Bryan Ayala is a certified personal trainer and has been helping clients achieve their fitness goal for four years in the Portland Metro Area and beyond. With over ten years of fitness experience, he has been coaching athletes of all kinds. While specializing in competitive power lifting in the USPA federation, he takes on clients with a broad range of goals, calibrating his coaching style to fit YOU! Believing that mental health and physical health are intrinsically intertwined fuels Bryan’s motivation to coach, he treats each session as a check in to how you are really doing.

Bryan stared his coaching journey at one of the top 24 Hour Fitness’ in Oregon before becoming a fitness manager. It wasn’t long until Bryan realized that he needed to grow even more. In the spring of 2022 he set in motion the beginning of Hammer Head strength. He wanted to create an experience of safety for women, people of color, and LGBTQ+, being a bisexual Puerto Rican.

Bryan spent his early life in Connecticut before moving to Florida as a teen before finding his home in the Pacific North West. Indulging in his nerdy side, Bryan’s favorite pastimes include playing videos games like God of War 4, the Pokemon franchise, and Destiny, delving into graphic novels and comics (especially DC), and creating and playing his own character and stats for Dungeons and Dragons

For those looking to start a career in the fitness industry Bryan offers internships. Please use the contact form to reach out about potential opportunities.