Alec Pagan is a multifaceted strength sports coach with over 14 years of coaching experience. He has trained world-class strength athletes ranging from Strongman to Olympic Weightlifting with his rapidly growing team, RPE 11.

While a strength competitor in his own right, Alec is also highly trained in exercise science and journalism. This combination of skills and experience gives him an effective and unique outlook when breaking down the dynamics of strength sports & coaching. In addition to coaching his athletes, Alec is a strength sports correspondent for BarBend, writing articles and making videos on all things strength.

Alec's training motto is "How you feel is a lie." An encouragement to not allow negative stimulus to impact your physical goals and to rise above perceived expectations of oneself.