Meet the Coaches
Joe Lucero
Joseph is the owner of Evolution Performance as well as Your Life’s Personal Best. Joseph entered the world of health and fitness in 1988 while developing Therapeutic Reposturing™. Therapeutic Reposturing™ is very unique and is a precise sequence of Eastern and Western massage and bodywork techniques to promote the body’s proper structural integrity.
Joseph also has a wide breadth and depth of experience in coaching and personal training. The combination of this experience in Therapeutic Reposturing™ and coaching/personal training gives him a unique understanding of how the body works.
Joseph’s mission is for Evolution Performance to be a gym community that supports, encourages, and builds one another both physically and emotionally.
Certifications:
CrossFit Level 1 Certified Coach
USA Weightlifting Level 1 Certified Coach
Young Men’s Christian Association, Personal Trainer, Strength Trainer, Stretching Instructor
China National Olympic Training Center (Beijing, China) Tuina Certification
Yuta Tanaka
Yuta has certifications in strength and conditioning (C.S.C.S, NSCA), personal training (NSCA), and sports performance (USA Weightlifting) as well as his Bachelor of Science in Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior. The breadth and depth of Yuta’s experience are invaluable. He has helped athletes of all ages with strength, performance, and post-rehab/return-to-play protocols.
Yuta is a former UC Davis soccer player. He is a 2 time All Conference and All Region player at Davis and served as co-captain during his senior year. Yuta holds a place in his high school's Athletic Hall of Fame. Additionally, he participated the the Pro Trial with FC Tokyo Verdy in J-League.
In addition to his athletic career, Yuta has over 10 years of experience in coaching soccer. He was the Technical Director of Fitness & Injury Prevention at Burlingame Soccer Club, was the Fitness and Injury Prevention Coach for the De Anza Force and MVLA, and is currently the Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Oakland Roots. Yuta has an extensive list of athletes that, under his coaching, has entered into the NFL, MLB, various youth national teams, FSV Mainz in Germany, and many prestigious universities (Stanford, Harvard, Princeton, Cornell, Yale, University of Washington, University of Illinois, Nore Dame, Gettysburg, and Middlebury)
We are so proud to have Yuta as Head Coach at Evolution Performance. Not only do our athletes benefit from his experience as a coach but also in his expertise in the programming of our workouts.