About us - Lionheart Weightlifting

As head coach of Lindenwood University’s Weightlifting team Trent Crain has trained hundreds of athletes and has been a coach of 7 national championship teams. Many of these athletes wanted to continue under his programming after graduation. Thus was born the Lindenwood Club Weightlifting Team. Over time this school fundraiser morphed into becoming an LLC not affiliated with the university.

Starting in late 2024 Lionheart Weightlifting started renting night time space from a local crossfit gym. In early 2026 Lionheart got an amazing opportunity to join the Ready 2 Live Wellness Collective at their current location on Kingshighway Blvd

Why Lionheart?

The name Lionheart came from 2 parts: The Lindenwood Lion – representing where Trent and Calvin first met. Heart – representing Trent and Calvin’s love for weightlifting and coaching. Lionheart’s purple and yellow represent the royal treatment you’ll get as a member of our gym.

Coach Trenton Crain:

Hello Everyone! Wanted to take a moment to share with you my background. Weightlifting started for me when I joined the Lindenwood Team as an athlete in 2012. I had general knowledge of the movements through athletics but nothing specific. In 2014 I graduated with an Undergraduate degree in Exercise Science and in 2016 I earned my Masters in Human Performance all while being a Grad Assistant for the Lindenwood Weightlifting Team. From 2016-2021 I worked as an Assistant Coach for Lindenwood Weightlifting, an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for University Missouri St.Louis, and an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach for McKendree University. In 2021 I became Head Coach of Lindenwood Weightlifting. I’ve coached thousands of athletes of all walks of life over the past 20 years from personal training sessions, winning 7 Co-Ed team University National Championships, to coaching internationally at Junior Pan American Championships and Junior World Championships.

Coach Calvin Lackey:

Hey there! Coach Calvin here. I was first introduced to weightlifting through high school sports and quickly became obsessed with using the olympic lifts to improve my performance in track and field. My self-taught lifts helped me get a scholarship from the Lindenwood University college weightlifting team. After my freshman year I was named captain of the team and helped lead them to a four-peat national championship performance as well as a 2025 individual national title. My best lifts are a 133kg/294lbs snatch, and 177kg/390lbs clean and jerk. As co-owner of Lionheart I’ve worked with hundreds of athletes both remotely and in-person.