About Us
MEET OUR
Fully Qualified Instructors
At FULL STRENGTH, we’re about more than just fitness. We’re a family – a family supported by a team of coaches and staff, each dedicated to offering guidance and support to you, every day. Cheers are louder, smiles are bigger and expectations are higher. That’s why you’ll be able to do a little more, move a little faster and stick with it a little longer. Here, you’re always at FULL STRENGTH.
Gayle Shalloo
Owner
ABOUT GAYLE
Full Strength is my home. I am surrounded by an amazing support system every single day that welcomes new people with open arms. Being one of the oldest CrossFit gyms in Phoenix has given us the opportunity to build an amazing coaching staff, program, and reputation. We have experience, knowledge, and want to motivate every person that walks in our doors. We are more than a gym…we are a community created by people like you!
CERTIFICATIONS:
CrossFit Level 1 Certified
CrossFit Level 2 Certified
CrossFit Olympic Lifting Certification
CrossFit Kids Certification
OPT CCP-Exercise Physiology, Assessment, Program Design
USA Weightlifting Performance Coach
USA Weightlifting Club Coach
Level 4 USA Hockey Coaching Certification
CROSSFIT AND OLYMPIC LIFTING ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
2010 CrossFit San Diego/Arizona Sectionals and Southwest Regionals (8th place finish)2011 CrossFit
Open (8th place finish in Southwest Region)
2011 CrossFit Regionals (9th place finish in Southwest Region)
2012 CrossFit Regionals
2013 CrossFit Regionals
2012 East Valley Nitro (1st place finish)
2013 Rush Club winner (2 times)
2014 East Valley Iron Athlete (2nd place finish in 58kg)
Ian Blake
Coach
ABOUT IAN
First introduction to fitness was in the water. I have been in the water every summer since before I could stand. Spent all of my childhood and teen years competing in swimming. Later taught swim lessons and coached swim teams as well. Starting high school I got into the typical gym lifting. I also took to cross country finishing with a PR 5k of 18:00. Once I started college I was hitting plateaus on all my lifts and decided CrossFit might help mix things up. Immediately fell in love. A year later I got my Level 1 to see what the magic behind the madness was. A year after that I got a coaching position to hone in on my coaching where I spent numerous weekends studying or attending additional CrossFit seminars. I still plan to continue on that path until I receive my Level 3 and 4.
CERTIFICATIONS:
Licensed Massage Therapist
CF Level 1
CF Level 2
Crossfit Weightlifting
Crossfit Gymnastics
Crossfit Strongman
Crossfit Mobility
Lifeguard Certified
CPR/AED Certified
Dan Aukland
Coach
ABOUT DAN
CERTIFICATIONS:
CF Level 1
Sam Maglio
Coach
ABOUT SAM
First Aid/CPR/AED Certified
I started getting involved with sports at a very young age. Cross country, gymnastics, track, basketball, little league, you name it. I solidified my interests in high school with volleyball and softball. In college, I continued my volleyball career with Green Bay’s club team and moved my way up into the president’s role.
I found CrossFit in 2017 my senior year of college. I wanted to improve my knowledge for myself and others so I took the L1 December 2018 before I moved to Arizona from Wisconsin and have been coaching since March of 2019. The community, PR’s and overall improvements keep me going and willing to help people reach their potentials.