Personal Training and Health Coaching

Before the world of training, Christian held a 12 year career in tech sales. He grew up in Annapolis, MD, and received a business degree from Susquehanna University in PA. He succeeded in tech sales at high profile San Francisco companies, NetSuite and Sprint Data.

On a larger fitness scale, he has attended the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in 2011 and became a Certified Health Coach.  This well-rounded program covers vast nutritional studies and lifestyle challenges. Christian enjoys discovering the problems in his client's situation, then solving them together. 

His success as a trainer is attributed to his strong listening skills, motivational tactics, and attentiveness.  His clients have experienced excellent results through a combination of strength, circuit, and functional training.

FITNESS & HEALTH CERTIFICATIONS RECEIVED

  • NASM, National Academy for Sports Medicine

  • PPSC (Pain Free Performance Specialist)

  • MAT, Muscle Activation Techniques

  • CHEK Institute, Exercise Coach

  • Institute for Integrative Nutrition, IIN Certified Health Coach

  • Kettlebells, Levels 1 & 2

  • ViPR, Vitality Performance Re-Conditioning

  • Precision Nutrition, Level 1

  • FMS, Functional Movement Screen

  • TRX, Total Body Resistance Exercise

  • CPR certified

 

Lifestyle

Christian is passionate about sports and the outdoors. His energy and positivity motivate clients to break free from their routines. He creates fun, sport-specific training programs using skills from football, basketball, flag football, tennis, and golf.

Aside from exercise, he loves music, cooking, and growing his own food!  In Nashville, he can be found trying new restaurants or running Percy Warner steps.  As for music, he was part of a San Francisco mens choir; the best form of stress reduction for Christian is belting out songs.

Christian's a firm believer in the 80/20 rule!  Work hard, but enjoy the ride.

"There is rarely one silver bullet to answer all fitness concerns, but a sequence of well balanced choices."
- Christian