CrossFit BC Coach

Ciara Pletcher

aka "Strict"

Gymnastics Coach · Movement Specialist

Certified CFBC coach
First Aid / CPR / AED
5 certifications on file
18 yrs coaching Vancouver

Ex-competitive gymnast
Resident neurologist
7+ yrs coaching
Bodyweight specialist

Ciara is a former competitive gymnast and practicing neurologist who brings years of gymnastics coaching expertise to CrossFit BC. She has a gift for helping athletes unlock bodyweight skills, from handstands to muscle-ups, with patient progressions and individualised feedback. Her coaching is encouraging, detail-oriented, and built on a deep understanding of how bodies move.

Handstands & handstand walkingGymnastics progressionsBodyweight skillsMovement confidence

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"Ciara is a former competitive gymnast and practicing neurologist who brings years of gymnastics coaching expertise to CrossFit BC. She has a gift for helping athletes unlock bodyweight skills, from handstands to muscle-ups, with patient progressions and individualised feedback. Her coaching is encouraging, detail-oriented, and built on a deep understanding of how bodies move."

Coach Ciara Pletcher "Strict"

Coaching Style

How Ciara coaches

Encouraging and easy-going with individualised feedback and modifications. Ciara wants people to leave her class feeling confident that they not only got a killer workout but learned something to work on or a strategy to help achieve their goals.

Outside the Gym

When Ciara isn't coaching

Ciara works full time as a resident neurologist. She is also a passionate pole dancer who competes and coaches in the aerial community. And she only recently learned that non-Canadian geese exist.

The Honest Version

What Ciara got wrong, and how Ciara coaches now

What I used to get wrong

"Coming out of competitive gymnastics, I used to demo the perfect rep and assume the cue would land. It didn't. Adult bodies don't move on demo, they move on language."

How I coach now

I coach gymnastics in progressions and words. Every skill is broken into a step you can own today, with a cue tied to a sensation, not a shape you saw me do.

Every CFBC coach answers this question. It's part of how we coach.

Certifications & Experience

What Ciara brings to the gym floor

Gymnastics Foundations: Artistic Gymnastics Certification (2013)
Competitive Level 1 Gymnastics Certification: MAG, WAG (2016)
7+ years coaching gymnastics for men, women, children, and adults
HYROX Foundations Certified
First Aid, CPR & AED Certified

Programs & Classes

Where you'll train with Ciara

Based on Ciara's certifications and specialties. Check the schedule for exact class times.

Gymnastics Skills

Pull-ups, muscle-ups, handstands, and bodyweight skill progressions. Coached gymnastics class at CrossFit BC in Olympic Village, Vancouver.

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CrossFit Program

Constantly varied functional movements, scaled to every level. The core training experience at CrossFit BC in Olympic Village, Vancouver.

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Personal Training

1-on-1 personal training at CrossFit BC Vancouver. Custom programs, flexible scheduling, and coaches who actually care about your results.

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From Ciara's Kitchen

Coach Ciara's Favourite Recipes

Ciara hasn't shared any recipes yet, but our full library is packed with high-protein, macro-friendly meals our coaches love.

Recipes from Ciara are on the way. In the meantime, explore the full collection from our coaching team.

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From the 2% Solution

Hear Ciara (or topics they coach) on the podcast

All episodes

Podcast · Ep 142

Diet Culture Exposed: Why Rachel Lavin Says It's Time to Ditch the Scale

36:49

Podcast · Ep 130

Why Everyone is an Athlete: Dr. Rob Bell's Revolutionary Take on Mental Toughness

49:28

Podcast · Ep 136

The Secret to Relationships Nobody Talks About: Insights from Katarina Polonska

52:17

Personal Match

Is Ciara the right coach for you?

Answer a few quick questions and we'll confirm whether Ciara is your best match, or pair you with the coach and program that fits your goals. Takes 4 to 6 minutes.

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What members say about our coaches

“I've already noticed a significant improvement in my strength and endurance, and the coaches are great at adjusting exercises when needed.”

The coaches provide positive feedback and adjust exercises if you're recovering from an injury. I've already felt stronger and fitter. The class times make it easy to stay consistent.

Linda K.

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