I’ve dedicated my 20-year career to learning about the rehabilitation, athletic development, and weaponization of the human body.

My rehabilitation experience spans the entire spectrum of human ability, from being bedside in the acute care wards of Portsmouth as an occupational therapist (OT) to the highly subspecialized realm of outpatient orthopedic hand therapy clinics of Hampton Roads.

Sadly, getting people healthy as quickly as possible isn’t good for the healthcare business. Healthcare is about taking your money, not about you getting strong, functional, or healthy. As an OT, I am oathbound to serve my clients–not my employer’s bottom line. My personal morals and ethical responsibility clashed with the sobering reality of the American healthcare scam. When I realized this, I hung up my lab coat and left the clinic forever in December 2018. 

Now, I serve my oath by helping people like you build strength, function, and deep health in the gym. My practice, which is almost entirely online, has expanded beyond traditional settings and encompasses professional strength and conditioning coaching for world champion grapplers, professional athletes, and elite-level golfers prepping for the prestigious U.S. Open.

Despite having the privilege of working with elite athletes, I enjoy training everyday people the most. From blue-collar workers seeking to maintain their strength and stamina until retirement to stay-at-home mothers looking to keep up with their young kids, to weekend warriors looking to remain combat-ready, everyone is welcome to train with me.

Certifications & Accomplishments

• BS/MS, Occupational Therapy (MOT), SUNY at Buffalo
• Former Certified Hand Therapist (CHT), 2015–2018
• Former Starting Strength Coach (SSC), 2017–2020
• Barbell Logic Exclusive Staff Coach (BSC-E), 2020–Current
• Professional Barbell Coach (PBC), 2022–Current

• Judo 4th Kyu – under Sensei Kenton Givens, Art of Persistence
• Brazilian Jiujitsu Blue Belt – under Professor Kenton Givens, Art of Persistence
• Kudo 6th Kyu – under Sensei JD Alexander, Iron Forged Martial Arts
• Taekwondo 1st Dan – under Grandmaster Pyong Tuk Ko, World Martial Arts