What is Cecilia's athletic background?

Cecilia played basketball in high school and trained in MMA, eventually spending 10 years training in MMA and helping train kids for the cage.

How long has Cecilia been a trainer?

Less than a year as a personal trainer, though fitness has been a major part of Cecilia's life for much longer.

Does Cecilia offer self-defense training?

Yes. Through Train With Cecy, Cecilia offers semi-private self-defense training alongside one-on-one personal training.

Does Cecilia work with former athletes?

Yes. Cecilia particularly enjoys working with former athletes trying to get back into the gym and athletes who were forced to step away from their sport.

How much does training with Cecilia cost, and how do I book?

Each Trinity trainer sets their own rates and packages, and Trinity publishes no rate card, so Cecilia quotes directly. Use the form on this page or call 562-619-9368 to schedule a free intro session.

Personal Trainer · Founder, Train With Cecy

Cecilia
Padilla

Strength Training
Personal Training
Self-Defense Training
Return-to-Training for Athletes

I am Cecilia Padilla, founder of Train With Cecy and a NASM Certified Personal Trainer with First Aid and AED training, an AA and a BS in Kinesiology with a focus in Sport Psychology, and two degrees in psychology. Fitness has been a major part of my life for much longer than I have been a trainer, and my psychology background helps me look at the person behind the training.

Specialties

Strength & Conditioning →

Certifications

NASM-CPT
First Aid & AED

Trinity Training Facility · Long Beach, CA

At A Glance

PERSONAL TRAINER IN LONG BEACH.

Cecilia Padilla is a personal trainer at Trinity Training Facility, 117 W 5th Street, Long Beach, CA 90802, and the founder of Train With Cecy. Cecilia holds the NASM-CPT certification with First Aid and AED training, an AA and a BS in Kinesiology with a focus in Sport Psychology, and two degrees in psychology, and spent 10 years training in MMA. Cecilia offers one-on-one personal training and semi-private self-defense training.

BUSINESS

Founder of Train With Cecy

CERTIFICATIONS

NASM-CPT with First Aid and AED training

EDUCATION

AA and BS in Kinesiology (focus in Sport Psychology) and two degrees in psychology

BACKGROUND

High school basketball; 10 years of MMA training, including helping train kids for the cage

COACHING EXPERIENCE

Less than a year as a trainer, with a long personal history in fitness

ESPECIALLY ENJOYS

Former athletes getting back into the gym; athletes who had to step away from their sport

FORMATS

One-on-one personal training and semi-private self-defense

BOOK

Free intro session: use the form or call 562-619-9368

The Story

Fitness as the place that made sense.

Cecilia Padilla's relationship with fitness is deeply personal. Growing up, Cecilia went through periods of feeling isolated, ashamed and unsure of where to belong, and fitness became the place where everything else could go quiet. Cecilia played basketball in high school, trained in MMA after practices, and eventually spent 10 years training in MMA and helping train kids for the cage.

Cecilia has been a trainer for less than a year, but fitness has been part of life for much longer. Cecilia founded Train With Cecy and trains clients at Trinity Training Facility in Long Beach.

The Background

Kinesiology and psychology.

Cecilia is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer with First Aid and AED training, holds an AA in Kinesiology and a BS in Kinesiology with a focus in Sport Psychology, and has two degrees in psychology. That psychology background shapes the way Cecilia coaches: looking at the person behind the training, not only the numbers.

Explore strength and conditioning and boxing and combat training at Trinity, and see the rooms where sessions run on The Floor.

The Approach

Functional, capable and confident.

Cecilia wants clients to become functional, capable and confident, not just physically but in everyday life. During sessions Cecilia demonstrates exercises, modifies movements when needed and gives clients some autonomy: when several exercises serve the same purpose, clients can choose what works best for them.

Training has a purpose too. Every exercise has a reason, especially when self-defense is involved, which connects to Trinity's values of Purpose, Faith and Community: training with intention, having faith in clients while they build faith in themselves, and recognizing that fitness is something we experience together.

Who Cecilia Coaches

Starting over, or not sure where to start.

Cecilia is especially drawn to people who feel helpless, overwhelmed or simply do not know where to start. Cecilia also particularly enjoys working with former athletes trying to get back into the gym, and with athletes who were forced to step away from their sport and struggle with learning to take things slowly.

The most rewarding part of coaching so far, in Cecilia's words, has been hearing clients say they feel more energized, less winded and less tired outside the gym, and watching their confidence grow.

