Continuing Education
Our trainers continuously educate themselves throughout the year with new skills. Each trainer has unique specializations, and they take our clients beyond basic exercise programs.
Bringing Out the Best
We are dedicated to bringing out the best in you every day. We create an inspirational, rejuvenating,
and friendly environment
for training.
Meet Our Team
Dave Phillips
Dave’s goal is to have the most positive impact that he can have on the lives of the people he works with, helping them become the healthiest, happiest version of themselves. He is a Signal Mountain native and has been a trainer at SMAC for over 15 years.
People can feel his energy and enthusiasm radiating throughout the gym from well before sun up, to the time the sun goes down. Dave makes the most out of every day and pushes people to find their limits. He excels in weight lifting, high intensity training, and beer drinking.
Saun Whittenburg
Saun’s positive energy and encouraging spirit, along with her ability to create client specific programs, are what make her a great trainer. Her client base is diverse. She has experience working with people from the age of 12 to 81 with various needs including weight loss, strength building, balance, and cardiovascular endurance. She is ISSA Certified in Personal Training as well as in Fitness Nutrition.
Her love of food led her to create “Saun’s Recipes for Life”, a Facebook page directed at presenting nutritious menu ideas that taste great. She also has a personal training page, “Training by Saun”, where clients can find her class schedules for the week, client spotlights and motivational quotes. Outside of the gym, she’s an avid runner who loves to travel, having competed in over 12 Half Marathons and multiple 10Ks and 5Ks across the Southeastern US.
Tommy Lewis
Meet Tommy Lewis. Tommy holds 3 training certifications including I.S.S.A. (International Sports Science Administration), Personal Training certification, and the I.S.S.A. Sports Nutrition Specialist. He has 17 years experience in teaching boxing / kickboxing techniques and also teaches self-defense techniques.
Tommy specializes in body fat reduction, dietary counseling, total body conditioning and muscle/joint rehabilitation. He joined SMAC in 2005 and has been a full-time personal trainer for the past 12 years.
Eden Lusk
Eden’s passion for health and wellness has helped her fuel her excitement to help others unlock their hidden potential. She is an A.C.E. certified personal trainer, certified Health Coach & Fitness Nutrition Specialist.
Eden has completed several triathlons including Ironman Chattanooga and is an Ironman Bronze All World Athlete. She has been a Signal Mountain resident for 17 years, along with her husband Warren and 2 boys, Anderson and Pearce.
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Shannon Wyke
Meet Shannon, husband to Victoria and father to Carilyne and Macy Wyke. He is a sports enthusiast who loves to watch and compete in anything sports related.
Shannon values all of the life lessons one learns through sport. Training is exciting to him because it doesn’t feel like work at all. He loves to show other people that there is nothing they cannot achieve- Physically or Mentally!
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@1895_Functional_Fitness
Brady Held
Meet Brady, husband to Tori and father to Penny Jo and Coleman. Brady tries to spend as much time as he can in the outdoors hiking, camping, and rock climbing with his family.
He is passionate about health and nourishing your body in the best way possible. He is also a liscensed Crossfit coach and leads the 1895 Functional Fitness program. He believes in moving your body WELL to prevent injury to live a long and happy life.
Courtney Carlino
Courtney is the wife to Chris, and mama to Cole and Cam, and the newest TRAINER at the SMAC!
Courtney is the lover of her kids sports, daily walks, and getting lost in a book. She loves a good beach vacation, never misses a sunrise, and has a passion for helping people.
Her number one goal: Help her clients feel confident at the gym. She remembers feeling shy and intimidated joining a new gym and she strives to help others going through that same process.
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(770) 480-4027
@CourtneyCarlino
