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Cem "Gem" Eren 

Founder/Owner of The Lions Den

Head CPT/Strength and Conditioning Coach


 

About Me

My job is to create superheroes who can run through walls and I use whatever tools necessary to do that.  Some athletes need more of this, some need more of that. So I use every tool available. If you hear about an artist who says they created their masterpiece because of a tool you let me know. 

Training Background

I am a German-born, Turkish immigrant who came up as a teenager in Texas and went on to become an amateur boxer turned professional trainer, the facility is designed around adaptability. Also, kicking ass. I started teaching myself how to train fighters as a 13-year-old living in Germany where my only educational resources were Soviet training books and university-level anatomy textbooks. Today, some of my most successful clients include 7 time NBA All-Star Damian Lillard and world boxing champion David Benavidez and many more. I am not here for smoke and mirrors I am here to make Superheros.

David Benavidez

David Benavidez

Damian Lillard

Channing Frye

CJ McCollum

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