A LETTER FROM DANE
I grew up in a small town in Pennsylvania where hard work was a way of life. Sports became my passion early on, from wrestling and football to throwing shot put at Penn State. When my athletic career ended, I knew I wanted to keep chasing that same drive for progress and help others do the same.
In 2008, I started Garage Strength out of my family’s garage with one goal: to help athletes reach their full potential. What began with a few weights and a big vision has grown into a world-class training center producing Olympians, national champions, and more than 60 All-Americans. Today, that same mission drives everything we do, helping people build strength, discipline, and belief in what they can become.
MEET THE TEAM
DANE MILLER
Owner & Head Coach
CAITLIN BROWNE
Owner & CFO
DJ SHUTTLEWORTH
Head Trainer
TREVOR STUTZMAN
Product Manager
RYAN SOMMERS
Product Designer
IVAN ESCOTT
Customer Representative
JASON COON
Youtube Manager
EVAN GEHRET
Social Media Manager
SAM WEEKS
Throws Coach
T'MOND JOHNSON
Performance Trainer
LEGEND HAYES
Performance Trainer
MEET THE TEAM
DANE MILLER
Owner & Head Coach
CAITLIN BROWNE
Owner & CFO
DJ SHUTTLEWORTH
Head Trainer
TREVOR STUTZMAN
Product Manager
RYAN SOMMERS
Product Designer
IVAN ESCOTT
Customer Rep
JASON COON
Youtube Manager
EVAN GEHRET
Social Media Manager
T'MOND JOHNSON
Performance Trainer
LEGEND HAYES
Performance Trainer
SAM WEEKS
Throws Coach
GARAGE STRENGTH TIMELINE
2008
PARENT'S GARAGE
Dane Miller trains his first clients out of his parents’ garage, attracting local athletes including throwers and wrestlers. Garage Strength is born.
2012
THE BARN
Garage Strength moves into a bank barn on Dane’s sister’s farm, expanding clientele and developing an Olympic Weightlifting team.
2014
NATIONAL SUCCESS
Hayley Reichardt becomes the first Garage Strength athlete to win a national championship in Olympic Weightlifting.
2016
GLOBAL SUCCESS
Alex Rose qualifies for the Rio Olympics in discus, becoming Garage Strength’s first Olympian.
2017
PERFORMANCE GYM
Outgrowing the barn, Garage Strength relocates to a larger facility, transforming it into a high-performance training center.
2020
YOUTUBE LAUNCH
During the pandemic, Dane launches the Garage Strength YouTube channel, growing a global audience and sharing coaching knowledge.
2022
PEAK STRENGTH APP
The Peak Strength app launches, bringing elite-level training to athletes everywhere.
Today
GLOBAL IMPACT
400 athletes train at Garage Strength weekly, our YouTube channel reaches 650,000+ subscribers, and Peak Strength serves 10,000+ athletes worldwide. Dane continues to coach professional and world-class athletes across multiple sports—pushing forward the vision of building champions everywhere.
HIGHLIGHTED ATHLETES
NICK SINGLETON
Football Running Back
5-star recruit
National Player of the Year
ALEX ROSE
Discus Throw
3x Olympian
2025 World Bronze Medalist
HAYLEY REICHARDT
Olympic Weightlifting
World Bronze medalist in C&J
4x National Champion
SAM MATTIS
Discus Throw
2x Olympian
3x National Champion
NICK GWIAZDOWSKI
Wrestling Super
Division 1 National Champion
2x World Bronze Medalist
BRANDON GEORGE
Football Linebacker
NFL UDFA for
Kansas City Chiefs
ANNA MCELDERRY
Olympic Weightlifting
5x USA Team Member
4x National Champion
JACOB HORST
Olympic Weightlifting
3x USA Team Member
6x National Champion
PETE RENDA
Wrestling
NCAA All-American
ACC Champion
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