Emma Zilberman-Vegas Owner and Head coach
Emma is a 57kg/63kg OPA/CANPL powerlifter. She started barbell training in 2010 after struggling with confidence, body image problems and an eating disorder for most teenage/adolescent years. Upon discovering powerlifting in 2015 and first competing in 2016. During this time she started training others to help them discover their inner strength and advocates to prioritize strength training at any age. Working now for 13years with populations from 14 to 84 years old, Emma always believes an athlete is a mindset and anyone can go on to “make their mark”. Her current training focus is on powerlifting, bodybuilding, injury rehabilitation and return to sport and sport psychology.
In powerlifting Emma has been coaching for 9 years, represented Team Canada 3x and been a Team Canada Intern Coach 2x. Emma placed 1st in NAPF ‘22 and in CPU Nationals ‘23. Emma has a highly accomplished roster of athletes who compete from the local to international level through a variety of age, gender and weight classes.
David Vegas Owner and Assistant Head Coach
David is a 105kg OPA/CANPL powerlifter with over 20 years of experience in the gym and nearly a decade dedicated to the sport of powerlifting. His athletic journey began in childhood, earning medals in soccer, baseball, football, and swimming. As a teenager, he was introduced to the gym by his father, who passed down classic bodybuilding techniques inspired by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Driven by a passion for helping others, David has coached individuals from ages 9 to 70, guiding them toward becoming the strongest and healthiest versions of themselves. His coaching experience spans strength and conditioning, amateur bodybuilding, weight loss, calisthenics, injury rehabilitation, and recovery.
For the past nine years, David has focused exclusively on powerlifting. He has coached on the international stage for Team Canada three times and Team OPA at Nationals in 2025. At Make Your Mark Fitness, he supports athletes competing at all levels—from local meets to world championships—while continuing to pursue his own goal of representing Canada as a national team athlete.
xena CEO of happiness and head of security
Xena’s main duties are to provide happiness and comfort to all gym members. She takes security seriously and will also bark to let everyone know someone new has arrived to the gym. Her requests are pets, head scratches, belly rubs, and of course treats.
Warning: workout times may increase due to an overload of cuteness!
Alex Schella Personal trainer
Alex is a 63kg OPA/CANPL powerlifter and a triathlete. Representing Canada at 2024 Powerlifting World Championships, Alex prioritizes strength training while also impressing the value of good cardiovascular health. Alex has a passion for helping clients achieve their goals, regardless of how big or how small!
Sam Candy personal trainer and Coach
Introduction coming soon
Argie Sugue personal trainer
Introduction coming soon
Christina Potito
MYM Proudly Partnered with CP Athletics Therapy! We welcome Christina as part of the team, her services will be available at MYM Bi-Weekly!
Christina Potito is a Certified Athletic Therapist, Registered Massage Therapist, Personal Trainer, and a 69kg OPA/CANPL Competitive Powerlifter.
As owner and head therapist of CP Athletics : Complete Performance Therapy, she specializes in rehab for powerlifters - as a powerlifter.
Over the past three years, Christina has worked and travelled with Team Canada twice, sponsored and provided treatment at multiple local, provincial and nationals meets, and is now joining with powerlifting gyms to make efficient and specialized rehab more accessible to lifters.
Christina believes that “NO” is never the answer. There is always a way to heal, strengthen, and fix an injury through proper planning and movement exercises.