Personal Training Services

Keith Blackwell

Keith is originally from Tyler, a small farm town in Alabama. He moved to the Brookhaven area over 6 years ago. He has been in the health and fitness industry for over 15 years. He received his certification training with The American Council on Exercise. He is passionate about seeing people's lives changed through health, fitness, and nutrition education. He has extensive business and leadership training and skills, with over 20 years of corporate experience. In 2006, after a near death experience caused by receiving a flu shot, he developed a severe case of Guillian Barre Syndrome. It took 15 months to recover from all of the toxins and effects that his body went through. This set him on a path to seek and understand how the body responds to outside stimuli and its effects on the mental, emotional, and physical state of our bodies. Spartan Barbell is a product of all of that research and a dream fulfilled. We are "different by design" is something you will hear him say often. "Stay Focused, Stay Strong, Stay Committed!"-Keith 

He will be leading our "Spartan Forged" classes that alternate every Tuesday and Wednesday at 6PM.

Austin Boyte

Austin is from Brookhaven. He has been in the health and fitness industry for over 4 years. He has 4 years of martial arts and Kickboxing training and two years instructing those classes. He received his certification training with The American Council of Exercise. He has also recently received his certification in Adolescent Training specificic to youth. He majored in Human Performance in college. He has been a Spartan Barbell employee for over 3 years and a certified trainer with us for almost two years. He will be leading the Ignite Core and Cardio classes and is also available for personal one on one training. Feel free to contact him at austin.spartanbarbell@gmail.com.

Ignite Core and Cardio classes are offered Thursays at 6PM.

Stephanie Dunaway

Stephanie is from Brookhaven. She has been in the health and fitness industry for over 20 years. She has a passion for all things fitness and nutrition! She received her certification training from The International Sports Sciences Association. She has been a part of several different classes and groups including boot camps, HIIT, and Crossfit. She is also an avid runner completing 3 full marathons, several 25k's, and over 40 half marathons! She has been a Spartan Barbell employee for over 3 years and a certified trainer with us for almost two years! She will be leading the Boot Camp classes and is also available for personal one on one training.

Boot Camp classes are offered Monday-Friday at 5AM.

Noah Etheridge

Noah is from Brookhaven. She has been a part of the health and fitness industry for almost two years. She is Pilates Certified through The International Sports Sciences Association and has been teaching classes at Spartan Barbell and Fitness for several months. She has a background in competitive, State-ranked Powerlifting, but found her passion in teaching Pilates classes!

She is currently majoring in elementary education and has a strong passion for teaching and connecting with people. She has been a Spartan Barbell employee for two years and will be leading our Pilates classes.

Pilates classes are offered currently on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 6PM!

Christian Jennings

Christian is a NASM-certified personal trainer from Brookhaven, MS with a deep passion for strength training, nutrition, and personal growth. Known for an encouraging yet disciplined coaching style, Christian believes fitness is more than physical—it’s healing. Through training, Christian strives to show others the power of rebuilding confidence, resilience, and purpose, because building a strong body also builds a strong mind. Christian is available for one-on-one personal training.

Christian is also leading our Body Pump Classes on Mondays at 6PM.

Ashton Schlenker

Ashton is from Covington, LA and moved to Tylertown, MS in 2022 while he attended college at the University of Southern Mississippi. He graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Exercise Science. He has been a NASM certified personal trainer since 2024. He injured his back during high school with improper training and weight lifting techniques, therefore was unable to participate in high school sports like he had hoped. With hard work, education, and determination, he overcame his injury and currently competes in Strongman competitions in MS and LA and just recently competed in Nationals in Cedar Rapids, IO. He is passionate about strength training and learning how to move the body properly to maximize strength and be pain free. He is also knowledgable about nutrition and how it all works together to meet your overall goals!

He is available for personal one on one training.