and the2015 World weightlifting seniors.Coach Ivan has over 25 years of weightlifting coaching experience. Ivan received formal training from the most reknown training systems in sport. Through Olympic solidarity, Ivan was able to compete or train behind the iron curtain and learn the training systems of Russia, Poland, Germany, Bulgaria, and Cuba.Coach Ivan is continuously in the pursuit of knowledge. Through his work with Risto Sports, he continues to have contact with national coaches of weightlifting powers such as Kazakhstan, training and working with elite international athletes.In November 2015 the book Kazakhstan training system for elite athletes has been published worldwide.view less