My name is Maria Gallegos Salas. My husband, Jim Salas, and I are raising money to assist our son, Phil Salas, with travel expenses associated with upcoming weightlifting meets throughout the country.

Phil Salas is a Certified Personal Trainer with a Specialty in Corrective Exercise at BigBarn Crossfit. In addition, he has been a Certified Olympic Weightlifting Coach for the past 10 years, currently with Fortis Weightlifting Club. As a Weightlifting Coach, he travels with his athletes to premier events throughout the United States. We are hoping he is able to expand this to events throughout the world.

Coach Phil will travel with 10 athletes to Little Rock, AR, for the USA Masters Weightlifting National Championships in March 2026.

In July 2026, he will travel with 3 of his athletes who have qualified for the USA Masters Elite Invitational tournament, which consists of the top 100 ranked men and women in the country. This tournament will take place in Savannah, GA.

In addition, he has potentially 5 athletes who qualified for the Masters World Championships in Athens, Greece, in September 2026. His goal is to be able to travel with them and provide his expertise in reaching their goals of being World Champions.

We are asking for donations to assist with his travel & living expenses as he provides his expertise in helping these athletes achieve their goals to become champions.