Meet our Personal Trainers

Mason McGrew

Hello, my name is Mason McGrew and I am an ACSM certified personal trainer. I have been training since 2018 and enjoy working with students, staff, and faculty who are new to exercise and want to learn how to live a healthier life. My passions are related to physical activity, walking, nutrition and chronic disease. I graduated from Bellarmine in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science and in 2020 with a Masters of Science in Digital Media and Healthcare. Currently I serve as the Campus Recreation and Wellness Specialist at Bellarmine. My goal when training is to show how beneficial exercise is for your body and how to make it fun and less of a chore. Overall, I love personal training and seeing my clients improve over time makes me enjoy training even more.

Markus Guegler

I have been passionate about training since I was first introduced to the weight room as a young athlete in middle school. I was always drawn to the challenge of strength and conditioning, and this led me to become a personal trainer upon graduating college, despite my undergraduate degree being in Statistics. Over the past 4 years, I have had experience working with clients of many diverse backgrounds and athletes competing in various sports. I take great pride in being able to help people work towards their unique goals, whether they are related to performance, physique, or general health and wellness.

My training philosophy is rooted in helping my clients develop good movement patterns while working through an organized plan to meet their individual needs and goals. As a fitness professional, I believe it is vital to continue learning and growing. I am excited to begin a master’s degree program in exercise physiology in the fall of 2024.

Mitchel Kithcart

Hello Knights. My name is Mitchell Kithcart. I am an ISSA-accredited and certified personal trainer. I am a former two-sport collegiate athlete, having been a four-year scholarship member of the wrestling and the cross-country team while being a member of the History Honor Society at the University of the Cumberlands, where I graduated in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in history. I know from life experience what it's like to balance pursuing fitness goals with having full-time education and employment commitments. I am looking forward to helping the students, faculty, and staff of Bellarmine in achieving their personal health, athletic performance, and fitness goals.

Adam O'Leary Keene

Hello, my name is Adam O'Leary Keene and I am an ACSM certified personal trainer. I just obtained my certification in 2024 and my dream in life has always been to help others achieve their lifelong lifting and conditioning dreams and I will do anything in my power to help my clients feel better about how they look and how they feel in their own bodies. I am currently an undergraduate student in my last year at Bellarmine University pursuing my bachelor's degree in Exercise Science, with the ultimate goal of becoming a Strength Condition Coach at the collegiate level. Notably, I have a background as a nationally ranked Strong Man competitor. Furthermore, I am a student worker employed at the SuRF center on campus and have been working at the gym since 2021.

Amanda Stinson

I’m from Indianapolis, Indiana and just moved to Kentucky about a month ago. I’ve played sports my whole life which turned sports into fitness and then I needed something else to fall on and that happened to be powerlifting. Powerlifting changed the game for me. When in doubt lean on something, no matter what it is. You never know if you’re going to enjoy it or not. I’m certified through the National Personal Training Institute and now fighting to finish my bachelor’s degree in exercise science.