I officially began personal training in 2005. From about 2006 - 2011 I was the strength and conditioning coach for the Stanford Men's and Women's Rugby teams. My training passion begins with performance improvement and melds into how those improvements increase one's quality of living in everyday life.

I focus on fundamental movement patterns and cues that can be called upon in different sports and everyday life situations. In short, my specialty seems to vary because of diversity of the people whom I help. But it’s really focused on the fundamentals of movement.

Yes. I've successfully worked to help runners improve their times, and complete races competitively, from 5ks, all the way up to ultra marathons. The specific races are usually road or trail.

I work with people in predefined blocks of time (3, 6, and 12 months) to achieve specific objectives. Mainly, I help experienced lifters build sustainable fitness habits. Habits they can take with them and apply across a wide range of performance and living situations.

For example, is it periodization that you review over a set period or is it a program for 4-6 weeks that you switch up? For most situations, I program 4 weeks at a time. Based upon (1) the frequency of our sessions, (2) your comments/feedback, and (3) how you're responding to the training, the program can undergo additional shifts as often as weekly to keep it appropriately relevant. The program isn't a static, standalone sheet to follow. Rather, it's a dynamic guide that we use in conjunction with your body's feedback to dial in your progressive progress.

When you travel, we have two options. We’ll either meet live virtually (we’ll create a list of travel items for you to bring with you) or you can complete a travel program that’ll be written for you. We can also combine both options, based on your schedule while traveling.

Your success is defined by how well we’ve achieved your main outcome. The three factors influencing that are the clarity of your goal, communication, and execution. What you believe your goal to be today, may (or may not) shift over the next 3 months. Getting crystal clear about what you want defines the program. Communicating every step along the way keeps us focused on the tasks at hand and provides a constant litmus test of whether we’re moving in the right direction. And finally, execution is about focusing less on the what and more on the how. The shift in focus these factors provide strongly influences your overall success.

Absolutely, you'll always have the option to modify movements and rearrange your home training assignments. On days when you're feeling good and pain-free, we can push a bit more. On days when you're experiencing joint pain, it's crucial to listen to your body and adjust accordingly. Your well-being is the priority, and being flexible with your workouts is part of making sure you stay healthy and progress safely. Remember, it's about finding the right balance for you and being consistent in a way that honors your body's needs.

Think of the Daily Battery as a general movement prep supporting your regular lifestyle and activities. The warm-up that’s built into your training session is designed to help prepare you and your body to handle the stresses you’ll encounter during the session.

You are the expert in your own life. I’m here to help guide you with suggestions dealing specifically with when and how much to load your system. As you’re planning your activities each week, you’ll have the freedom to move sessions around to spread the overall strain across the week in a way that works best for you. You may have a lot of extra strain scheduled in a week. That may lead to the need to move sessions around or even shorten them. The goal isn’t to do everything suggested. It’s to do everything necessary to help you progress day to day and week to week.

Sessions are tracked by following the prompts until you get to the end and tapping “Complete Session.” Then you can log the intensity of the session using the sliding bar. You can make comments regarding the session by tapping the message bubble in the lower right hand corner of your screen.

Complete the sessions in whichever order works best for you each day. You’ll only be able to work on one session at a time, so you’ll need to either complete a session or cancel it before moving on to the next one.