Our Team

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RUBEN BELLIARD

FOUNDER

Ruben Belliard, founder of The Training Lab, grew up on the Lower East Side of New York City. Seeking a more active lifestyle and new surroundings, he joined the Marine Corps and served from 1997-2004 as an infantry rifleman, Instructor at The Basic School in Quantico, VA and overseas in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

After the Marines, Ruben decided to follow his passion and followed a career in the fitness industry in Manhattan. He quickly learned in the Marines that you are capable of so much more than you think if you just try, and applies this to his personal daily lifestyle and client training. He’s competed in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at a national level, Ironman, all distance triathlons, cycling, running and obstacle races.

In 2008, Ruben started Warrior Fitness Boot Camp which he owned and operated until 2016. Throughout his career he saw how his clients’ interest in fitness evolved and the struggles they had when trying to make a change. He created The Training Lab to help people build a foundation that would allow you to do anything you wanted. He’s educating and breaking predetermined assumptions people have about their capacities with inspiration from his military training – at The Training Lab you train hard and train smart!

COLTER MANCINI

DIRECTOR OF TRAINING

Colter played high school basketball and socccer and immediately went on to join the Marine Corps from 2002-2007 where he served as an infantry rifleman and embassy guard. When he left the military he decided to attend college in Manhattan where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies. During this time he studied Karate for 6 years and also started working as a fitness instructor in 2013 at Warrior Fitness Boot Camp located in Manhattan. In addition to teaching group classes at the boot camp he started personal training at 24 hour fitness. He loves to hike and when he works out he focuses on strength training and Weightlifting as a sport.

Certifications: ACE Group Fitness Instructor, ACE Personal Trainer, NASM Corrective Exercise Speccialist, USAW Advanced Sports Performance Coach.

JOHNNY GARCIA

JOHNNY GARCIA comes to the fitness industry after having left the corporate world, where he co-founded and operated The Manhattan Kid’s Club childcare centers for fifteen years. He has been a trainer since 2012 and serves The Training Lab as both a personal trainer and group class instructor. He holds certifications from The American Academy of Personal Training, American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), American Council on Exercise (ACE), and CrossFit (Level 1).

GABI DUNKLEY

While growing up in Bermuda, Gabi shared her time between running for her high school cross country team, the swim team, being in a dance company and playing multiple instruments. Since dance and music were her first loves, she attended The American Musical and Dramatic Conservatory in NYC then transferred to The New School graduating with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre in 2013. After graduation, Gabi spent time performing and working as a music and movement teacher for preschools in NYC. She was introduced to the group fitness world in 2014 and hasn’t looked back since. Gabi’s sport is obstacle course races and she’s done over 20 in the past 3 years. In 2018, she podium twice at a competitive level. She is currently training to be able to compete at an elite level.

When Gabi isn’t training, she’s baking, traveling, spending time with family and friends and going to see stand up comedy. She has goals to some day have to guts to do stand up or film one of her many unfinished sketches.

MIKE RAMIREZ

Mike was born and raised in Miami where his passion for fitness began at an early age. Growing up competing in Tae Kwon would attract Mike to hard work and discipline. After an injury sidelined him from playing College basketball, Mike began to fully dive into healing his mind and body through fitness.

After beginning his coaching career 8 years ago, he has continued to educate and push himself to demand the best from his clients and group class athletes. He’s pursued education and experience in various sports/training methods. Mike strongly believes there isn’t “one” set way to train the human body and mind.

“My job is to create an experience where people feel safe to take direction and push themselves past what they feel is possible.”

Certifications: Crossfit Level 2 Coach, USAW Level 1 Coach, NASM, CF Gymnastics, CF Powerlifting, CF Strongman,CF Endurance,CF Kettlebell

DARIA DASPIN

During Daria’s childhood, she was a figure skater and during her high school career, she was a competitive cheerleader. She then attended the University of Louisville from Fall 2011-Spring 2015. She earned her Bachelors Degree of Science in Health and Human Performance (concentration: exercise science) and a minor in Sports Administration in May 2015. She represented the University of Louisville as not only a competitive cheerleader, but also football and men’s basketball game day cheerleader. After college, Daria moved back to New Jersey where she started her personal training career. Currently, Daria trains at d&I Fitness in New Jersey as well as coaches cheerleading athletes (age 6-18) in tumbling and conditioning at Star Athletics. For fun, Daria likes to spend time with her 3 dogs (a Yorkie, Beagle mix, and Great Dane), and travel the world! She enjoys challenging herself, being outdoors, and experiencing life!

SAM FICK

Born and raised in Lancaster, PA, Sam grew up playing soccer and basketball in his early years, and later running track and playing rugby. He was most passionate about the game of soccer and continued to play throughout and post high school.

Upon graduation, Sam joined the United States Navy where he worked in an F-18 squadron. It was then that he became extremely dedicated to fitness, which was mostly driven by his experience and his colleagues around him.

A few years later, Sam moved to New York to pursue education at Focus Personal Training Institute which facilitated in preparing him for a job in the fitness industry. He has extensive experience in both group fitness and personal training using a variety of approaches, which he now practices at TTL.

He is currently pursuing his undergraduate degree in Business Management at NYU, while continuing to help his clients reach goals and also putting personal focus on staying fit and healthy.

Certifications: NASM and CrossFit Level 1 Coach

Kylie Brunngrabar

Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Kylie grew up swimming, playing water polo, and dancing competitively. Her passion for the performing arts led her to pursue a B.A. in Dance Performance at Loyola Marymount University, where she began to cultivate her love for the gym and the daily sweat. While still in college, she earned her RYT 200 yoga instructor certification from CorePower Yoga in Los Angeles, and began her teaching career at a local yoga studio, working with adults and kids of all ages, abilities, and levels.

Shortly after graduation, Kylie was sponsored by a Los Angeles megaformer studio to train at the Lagree Fitness headquarters in Burbank, CA. Taking the sponsorship as a push from the universe, Kylie jumped in and furthered her fitness education by becoming a certified Lagree Fitness instructor, a NASM Certified Personal Trainer, and a Corrective Exercise Specialist all within a few short years. Kylie is passionate about getting people up and moving, and loves nothing more than seeing the shift in her clients’ confidence when they conquer a goal or a movement that once felt “impossible”.

Certifications: NASM Certified Personal Trainer, NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist, Power Vinyasa RYT 200, Lagree Fitness Instructor