How Cecilia Trains

One-on-one and self-defense.

Through Train With Cecy, Cecilia offers one-on-one personal training and semi-private self-defense training. If you are ready to start, or just do not know where to begin, a free intro is the first step.

Outside the gym, Cecilia is a huge movie and TV fan who loves music and spending time with family, spouse and pets.

Is Cecilia Right For You?

Is Cecilia the right trainer for you?

Cecilia is a strong fit if any of these sound like you:

You are a former athlete trying to get back into the gym, or you had to step away from your sport.
You feel overwhelmed or do not know where to start and want a coach who meets you there.
You want training that builds confidence in everyday life, not only strength numbers.
You are interested in self-defense training in a semi-private setting.

The next step is a free intro: use the form below or call 562-619-9368.

Training With Cecilia

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING
AT TRINITY.

All Strength & Conditioning trainers →

Strength is the foundation everything else stacks on. Trinity's strength & conditioning trainers build athletes, professionals, and lifelong residents who want to move heavy, recover hard, and keep doing it for decades.

ASSESSMENT FIRST

Movement screen, training history, current lifts. Your trainer builds the program around your body — not a template they hand to every client.

PROGRESSIVE OVERLOAD THAT HOLDS UP

Programmed cycles with deloads built in. You'll see the numbers move week over week without burning out.

CONDITIONING THAT DOESN'T KILL YOUR LIFTS

Energy-system work paired with strength training, not against it. Capacity grows. Recovery improves. Strength stays.

TRAINING ON THE FLOOR

Hands-on cues, video review, real-time form correction. Every session has a trainer who's watching.

Who Cecilia’s clients tend to be

Lifters chasing real PRs — not gym numbers
Athletes whose sport demands repeatable power
Professionals returning to the iron after years away
Anyone tired of training without a program

Where Cecilia Trains

THE ROOMS CECILIA
WORKS OUT OF.

One private facility at 117 W 5th Street, open daily 5am to 11pm. Sessions with Cecilia move through the rooms the program calls for.

Room 01

The Floor

Strength & conditioning. Built for the work.

All seven rooms

The Floor, The Ring, Treatment Room, Sauna, Recovery Zone, Private Studios, MealVia.

How It Works

FOUR STEPS.
ONE TRAINER.

Trinity is a private training facility, not a big-box gym. You book Cecilia; Cecilia books the floor.

FREE INTRO

Use the form below or call 562-619-9368. Cecilia (or our team on their behalf) reaches out within 24 hours.

WALK THE FLOOR

Your goals, your history, and what your program will look like, plus a tour of the rooms it will use.

GET YOUR NUMBER

Each Trinity trainer sets their own rates and packages. Cecilia quotes yours directly; Trinity publishes no rate card.

START TRAINING

Sessions run in the rooms your program calls for, and the building is open daily 5am to 11pm.

How personal training works at Trinity →

Train With Cecilia

FREE INTRO
SESSION.

Drop your info. Cecilia (or our team on their behalf) will reach out within 24 hours to schedule your first session at Trinity in Long Beach.

01 Who is Cecilia Padilla at Trinity Long Beach?

Cecilia Padilla is a personal trainer at Trinity Training Facility, 117 W 5th Street, Long Beach, CA 90802, and the founder of Train With Cecy.
02 What certifications and education does Cecilia Padilla have?

Cecilia is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer with First Aid and AED training, holds an AA in Kinesiology and a BS in Kinesiology with a focus in Sport Psychology, and has two degrees in psychology.
03 What is Cecilia's athletic background?

Cecilia played basketball in high school and trained in MMA, eventually spending 10 years training in MMA and helping train kids for the cage.
04 How long has Cecilia been a trainer?

Less than a year as a personal trainer, though fitness has been a major part of Cecilia's life for much longer.
05 Does Cecilia offer self-defense training?

Yes. Through Train With Cecy, Cecilia offers semi-private self-defense training alongside one-on-one personal training.
06 Does Cecilia work with former athletes?

Yes. Cecilia particularly enjoys working with former athletes trying to get back into the gym and athletes who were forced to step away from their sport.
07 How much does training with Cecilia cost, and how do I book?

Each Trinity trainer sets their own rates and packages, and Trinity publishes no rate card, so Cecilia quotes directly. Use the form on this page or call 562-619-9368 to schedule a free intro session.