Chris Weissbach, CSEP-CEP, NCCP
Boxing Coach, Exercise Physiologist, Sport Performance Specialist & Author
Meet your Coach
Why Work With Chris?
He's been where you are...
As a fitness trainer/pro and/or gym owner offering the same services as most of the gyms and trainers in a saturated fitness industry. Fitness assessments, program designs, personal and group training sessions/packages etc… Chris needed something to separate himself from all the vanilla programs out there. He needed an edge…
So, he leaned on his competitive boxing experience and developed a non-contact boxing training signature system and program that targets what he saw as a glaring gap in the fitness world. Everywhere he looked, programs were designed for two extremes: the 20-something who can train like a machine or the “general fitness” crowd content with light cardio and a few weight machines
But what about the rest; the 35+ year olds who still want to move with speed, power, and confidence, but need a smarter way to get there? Chris realized there’s a huge group of people who want to feel like athletes again without wrecking their joints, sacrificing their family time, or trying to force their bodies into workouts that don’t fit their lives. The problem is, most fitness advice ignores that reality. So he created his own remedy…
25+ years of Experience and Success
For over two decades Chris has created and operated much more than a just “boxing workout” but a world class boxing training signature system that is a business asset and an edge over your competition.
One that will allow you to truly “punch above your weight” as a fitness professional and/or gym owner.
Chris is a coach for coaches—the kind who cuts through the noise, skips the fluff, and helps fitness professionals build real businesses using one of the most underrated tools in the industry: non-contact boxing.
He has perfected the business model of non-contact boxing through his Phoenix Boxing Academy in Ottawa, Canada.
His signature 8-week skill, strength, and conditioning system is the industry standard for creating a highly-profitable revenue stream in fitness businesses.
As a former amateur boxing champion, Certified Exercise Physiologist (CSEP), and NCCP Coach, Chris brings over 20 years of experience blending evidence-based training with the “sweet science” of boxing to create lasting physical and mental transformation for his clients.
The result is a sustainable, non-combative system that helps people train with purpose, intelligence, and confidence—long after traditional athletic pathways have ended
From Football and Boxing to Coaching with Purpose
Chris's journey into boxing began as a performance experiment. After playing varsity football with the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees from 1989-1992 and attending CFL evaluation camps in 1993, he turned to boxing as a cross-training tool. What started as a search for a competitive edge quickly became a new calling.
From 1993 to 1998, Chris competed at a high level and became an Ontario Super-Heavyweight Champion. Following concussion-related retirement, he redirected his passion into coaching—specifically boxing for sport performance, rather than combat. That transition revealed a major gap in the fitness industry: former athletes and adults aged 35–55+ were underserved. They still wanted intensity, structure, and purpose—but without joint damage, burnout, or unsustainable training models.
