Co-Owner, CFL3, CF Gymnastics, CF Kids, USAW Level 1, Wilderness First Responder

Global CrossFit Experience

Mike started CrossFit in 2009 in California after a friend asked him to do a partner workout together. All he remembers is rowing and that the coach kept saying “no-rep” as he could not get down low enough in his overhead squat. After that first workout, he was hooked by the challenge and community of CrossFit. He went on to become a regular member at CrossFit gyms as he lived and worked around the world, including in Dubai and Japan.

Mike has coached CrossFit since 2014, and helped Corbett open CrossFit Amatak in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. After coaching at Amatak for a couple of years, he went on to coach in Malaysia and the United States (Colorado and Tennessee). His favorite part of coaching is helping people move more efficiently and work towards their own mastery of the different movements found in a CrossFit workout. When not coaching or training, Mike enjoys exploring the outdoors, trying new sports with friends, cooking, board games and reading.

Certified CrossFit L2 Trainer, CrossFit Weightlifting

Big things in small packages

Our very own Ms. Sreymao won Fittest Female in Cambodia in the 2019 CrossFit Open.  More importantly, she’s a kick butt Coach who inspires us all. Sreymao has been at Amatak longer than anyone except Corbett, starting first as a Barista at our Kettlebell Cafe, then moving on to assistant coaching while simultaneously showing everyone in class she could snatch with the best of them. She started her CrossFit journey in March 2017 and attained her CrossFit Level 1 in 2019.

Sreymao believes that training is supposed to make you stronger for life in general. Her Continuous improvements and surpassing her previous personal records give her a great sense of accomplishment and improve the way she sees herself.

“I like hugs” [not really, Corbett wrote that]

CF-L2, USA Weightlifting L1

Competitive Mom

As an ex-athlete, Lesley found CrossFit in Calgary, Canada back in 2013 after a knee injury ended her career in soccer. Since then, she’s been very off-and-on with her CrossFit training but renewed her love of it when she first moved to Cambodia in 2016.

What she loves about CrossFit is that it fulfills her need to be active in a ‘sport like’ setting. It has everything she’s passionate about when it comes to sport—a competitive environment where her inner athlete is challenged, combined with a fun-loving and encouraging community.

Lesley started coaching at Amatak in 2024 and looks forward to helping—and hopefully inspiring—athletes along the way.