Our Coaches
"Extraordinary success is simply many tiny improvements linked together over time."
- Shelby Downing
Our Coaches
Shelby Downing, M.Ed, CSCS, USAPL National Level Coach
Sean Moore, PTA
Coach Moore grew up in Wilton and is a Mt Blue High school graduate. He takes great pride in offering a premier service to athletes of all ages from Wilton & beyond. Coach Moore found his passion for training while he was working as a Corrections Officer. What began as a tool to deal with stress, quickly became a competitive interest when he discovered powerlifting. The drive to train, improve, and learn led to attending college. Coach Moore left a 6 year career to become a Physical Therapist Assistant. While attending Kennebec Valley Community College, Coach Moore discovered his love for helping others improve their strength and athleticism. He coaches athletes of all ages and genders doing 1-on-1 and small group training. Fall of 2021, Coach Moore worked at Carrabassett Valley Academy leading large group training sessions to prepare CVA athletes for the winter season. Coach Moore graduated from the PTA program in May of 2022 and works at Allied PT while maintaining a schedule at Stand Strong. After being involved with youth football since 2010, in the fall of 2022, he began coaching football at Mt Blue High as an assistant coach. sean@we-standstrong.com
Evan Downing,
USA Powerlifting Coach
Evan is a freshman at University of Maine at Farmington studying community health. He has been coached by his mother, Shelby Downing, for 5+ years and has developed a great coaches eye. Evan placed 4th at the 2022 USA Powerlifting High School National Championships where he also broke an American Squat record with 556 pounds. He played football and baseball throughout his high school career and currently plays rugby at UMF. Evan specializes in online and in person powerlifting coaching and is a certified USA Powerlifting Coach. evan@we-standstrong.com
