Performance/Fitness Specialist
Specialties
• Strength Building • Body Building • Weight Loss • CrossFit, Olympic Weightlifting, |
Training Locations
• gym • studio |
Certifications
• National Strength and Conditioning Association-Certified Personal Trainer
CrossFit- Level 1 Instructor/Trainer • Running/Endurance Coach • Football/Power Athlete Coach |
Personal Trainer Overview
Training Philosophy
This is the basis of my training philosophy, that the goal of any fitness or training program is to make the individual better adapted to the physical demands of their daily life, whether that involves athletic competition, weekend adventures or just keeping up with the kids. Fitness is about making you the most effective possible version of yourself.
Education
Bio
After a while, it became an obsession; my whole life was built around my workout schedule. I very quickly became the guy at the gym that all the other members come up to and asked questions, but it was when the training staff at the gym started to ask me questions about my routines that I came to the realization I may want to consider pursuing a fitness career.
After getting certified through the American Council for Exercise, I went out and got a few training jobs, one at a local personal training studio and the other teaching conditioning classes at a martial arts school. It was through the latter that I would eventually find my permanent home. One of the students at the martial arts school was a very talented trainer who was in the process of opening his own gym, and who I would eventually go to work for.
It was also around this time that I first got into the CrossFit movement. In CrossFit, I found a community of trainers who shared my obsession with seeking out the best and most effective training methods.
Very soon, I began collecting certifications offered through the CrossFit community and dropped my ACE certification in favor of a certification from the National Strength and Conditioning Association, whose philosophies I felt were more in line with my own.
Over my career I have had the opportunity to work with some great coaches, trainers and athletes. All the while, I've continued learning everything that I can about coaching proper movement, designing effective programs and implementing the nutritional strategies necessary to fuel success.