About Danii…

Danii Clavelle is a Strength and Conditioning Coach based in Calgary, Alberta, with eleven years of coaching experience. Her background spans recreational lifters, sustainable weight-loss clients, and candidates preparing for high-performance tactical exams (Fire, Navy), all the way to elite, record-holding powerlifters and strongman athletes competing on national and international stages.

Danii specializes in both online and in-person strength training and sports-performance nutrition with Calgary Barbell. Her mission is to get more people involved in training and build healthier, empowered lifestyles, meeting every lifter where they are and helping them discover the fullest expression of their physical and mental capability.

A core part of Danii’s philosophy comes from her own lived experience overcoming disordered eating and years of “shrink culture.” She is deeply committed to helping people break out of cycles of restriction, shame, and perfectionism by shifting the focus toward strength, nourishment, self-trust, and long-term resilience. Her coaching aims to empower lifters, to take up space, build confidence, and step into lives that feel bigger, fuller, and stronger.

After four years full-time in the personal-training industry, Danii moved to Calgary in 2019 to join Calgary Barbell and attend the PFT Diploma Program at Mount Royal University, graduating in 2021. She wrote and passed the CSEP-CPT exam upon graduation and is currently certified and insured through CSEP.

Between her academic background and extensive practical experience, Danii has developed a strong ability to individualize training. She uses a wide toolbox—built through years of coaching, competing, and continuing education—to tailor her approach to each athlete. She exemplifies the CBB coaching standard through communication, collaboration, and a people-first coaching style that prioritizes the whole human, not just the numbers on the bar.

As an athlete, Danii brings impressive achievements of her own. She is a multi-time national medalist, a provincial and national record holder in both raw and equipped lifting, and most recently competed at Equipped Worlds in Iceland. 

Danii has spent four years with Team Canada as an Assistant Coach, supporting athletes on the biggest platforms the sport has to offer. She currently coaches a roster that includes elite-level competitors, national record holders, absolute beginners and general fitness. 

Outside the gym, Danii loves to summit mountains, trail run, climb, play guitar, read sci-fi and drink good coffee. She also volunteers with the Lift4Life Foundation, supporting global strength-training access and community development.

Danii believes that strength training is for everyone. Whether you want to become a powerlifter, hike mountains, run a marathon, or simply move through daily life with more strength and confidence, she can help you make it happen.