Kevin LaFleur
Owner/ Strength and Conditioning Coach
Kevin LaFleur gained a passion for fitness in high school while being a four year varsity starter in baseball, as well as playing basketball and soccer. After high school Kevin struggled with over coming Crohn’s Disease. Fitness helped Kevin regain strength and over all health. Kevin aims to help those over come chronic illnesses and help high school athletes prepare to compete at the next level.
Nicole Van Oort
Head Strength & Conditioning Coach
Nicole grew up playing a wide variety of sports but ultimately fell in love with the field of strength and conditioning after her time at George Mason University as a D1 Rower. After minoring in Kinesiology at George Mason, she earned her M.S. in Sport and Exercise Science from Ithaca College. Most recently Nicole spent time at UCLA working under their Athletic Performance Department and is also a current assistant strength and conditioning coach at Union College. Nicole has experience working with a wide variety of populations and sports and whether it is athletes looking to get better at their sport, or those looking to get into fitness for the first time, Nicole’s aim is to help clients gain a new sense of confidence in and out of the gym and a lifetime love of being active.
Kyle LaBrake
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Kyle grew up playing multiple sports and spending time in the weight room. After college, Kyle decided to start a career in finance. Ultimately, he was unhappy, and he began to see his overall health decline. Kyle started his own fitness journey to change his life around. Now Kyle wants to pass on that knowledge and experience onto others. Kyle wants to assist anybody that just wants to improve their health overall, as well as any young athletes that are looking to gain that edge on the competition.
Madison Lozano
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Madison’s interest in strength training started in high school as part of the track and field team. This interest quickly turned into a passion and lifestyle when she had a huge loss in the family. The gym turned into her “safe place” for her mental/physical health where it evolved into a lifelong career. Madison studied through the International Sports and Science Association where she got certified as a Personal Trainer. Since then, she has gained a lot of knowledge across a variety of age groups that makes her a strong Strength and Conditioning coach. Madison wants to put this same desire she built for herself into helping anyone who has a passion to want to better their mind, body, and soul.
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I’ve been working with Nicole at USC for about 6 weeks. The workouts she has planned for me are challenging and effective. I have noticed positive differences in my strength and body composition from the consistent 1-on-1 training schedule. All of the staff is friendly and helpful and the facility is spotless. This is a great place to workout!
I’m so glad to have found Upstate Strength & Conditioning! The owner Kevin and his staff are amazing! The gym is clean, quiet, and professional and individual needs are identified and catered to! I have been working with Nicole for one on one training for 5 months. Four years ago I suffered a head injury and found it difficult to exercise. Nicole has developed a unique program for me and not only have I lost weight, I have gained, muscle, stamina, and most importantly balance! Joining Upstate was one of the BEST decisions I have ever made for myself!
Great gym, well maintained equipment and its clean!! Kyle has kept me coming back. Even with once a week for now, better than nothing! I feel its worth it and contributes to overall health and wellness. I like Kyle’s style of training, approach, flexibility in scheduling one on one training, and he also shows he cares and enjoys what he does too. Thank you Kyle, and keep up the great work 🙂
Kevin is a great, knowledgeable, professional trainer who’ll customize a program for your specific needs tracking your progress and adjusting the workouts as necessary. There’s also a family discount so my daughter and I train together but at different levels and often different workouts. Kevin keeps track of it all and makes sure we do each exercise correctly. We absolutely love USC.
I have been training with Kyle for several months now. I decided to try personal training to help with stiffness and pain and to get myself active again after not being so active during the pandemic. I look and feel better, I’m stronger , my balance has improved, along with my energy levels! I’m so grateful to have found upstate strength and conditioning and Kyle!
5/5 stars is not enough for Upstate Strength and Conditioning. They deserve at least 12 stars. I had the pleasure of working with Nicole this summer and it was the best experience. The facility is clean, well kept, and has a great variety of equipment. The staff is friendly and greeted me by name when I came in. They were super flexible with scheduling my training sessions. The sessions pushed me and were tailored to me. I absolutely recommend this place for anyone looking to make a change, learn new things, or just wants to see what they are capable of.
I’ve been working with Kyle for a little while and I’ve been very impressed with how knowledgeable he is. On top of that, I’ve never had a trainer care so much about results that work for me, not necessarily following a “one size fits all model.” Definitely a data driven guy and one I would trust to get anyone in shape.
Kevin is extremely professional and knowledgeable at every single session. I can ask him anything and realistically select any goal and he will help me achieve this. So far he has helped me reach my first goal with ease and i am looking forward to continuing working with Kevin in the future to achieve all of my short and long term fitness goals.
I feel much better since Kevin has been training me both mentally and physically.
Highly recommend Upstate Strength & Conditioning!