Flux Coaching Team - Spotlight #3: Featuring Coach Dallas McPherson

When I came to Flux School of Human Movement with my spouse Chelsey back in 2011 we had no idea of the world that we were about to enter. Initially I was drawn to Flux to learn Olympic style weightlifting and to take my deluded crossfitting to the next level. What I discovered took my training to another level through Coach Darci Anderson’s innovative programming and by introducing me to Ido Portal and the world of Movement.

I’ve always been drawn to the pursuit of movement. I just hadn’t realized it yet. I’ve trained several martial arts in South Korea and China, competed in amateur kickboxing out of Muringsung Muay Thai Camp, and practiced yoga at home. I’m certainly no stranger to the gym or training, in the past I’ve spun my wheels in the gym seeing some gains but no real results. I had no idea what it took to become strong, until I found Flux. What began with WODing and weightlifting led to gymnastics, movement and mobility (MoMo).

I joined the coaching team in 2012 shortly after we moved to the new location on 13th Ave. I brought with me my athletic background, experience as a classroom teacher, coaching experience as a former coach of the Pile of Bones Roller Derby League and my time as a bootcamp instructor. Shortly thereafter Coaches Darci and Jane along with myself and fellow fluxers Don and Ryan attended Ido Portal’s Movement Camp in Berlin. There we spent ten long days training under Ido Portal and Odelia Goldschmidt, bouldering with Sean Milligan of Flowstate, swimming and breath control with Vic Verdier of Movnat, and attending lectures from Dr. Andreo Spina’s Functional Anatomy Seminars. The experiences we had sparked the fire of evolution in Flux and brought the MoMo class to life through the addition of floreio as a part of our training.

Since then I have had the privilege of training with and under Odelia Goldschmidt on two separate occasions when she visited us in late 2012 and spring 2013. I also became a mobility specialist after Flux hosted a Functional Range Conditioning certification from Dr Spina. My passion for bouldering and rock climbing fueled a lot of hard climbing and a competition where I placed second in the recreational category. This led to my desire to design Flux’s Outdoor Bouldering Wall and add in the climbing class to share my new found passion with others. I also had the pleasure of shadowing Sean Milligan in routesetting when he came to us delivering a Flowstate seminar in September 2013.

These days I am working extensively on handbalancing, gymnastics, movement and mobility and a little bit of lifting. I have been coached by our head coach Darci to reach the level I am at now and I have spent around 250-300 hours under her watchful eye. I achieved my first muscle-up with her coaching and was able to turn the sloppy beginner reps into crisp multiples.

Flux is the one of the best parts of my day. Even after a long day in the classroom, coaching the wonderful members of the Flux community is a treat. My infant son often accompanies me to the gym and he feels right as home among all of the members. We are truly privileged to be a part of this community and we can’t wait until he can join the Flux Monkey’s Class.