Why I train

• To age gracefully, and be able to enjoy the physical aspects of life with minimal effort.

• Maintain my mental health, and physical “independence”.

• To be useful in a physical capacity to those around me.

 

How I got started

• My childhood was filled with activities and athletics from biking to wrestling. That continued into young adulthood, which was filled with lifting weights and other sports, but punctuated by a motorcycle accident.

• That accident lead to a gradual loss of most of the activities that I now consider essential for health. Barbell lifts caused me pain, so I gave that up a switched to kettlebells. Then kettlebells started causing pain so I gave that up and just did bodyweight exercises. That cycle continued until even walking (and sometimes breathing) was painful. That pain sent me on a search to regain the pain free movement of my youth. I left my career as a chemical engineer to set my focus on studying anatomy to understand why physical therapy and other traditional means had all left me wanting more. I refused to accept that a spinal fusion at 29 was the only way to avoid a life of debilitating back pain. I studied anatomy, took courses and seminars from various therapists, and applied as much as I could to my own body and exercise practice. Along the way I realized that the approach to exercise and training the body that I was learning needed to be shared. 

• Read more about my journey here.

 

What I provide

• Training the whole body using simple exercises that can be learned quickly, selecting exercises that improve posture as well as performance.

• A high concept low tech approach, using equipment that is readily available using selection of techniques from a broad range of approaches from physical therapy to the training of Olympians to bridge the gap between pain and performance.

• Finding the minimal effective dose to achieve maximal results, while balancing strength, mobility, power, and agility as well as the stress of life.

• Read more about my approach to fitness here.

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Certifications I Hold

• National Academy of Sport Medicine - Certified Personal Trainer

• AFAA - Group Fitness Instructor

• GOATA Locomotion Systems

  • Groundwork Coach​

  • Recode Specialist

• Functional Range Systems​

  • Internal Strength Method Strength Coach​

  • Functional Range Conditioning Mobility Specialist

  • Functional Range Assessment Specialist

• WeckMethod​​​ - Rotational Movement Training Specialist

• CHEK - Holistic Lifestyle Coaching Level 1

• StickMobility - Level 2 Instructor

• AnimalFlow - Level 1 Instructor

• Landmine University - Level 1 Instructor