Strength And Conditioning Intern

Strength & Conditioning Internship (Paid) – The Strength Feed Performance Center

Location: Raleigh, NC
Duration: 10 Weeks
Compensation: $15/hour (20 hrs/week) + Up to $1,000 completion bonus
Start Date: Rolling (Seasonal)

About The Strength Feed

At The Strength Feed (“TSF”), we believe the battle for greatness happens long before competition day. It happens internally — between the two wolves inside all of us: the one fueled by ego, fear, and insecurity, and the one driven by humility, purpose, discipline, and truth. As the Cherokee proverb says, “Which wolf wins? The one you feed.”

Since 2017, TSF has been Raleigh’s premier destination for high-level sports performance and adult fitness training. We serve competitive athletes of all ages, motivated adults, executives, and anyone committed to becoming the strongest version of themselves. Our coaches operate with one standard: Train. Teach. Exceed. Envision.

We are looking for motivated, coachable, hungry individuals who want to grow in the private training sector and learn what elite performance coaching looks like at the highest level.

About the Internship

This paid, 10-week internship is designed to develop you into a well-rounded, knowledgeable, and hireable strength & conditioning coach. You will gain hands-on experience in:

Weight room coaching

Speed and agility development

Energy system work

Program design

Triphasic methods

Leadership and communication

The business side of training in the private sector

Important:
This internship is built for you. We will lay the foundation, but the effort you put in determines the value you take away.

What You’ll Learn

Each week includes an educational presentation, hands-on coaching experience, assignments, and quizzes to reinforce your understanding.

Curriculum Overview

Week 1: Onboarding
Week 2: Anatomy & Muscle Actions (with Triphasic reading)
Week 3: Levers & Planes of Motion
Week 4: Energy Systems & Residual Training (Joel Jamieson 4-part series)
Week 5: Lift Categorization & Cueing
Week 6: Triphasic Ideation & Force Velocity Curve
Week 7: Program Design
Week 8: Speed Program Design (Art of Coaching readings)
Week 9: Injury Modification & Return to Play
Week 10: Final Presentation

Final Project

You will complete the program with a formal presentation to the TSF staff, including:

Two full programs designed for two different clients

Written rationale for every decision (sets, reps, intensities, sequences, etc.)

Demonstration of applied curriculum knowledge

Professional slide presentation and Q&A session

A full grading rubric is used to evaluate your work. Your score directly determines your completion bonus (up to $1,000).

What You Get

Hands-on coaching hours inside one of Raleigh’s top performance gyms

Direct mentorship from a staff with decades of combined experience

Three TSF T-shirts

20 paid working hours per week (shadowing, coaching, meetings)

Up to $3,000 total pay over 10 weeks

The ability to earn a $1,000 completion bonus based on final project performance

A real opportunity to be hired at TSF if you excel

Who We’re Looking For

Students or recent graduates in Exercise Science, Kinesiology, or related fields

Individuals aspiring to be performance coaches, private facility coaches, personal trainers, or sports performance specialists

People who want to learn, ask questions, and take initiative

Coaches who want to find their own voice and identity in the industry

Reliable, humble workers with strong communication skills

Serious candidates who want to be great, not just “get hours”

Coaching Staff You’ll Work With

Joseph Pearson – Founder & CEO | B.S, CSCS, RPR L1

Travis Toivonen – Director of Training | B.S, CSCS

Kelly Murphy – Director of Ops & Nutrition | B.S, M.S, RD, CSCS, SCCC

Tom Killilea – Director of Adult Performance | B.S, CSCS

David Blue – Director of Sales | CPT

You’ll also interact with physical therapy and business operations professionals inside our facility.

Closing Message

This internship is not busywork. It is a structured, demanding, and high-standard development program designed to prepare you for a career in performance training. If you commit fully, ask questions, and apply yourself, you will leave this internship years ahead of your peers.

There is more than one way to succeed in this industry — we’ll help you find your identity and your voice. What you get out of these 10 weeks will directly reflect what you put in.

If you're ready to feed the right wolf… we want to hear from you.