Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
What does "Functional Strength" even mean? Well, it's working on movements that are useful in everyday life - for our purposes, specifically in the roastery. In this video, personal trainer and coffee roaster Kevin Mejia of Bevel Coffee takes us through three exercises that will build general strength that will come in handy for a coffee roastery:
0:59 Kevin Mejia introduction
1:40 Deadlift
4:35 Loaded Squat
6:40 Pushing/Pulling Exercises
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Check out the previous videos in this series -
Shoulder Mobility: youtu.be/-3C_O84sNrA?si=SMLUXnNJF9GJlJfK
Hip Mobility: youtu.be/7r4CxUjGAOY?si=_5O8nFwI2plxdSxO
Stability Exercises: youtu.be/PpSlcPSZ9As?si=Qovzb3zPFL3Mbt1T
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These movements come from Kevin's article in Coffee People Zine / Issue 21 / FIRE, titled "Functional Movement for Roasters: Exercises to Stretch and Strengthen the Muscles Coffee Roasters Use Every Day."
Get the zine here: coffeepeople.org/collections/issue-21
Make sure to check with a personal trainer or physical therapist if you have questions or feel discomfort with any of these movements. And STOP if anything hurts. You want to strengthen, not injure yourself. *You're responsible to keep yourself safe and free from injury.*
What does "Functional Strength" even mean? Well, it's working on movements that are useful in everyday life - for our purposes, specifically in the roastery. In this video, personal trainer and coffee roaster Kevin Mejia of Bevel Coffee takes us through three exercises that will build general strength that will come in handy for a coffee roastery:
0:59 Kevin Mejia introduction
1:40 Deadlift
4:35 Loaded Squat
6:40 Pushing/Pulling Exercises
- - -
Check out the previous videos in this series -
Shoulder Mobility: youtu.be/-3C_O84sNrA?si=SMLUXnNJF9GJlJfK
Hip Mobility: youtu.be/7r4CxUjGAOY?si=_5O8nFwI2plxdSxO
Stability Exercises: youtu.be/PpSlcPSZ9As?si=Qovzb3zPFL3Mbt1T
- - -
These movements come from Kevin's article in Coffee People Zine / Issue 21 / FIRE, titled "Functional Movement for Roasters: Exercises to Stretch and Strengthen the Muscles Coffee Roasters Use Every Day."
Get the zine here: coffeepeople.org/collections/issue-21
Make sure to check with a personal trainer or physical therapist if you have questions or feel discomfort with any of these movements. And STOP if anything hurts. You want to strengthen, not injure yourself. *You're responsible to keep yourself safe and free from injury.*
