Lucas Ferreira

Lucas comes to us from Brazil and has over 16 years of experience as a personal trainer and CrossFit coach. He holds a Bachelor of Physical Education and is one of the few CrossFit coaches to have earned a Level 3 designation, along with a wide range of other CrossFit-related certifications. Lucas is also a coach for the Burgener Strength Course, CrossFit’s preferred Olympic lifting certification. He was a lead coach for the program in Brazil and became the first Brazilian to lead the course internationally.


As a former elite javelin thrower, Lucas learned Olympic lifting early in his athletic career. Once he discovered CrossFit, Olympic lifting quickly became his niche, thanks to his background and technical expertise. Throughout his career, he has served as a head coach at three different CrossFit gyms and was the owner of CrossFit RAO in Brazil. Lucas has a deep passion for coaching people of all levels and helping them improve their movement quality, health, and fitness.

In his free time, Lucas enjoys playing video games and feasting on Italian food. When time allows, he loves to travel he has lived in Ireland and Tennessee and traveled extensively throughout South America and the United States. Lucas also enjoys spending time with his wife, exploring Canada, and getting to know his new home city, Toronto.