The Twisted Fox Training Team
Jessie Rard ( He / They )
Jessie is the owner of Twisted Fox Training and creator of Lifting for Length, a weightlifting program designed for circus artists and hypermobile individuals to gain strength and flexibility.
Jessie started coaching in 2016, took a break from teaching to pursue training at the San Diego Circus Center, and opened Twisted Fox Training in 2020. He is dedicated to helping artists and athletes build strong foundations for success in their chosen apparatus or discipline.
Jessie also coaches for The Wild Sky Pole, Gainesville Circus Center, MyFlex, and Positive Spin Pole Dance.
Jessie currently lives in Gainesville, Florida and spends far too much money on sunscreen.
Mac Tavish (They/Them)
Fiery Aries, queer cryptid, circus Ken, and burlesque them-fatale, this multi-talented being is our resident Canadian living in Toronto, Ontario.
Mac is passionate about strength and conditioning and believes that anyone can achieve their fitness goals if they are willing to work for it. They recently spent three months in Seattle training contortion full-time with their two coaches, and are thrilled to bring all the strong and bendy knowledge into their coaching practice.
As a naturally inflexible human, their tenacity and progress in contortion training over the years makes them the perfect flex coach for beginners and those who are worried it might not be possible for them. Tight back, stubborn splits, and progress plateaus, Mac has been through it all and can guide you through as well.
Mac started coaching in 2019, and teaches all over Toronto as well as online. Mac commutes by bike, cooks vegan food, and rotates through contortion, aerial, hand balancing, martial arts, and weightlifting in any given training week.
If you make a Dune reference in class you will get a gold star.