About

Coach Carrington found the passion for powerlifting about two years after starting his fitness journey. Once he was exposed to competitive powerlifting at his friend’s competition, he took to the gym to push his physical capabilities. As a naturally competitive individual, he quickly excelled in the gym and competed in his first meet in October 2019.

His fascination with powerlifting grew and developed over the years as he aided his friends’ powerlifting journeys and progressed along with his own. Coach Carrington made the decision to establish his coaching business Strength By Tonz in the summer of 2020 with the belief that his knowledge and experience would benefit others in their powerlifting journey.

Strength By Tonz was originally created to guide a couple of athletes’ strength journeys through programming. This quickly evolved into a close-knit team of 30 athletes, with a shared goal of achieving a higher standard of self-discipline within the powerlifting sport.

Carry’s coaching philosophy is rooted in his mantra, “Composure Breeds Performance”, where a sound mindset paired with consistent hard work enables efficient progress. Through one-on-one coaching, individualized programming, monthly mindset check-ins, and daily availability through text and meet-day handling – Carry motivates his athletes to train as intentionally as they compete.

What drives Carry to supply the best coaching to all his athletes is by watching them refine their technique, strengthen their minds, discover new strength accomplishments, and become immersed within the sport.

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“Composure Breeds Performance”

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Joining SBT

“My priority is to set all athletes up for success through communication, guidance, and programming, if they are willing to do the work”
- Potential athletes will fill out an ‘Athlete Application’ form
- Coach Carry will reach out within 3-4 weekdays to schedule a 30 minute potential athlete interview
- Athletes that are chosen to join Strength By Tonz team will consult with Coach Carry on long-term and short-term goals, lifestyle, nutrition, and programming
- Every program is curated to match each individual athlete’s unique lifestyle
To ensure all training programs are matching each athlete appropriately, Coach Carry utilizes:
- Daily remote communication and feedback
- Monthly zoom check-in’s
- Immediate program adjustments as needed

Athlete Application Form

"Carri has been the perfect coach for me. He holds to a high standard while still being flexible to my schedule by giving me a personalized split that is well thought out with every variable considered. He is supportive and honest, and sets up all his athletes for success. The data says it all, every SBT athlete stays progressing"

Thomas Swartout, Open Division
"Carry has taught me what it means to be resilient. He has helped me to work through weaknesses both mental and physical. With a huge emphasis on proper communication in his coaching he has allowed me to progress in ways I never would have imagined. He is honest and sincere in both his praise and his criticism as a coach. Carry leads by example, teaching his clients what it means to remain composed even when it’s difficult and in doing so has become a huge inspiration to all of us. I am proud to call him my coach and grateful for all of the time and effort he puts into the work he does."

Rivkah Chaouat-Kelley, Junior Division
"Coach Carry's style yields results for all his athletes. He is the person you can trust throughout the most difficult parts of your strength journey and the first person you want to celebrate your success's with. The team that Coach Carry has built is incredible, I believe it's because he truly supports and cares for all his athletes. I'm very proud to be an SBT Athlete.""

Sophie Palmer, Open Division
"I have been coached by Carry for about 8 months now and couldn’t be happier. I have battled plenty of injuries and have had many obstacles, and Carry has been incredibly flexible with me and helped me get through. On top of that, I take pride in my academics. Engineering has been quite the workload and Carry has been very supportive of me as a student. There is a solid system of trust and communication between us and I am very proud to be an SBT athlete"

Devin Hunt, Junior Division
"The most significant gain I’ve gotten from being an SBT athlete is definitely confidence. I trust Carry’s coaching so much that when I am programmed to hit a PR or he tells me to move up in weight I have absolutely no doubt that I am strong enough to get it done. The passion and love he has for powerlifting is so contagious and it’s pretty easy to see that making strong athletes is his way of giving back to the sport."

Rebecca Uecker, Junior Division
"Choosing Carry as a coach was one of the best decisions I've ever made. His attention to detail, thoughtful feedback, and willingness to adapt to various circumstances allow me to put my full trust in him as an athlete. The genuine care he shows for us athletes has allowed me to feel confident and eager to learn more in this sport."

Margaret Stout, Junior Division
"All I can say I am beyond grateful for all that he’s done for the betterment of myself as a powerlifter and being flexible with different variables namely getting COVID and many different army excursions. Proud to be apart of SBT and for helping jump physical and mental hurdles. Wouldn’t want to have any one else coaching me and keeping it real. SBT forever baby"

Tony Kamara Jr, Junior Division
"Carry is a very attentive and intelligent coach when it comes to powerlifting and he would go out of his way for his atheltes. I am very proud to be one of his first atheltes and watching his hard work pay off. He has transformed my life in more ways than he could imagine and I am proud to be apart of the SBT family."

Terry Jiang, Junior Division
"Carry has been a huge rock over the last year - dealing with an Injury is mentally draining and taxing - he provided reassurance and support through it all. He truly cares and gets just as excited as I do when progress occurs. He is good at grounding me and reminding me of the small victories. I’m happy to be apart of this team and am looking forward to seeing how far we can go!"

Rachel Stark, Open Division
"Coach Carrington has been a steady source of advice and support ever since I started working with him. His guidance has allowed me to progress to a level that never would’ve been possible without him. He consistently pushes his athletes to excel while also providing support for the inevitable failures that come with the nature of the sport. Anyone willing to put in the work to succeed can and will do so under his direction."

William Scheil, Junior Division