My journey into strength and conditioning started more than 20 years ago while I was serving in the United States Navy. During a deployment, my team leader introduced me to CrossFit. The first time I tried it, it absolutely destroyed me. That experience flipped a switch. Instead of avoiding it, I decided to attack it and become better.

From that point forward I became obsessed with training—especially power development and Olympic lifting. The challenge, the precision, and the constant pursuit of improvement pulled me in. After earning my CrossFit certification, I realized that there was way more to training than one specific style. I decided I wanted a deeper understanding of the mechanics behind performance. That pursuit led me to further education in Olympic weightlifting and formal academic study.

Following my military service, I returned to school and earned my degree in Exercise Science, where I focused on physical education, biomechanics, and a further pursuit into strength and conditioning. That academic foundation gave me the scientific framework behind what I had experienced firsthand in training.

Even with that knowledge, I quickly realized something important: knowledge alone doesn’t make a great coach. Experience with people does.

To build that experience, I went to work in a commercial gym environment. Over the years I have had the pleasure of coaching an incredibly wide range of individuals—young athletes, older adults, beginners, experienced lifters, and people simply looking to improve their health. That environment forced me to adapt, refine my approach, and apply both science and practical coaching to help anyone willing to put in the work.

Those years shaped me as a coach and laid the foundation for the training philosophy I use today. Time under tension forces adaptation, and it is up to me to provide the right program for the adaptation you seek.