Throughout his career, Stewart Venable has coached inmates, soldiers in the military, high school and college athletes, and the general population in the private sector. Among his mentors were Boris Urman, a former USSR Weightlifting Team athlete, and Tom Cross, a former strength coach at MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe, Kansas. He also achieved the NSCA’s Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist credentials and became a Level 2 USA Weightlifting Coach.
In 2007, Venable opened the second CrossFit affiliate box in Kansas. The following year, he began coaching at Immaculata Catholic High School in Leavenworth, Kansas. In 2009, he became an Assistant Coach at Mid-America Nazarene University. Currently, Venable is a physical education teacher and the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for North Star High School in Lincoln, Nebraska. Among Coach Venable's strongest attributes is his ability to motivate athletes to “train with brain” using applied neurology.
