Ben Kessel is our Monday Strength coach in addition to being a long-time BTC athlete and former board member and BTC president!

On Monday nights, he’ll be encouraging us to do “just 5 more” reps, and loves seeing us get stronger through the summer and each season. Ben is the owner of BTC Sponsor, Priority Fitness, a fitness studio that has a focus on strength and conditioning for endurance athletes. He is also the head coach of the Priority Fitness Endurance Squad.

Ben was a collegiate athlete and graduated from the University of Buffalo with a degree in Personal Health and Wellness Training. Ben has been a strength and conditioning coach since 2004. He is a USAT Level II coach and a CSCS certified strength coach (among other performance and nutrition accreditations).

Ben actively competes in Triathlon, has won multiple overall races, has qualified for Team USA every year since 2019, and has also represented Team USA at ITU World Championships in 2019 and competed at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Nice, France a week later.

You can find more info about Ben here