Entrepreneur — Founder of the lifestyle brand Move Fast Lift Heavy, gym owner, athlete, fitness and wellness coach.

Bayport, New York

I got into my profession in exercise during college when I was as a part time personal trainer. I developed a passion for working with people who were interested in self improvement, whether their goals were body composition or nutrition based, or development overall as an athlete.

Through the process, I was introduced to CrossFit and it filled a void for me — I was missing being competitive as an athlete since my college football days had finished. I fully engulfed myself in the sport and found myself having some success competing at the regional level early on.

From there I quickly understood that what you put into your body ultimately determines your success. Good nutrition and fueling yourself properly plays a key part in being able to perform well and recover. As I’ve become more experienced, and the older I get, longevity and overall health in general is something that is becoming much more appealing to me than just being able to compete at a high-level.

One of the biggest obstacles/failures I’ve had to overcome was in 2017 when I tore my Pec at the east regionals. I was coming off of a fourth place finish on a team at the CrossFit games, going into my best worldwide open overall finish (17th), there was a lot of internal pressure on myself to try and finish high enough to punch a ticket to the games as an individual.

Having torn my pec previously in 2014, I knew what the road to recovery would look like. I stayed diligent with my recovery protocols and tried to keep my nutrition dialed in as it would reduce inflammation as much as possible.

Since then I have made a full recovery and qualified for the games three times on different teams.

I am most proud of being able to say that I whole heartedly love what I get to do for a living.

Work hard, stay humble, and be nice. If everyone did that the world will be a much better place.

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