What makes our program different

In the world of athletics, men are always the dominant sex in the weight room, often starting at a young age.

Most females never enter a weight room until their freshman year of college…

Yet they are exposed to the SAME demands as male athletes on the sports field….

At Relentless, we wanted to change this.

We KNOW female athletes are just as athletically capable as their male counterparts and deserve to be trained similarly.  

For this reason, the Relentless Program provides individualized coaching programs to our female athletes within a small private 6:1 athlete-to-coach ratio.

We maintain a female-only training environment as this allows us to create a community of STRONG, like-minded female athletes who, although competitive, are equally supportive of one another.

OUR WHY

Our Team

  • Emily Neff (Pappas), PhD(c)

    Emily is the Owner and Program Director at Relentless.

    In 2015, Emily opened Relentless Athletics to build a community for female athletes while educating their parents and coaches on the necessity of strength training and sports nutrition to optimize sports performance and reduce injury risks in the female athlete population.

    Emily holds an M.S. in Exercise Physiology from Temple University and a B.S. in Biological Sciences from Drexel University. She is pursuing her Ph.D. at Concordia University St. Paul with a research focus on female athletes & the relationship between strength training frequency, ACL injury rates, and menstrual cycle irregularities (RED-s).

    Through this education, Emily values her ability to coach athletes and develop strength coaches, using a perspective grounded in biochemistry and human physiology.

    In 2020, Emily was an Adjunct at Temple University, instructing a course on the current research behind female athlete development. Additionally, Emily has worked as a consultant in developing health education curriculums at the high school level.

    Emily has over a decade of experience coaching female athletes, working with athletes ranging from adolescents to the collegiate and nationally ranked levels.

    When she isn’t on the coaching floor or working in her office, she is at home with her husband Jarrod, their daughter Maya, and, of course, their dog Milo (who has become the mascot of Relentless)!!

  • Ash KEFAUVER, MS

    Coach Ash is the Director of Training here at Relentless!

    She has an MS in sports performance and holds a USAW -L1. She is currently completing her CSCS.

    She completed her 500-hour internship with Relentless in the Spring of 2022.

    I grew up in York, Pa. I attended Virginia Tech as an undergrad and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in nutrition and exercise science. During my time at Virginia Tech, I worked in the sports nutrition program. I then earned my master's from Lebanon Valley College in sports performance.

    During my master's program, I completed two sports performance internships, one at n2Athletex in Roanoke, Va., where I worked with high school athletes and adults. I also completed a semester internship with Duke Sports Performance, where I worked with their Olympic teams, and gained a foundation of knowledge of sports performance and coaching.

    My internship at Relentless has allowed me to continue growing my knowledge as a coach and better understand the importance of strength training for young athletes and sports as well as for injury prevention. I’m excited to continue working and connecting with athletes and impacting their performance.

    I’ve always been passionate about strength training and have enjoyed learning more about the sport of weightlifting and adding it to my daily life. In my free time, I enjoy being outdoors and doing activities like hiking and biking and spending time with family and friends.

  • Brielle Aldoph, M.Ed.

    Coach Brielle is a Sports Performance Coach at Relentless!

    She holds her M.Ed. in Sports Administration, her USAW-L1, and CSCS.

    I am from Cypress, Texas, and growing up I always had a love for sports and fitness. I was a college-athlete at Southwestern University, where I had the privilege to swim and obtain a Bachelor's in Kinesiology with a minor in Business. I also pursued my first strength and conditioning internship at Southwestern University, where I worked with about 13 varsity sports teams and learned the biomechanical importance of strength training for sports.

    After graduation, I completed a summer-long sports performance internship with the Strength and Conditioning staff at Rutgers University. I then went on to pursue a graduate assistantship at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, TX, where I earned a Masters of Education in Sports Administration. I was in charge of Volleyball and cheerleading and assisted the Head Coach with Football and Men’s basketball.

    I landed my first full-time position as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Yale University, where I was in charge of Softball, Gymnastics, Swimming, Diving, and Fencing. My journey in college athletics continued with a short stint as an assistant swim coach at Amherst College, where I had the opportunity to embrace new coaching challenges and refine my coaching skills.

    On a more personal note, when I'm not in the gym, you can find me binge watching Law and Order, trying new foods, or sitting at a coffee shop.

    I am thrilled to be back in the world of Strength and Conditioning and am even more excited to be at Relentless Athletics. I plan to leverage my passion for strength and conditioning at Relentless Athletics to mentor and support young women so they feel confident and strong!

  • Morgan Hurd

    Coach Morgan is a Sports Performance Coach and Athlete Relations Coordinator at Relentless.

    She has a BS in sports management and holds a USAW-L1. She is currently completing her CSCS.

    She completed her 500-hour internship with Relentless in the summer of 2023.

    I have always been passionate about fitness, athletics, and strength training. I grew up in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley, where I attended Parkland High School. After graduating high school, I attended Kutztown University, where I played Division 2 lacrosse.

    While attending Kutztown, I worked with the strength and conditioning staff, helping train all the sports teams. Strength coaching at Kutztown taught me a variety of knowledge and different coaching techniques. I completed my Sports Performance coaching internship at Lehigh University in the summer of 2022.

    I graduated from KU in the spring of 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in Sport Management and a minor in Fitness Administration. In the summer of 2023, I completed my 500-hour intensive internship with Relentless.

    I am in the process of taking my CSCS to further my education in strength training. I am beyond excited to work at Relentless Athletics to grow my knowledge in sports performance training and, most importantly, help female athletes grow to become the best versions of themselves.

  • Megan Robinson

    Megan is the Office Manager at Relentless and the main point of contact with our community!

    She is the glue that holds us together!

    Megan grew up in northern New Jersey but has lived in Philadelphia for the past 8 years. She has worked in management in varying industries, including retail, salon and spa, and holistic medicine. Megan has always had a passion for athleticism, playing soccer and dancing. She got into weightlifting later in life and wishes a gym like Relentless existed in her high school days to further develop her skills.

    Megan can’t wait to get to know each athlete and play a role in their growth and development at Relentless.

  • Milo Neff

    Milo is Coach Emily’s dog and the best gym mascot Relentless could ask for!

    He is the only boy allowed on the Relentless floor who will greet you with kisses & demand belly rubs.

    Be prepared to experience Milo’s kisses & to have him throw a soccer ball at you during your session because he wants you to kick it for him.