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

  • Behavior Change Specialist

• 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

  • Weck Method Qualified

• CHEK - Holistic Lifestyle Coaching Level 1

• StickMobility - Level 2 Instructor

• AnimalFlow - Level 1 Instructor

• Landmine University - Level 1 Instructor

 

Totality of my Professional Education - Courses, Seminars, etc.

• NASM Certified Personal Trainer

• NASM Behavior Change Specialist

• AFAA Group Fitness Instructor

• CPR

• GOATA Locomotion System Groundwork Coach (Lvl1) Recode Specialist (Lvl 2)

• Weck Method Rotational Movement Training Specialist (RMTS), Weck Method CoreF.I.S.T., Weck Method Level 1 Qualification

• StickMobility Lvl 1 & 2

• CHEK Institute courses including: Scientific Back Training, Scientific Core Conditioning, Scientific Shoulder Training, The CHEK Approach to the Lower Limb, Spinal Structures and Function, Program Design, The Science and Application of Infant Development for Adults, Walking Tall, Holistic Health and Performance for Women, Holistic Lifestyle Coaching Level 1

• LivingFit Kettlebell Fundamentals Specialist

• Functional Range Conditioning Mobility Specialist, Functional Range Assessment Specialist, Functional Range Systems Strength Coach

• Landmine University Level 1 Coach

• AnimalFlow Level 1 Instructor

• StopChasingPain seminars completed: Nerve Mojo, Cranial Nerve Mojo, Lymph Mojo, Glymph Mojo, Breath Mojo, Tongue Mojo, Vagus Nerve Mojo

• StrongFirst seminars completed: Plan Strong, Built Strong, Programming Demystified, Strong Endurance, Second Wind Express

• Reflexive Performance Reset (RPR) Levels 1, 2, and 3

• Primal Reflex Release Technique (PRRT) Level 1

• Oxygen Advantage Instructor Course (taken, not certified)

• Other miscellaneous courses taken: Ayurvedic Experience, Ayurveda & The Paleo Diet, Ayurveda and Stress, BreathHoldWork, Mighty Breath, Fascia Flow, Rolling Along the Anatomy Trains, Anatomy Trains Body Reading, VIVOBarefoot Barefoot Fundamentals