Featured Athletes
Over the past two decades I have had the pleasure of working with many athletes on their strength and conditioning. The sports I have worked with are: football, tennis, swimming, mixed martial arts (MMA), Brazilian jiu jitsu (BJJ), Muay Thai, boxing, wrestling, adventure racing, baseball, basketball, volleyball, powerlifting, kettlebell sport, parkour (free running), track and field, cross country, soccer, triathlon and more. These are a few of my athletes, past and present.
Chris Jones - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Chris is a black belt in BJJ, owner of Nucleus Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and a member of Creighton MMA in Suwanee, GA. Chris started competing as a blue belt which is when I began working with him on strength and conditioning. Chris' first big competitions I worked with him on was the 2013 Lutador where he won gold in his division via six submissions. He's been on an absolute rampage since.
Some of Chris' recent achievements since joining Team EPTS include:
Some of Chris' recent achievements since joining Team EPTS include:
- 2018 IBJJF Master Worlds - gold in his division
- 2017 IBJJF Nogi Worlds - silver in his division and gold in the open
- 2017 Kakuto Pro Invitational - silver
- 2017 IBJJF Nogi Pans - gold in his division and gold in the open
- 2017 IBJJF Master Worlds - gold in his division
- 2017 IBJJF Pans - gold in the open and bronze in his division
- 2016 Fight to Win Pro 20 Atlanta, he won his match as well as the brown belt fight of the night honor
- 2016 New Breed Ultimate Grappler semi-finalist
- Gold in numerous IBJJF Atlanta Open Tournaments - weight class and absolute divisions
Tyler Rigot, Pitcher, Bucknell University Baseball
Tyler is a baseball player I worked with who is attending Bucknell University. He was a 3-year letter winner in high school and was named team captain as a senior.
Ryan Charlebois - Mixed Martial Arts
Ryan is an amateur MMA fighter from Creighton MMA and is currently undefeated with a 5-0 record and is the Virginia Cage Fighting Championship Welterweight title holder.
Logan Santos - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Logan is a black belt in BJJ training out of Creighton MMA.
Since joining Team EPTS Logan competed at the 2017 IBJJF Nogi World Championship and took silver in the adult lightweight blue belt division, he won gold at the 2018 Newbreed Ultimate Grappler regional qualifier, and won his match at the Submission Hunter Pro 24.
Since joining Team EPTS Logan competed at the 2017 IBJJF Nogi World Championship and took silver in the adult lightweight blue belt division, he won gold at the 2018 Newbreed Ultimate Grappler regional qualifier, and won his match at the Submission Hunter Pro 24.
Braulio Galvao - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Braulio is a brown belt in BJJ training out of Creighton MMA.
Since joining Team EPTS Braulio took the gold medal at the Kakuto Challenge Grappling Championship in the gi division.
Since joining Team EPTS Braulio took the gold medal at the Kakuto Challenge Grappling Championship in the gi division.
Karl Krug - Swimming
Karl is a competitive swimmer who specializes in the 50m and 100m freestyle and trained with me through his professional career from 2013-2016 after graduating from Auburn University where he was a 9-time All American.
Some of his career highlights include:
Some of his career highlights include:
- 2015 World Championship bronze medalist - 4x100m Mixed Freestyle
- 2015 Pan Am silver medalist - 4x100m Freestyle
- 2015 Canadian National Champion - 50m Freestyle
- 2013 US Open Champion - 50m Freestyle
Jeff Salzenstein - Tennis
Jeff was an ATP professional tennis player who worked with me while he was training in Georgia during his career.
Derrik Balicki - Powerlifting
Derrick is a raw powerlifter who competed in the 242 lb weight class. In 2011 he qualified for the Raw Unity Meet 4.
Derrick's best lifts:
Squat: 575 (raw)
Bench Press: 405 (raw)
Deadlift: 655 (raw)
Total: 1635 (raw)
Derrick's best lifts:
Squat: 575 (raw)
Bench Press: 405 (raw)
Deadlift: 655 (raw)
Total: 1635 (raw)
David Cohn - Powerlifting
David is a powerlifter who competes both equipped and raw. David holds elite totals in the 114 and 123 lb weight classes. According to powerliftingwatch.com his elite 123 class total of 1178 is ranked #9 best in American on the 132 lb class list. His 114 lb class total was 1100 done at a bodyweight of 111 lbs for a 9.91 x bodyweight total in single ply gear.
David's best lifts:
Squat: 424 (equipped) 365 (raw)
Bench press: 319 (equipped) 310 (raw)
Deadlift: 435 (equipped) 440 (raw)
Total: 1178 (equipped) 1115 (raw)
David's best lifts:
Squat: 424 (equipped) 365 (raw)
Bench press: 319 (equipped) 310 (raw)
Deadlift: 435 (equipped) 440 (raw)
Total: 1178 (equipped) 1115 (raw)
Jason Gaskill - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Jason is a black belt in BJJ who trained with me for a few years while he was living in Georgia and a member at Creighton MMA. After training with me he won gold in the no gi and silver in gi in his division at the 2011 Grappler's Quest in Dalton, GA and went on to win and place in numerous BJJ tournaments throughout his competitive career.
Blake Barnes - Football
Blake was a quarterback from the University of Georgia who trained with me for his pro day and prior to beginning his professional career with the European Federation of American Football for the Calanda Broncos.
Kennedy Bryan - Volleyball
Kennedy played volleyball at Chattahoochee High School and played for the A5 Club team in Georgia. She worked with me on her strength and conditioning after dealing with a series of injuries prior to collegiate career at Virginia Tech. She is currently playing professionally for Evreux in France.
Jennifer Shults - Volleyball
Jennifer did her strength and conditioning with me while playing at Roswell High School where she was selected as the Region 6AAAAA player of the year and first team all region as a junior and senior. In addition she led the A5 Club team to a silver medal at the USA Open Nationals and AAU Open Nationals before going on to play her collegiate career at Harvard University.
Doug Tice - Powerlifting
Doug is powerlifter in the 198 lb weight division I've done programming and coaching for over the past year. He has competed equipped and most recently raw.
Doug's best lifts:
Squat: 505 (raw) / 666 (equipped)
Bench: 345 (raw) / 451 (equipped)
Deadlift: 512 (raw) / 534 (equipped)
Total: 1340 (raw) / 1651 (equipped)
Doug's best lifts:
Squat: 505 (raw) / 666 (equipped)
Bench: 345 (raw) / 451 (equipped)
Deadlift: 512 (raw) / 534 (equipped)
Total: 1340 (raw) / 1651 (equipped)
Ty Coker - Powerlifting
Ty is a raw powerlifter competing in the SHW division. He came back from an injury and started training with us at the EPTS Gym and recently completed his first full powerlifting meet since high school, setting USPA State records for his division in the process.
Ty's best lifts:
Squat: 634 (raw)
Bench: 375 (raw)
Deadlift: 573 (raw)
Total: 1582 (raw)
Ty's best lifts:
Squat: 634 (raw)
Bench: 375 (raw)
Deadlift: 573 (raw)
Total: 1582 (raw)
Craig Rodrigues - Powerlifting
Craig is a raw powerlifter who has competed in the SHW and 308lb classes. He is pretty new to the sport and has only competed in two meets so far.
Craig's best lifts:
Squat: 555 (raw)
Bench: 300 (raw)
Deadlift: 655 (raw)
Total: 1500 (raw)
Craig's best lifts:
Squat: 555 (raw)
Bench: 300 (raw)
Deadlift: 655 (raw)
Total: 1500 (raw)
Amanda Jonnala - Powerlifting
Amanda is a raw powerlifter who competes in the SHW division. She has only trained with me for a little over a year, and despite chronic knee problems, achieved her best lifts while training at my gym.
Amanda's best lifts:
Squat: 345 (raw)
Bench: 200 (raw)
Deadlift: 415 (raw) - USPA Master's National Record
Total: 936 (raw)
Amanda's best lifts:
Squat: 345 (raw)
Bench: 200 (raw)
Deadlift: 415 (raw) - USPA Master's National Record
Total: 936 (raw)
Freddie Hart - Football
Freddie is a collegiate football player who is currently playing for Shorter University. He does his off season strength and conditioning with me at Extreme Performance Training Systems.
Geoff Boyer - Football
Geoff Boyer is a professional football player who played in the Arena Football League. He did his strength and conditioning training with me at EPTS after playing at Middle Tennessee prior to joining the professional ranks.
Jonathan Eiland - Football
Jonathan played football at Murray State and did his strength and conditioning with me while preparing for various combine events. After working with me Jonathan nailed a 4.31 personal record in the 40 yard dash. A little undersized for pro football he is currently doing well in competitive MMA.
Andre Cuadrado - Powerlifting
Andre was an ex-collegiate sprinter and former Army Ranger who joined our powerlifting team while looking for a new competitive outlet. In less than a year he hit some solid numbers a raw powerlifter in the 198 lb division.
Andre's best lifts:
Squat: 455 (raw)
Bench: 330 (raw)
Deadlift: 545 (raw)
Total: 1330 (raw)
Andre's best lifts:
Squat: 455 (raw)
Bench: 330 (raw)
Deadlift: 545 (raw)
Total: 1330 (raw)
Cory Clemons - Football
Cory played outside linebacker at Georgia Southern University and started doing his strength and conditioning with me as he prepared for his school's pro day. Cory made exceptional progress in less than 8 weeks. Unfortunately, even with a great pro day, the scouts all felt he was too small to play LB as a pro.
Cory's pro day prep and gym lift stats done in 6 weeks of training:
bodyweight - 236 lbs to 247 lbs
vertical jump - 29.5" to 39.5"
40 yard dash - 4.85 seconds to 4.60 seconds
bench press for reps - 225 lbs from 13 reps to 25 reps
squat 1 rep max - 535 lbs to 600 lbs
bench press 1 rep max - 335 lbs to 405 lbs
Cory's pro day prep and gym lift stats done in 6 weeks of training:
bodyweight - 236 lbs to 247 lbs
vertical jump - 29.5" to 39.5"
40 yard dash - 4.85 seconds to 4.60 seconds
bench press for reps - 225 lbs from 13 reps to 25 reps
squat 1 rep max - 535 lbs to 600 lbs
bench press 1 rep max - 335 lbs to 405 lbs
Noah Venable - Football
Noah is an exceptional young running back for Jefferson County High School who began doing his strength and conditioning work with me as he is going into his college recruiting events and his senior year.
Malcom Gunter - Powerlifting
Malcom is an equipped powerlifter in the 198 lb weight division. He competed as a bench press specialist while training with me at EPTS.
Malcom's best lift:
Bench: 501 (equipped)
Malcom's best lift:
Bench: 501 (equipped)
Andrew "The Wolf" Higgins - MMA
Andrew is a mixed martial artist who did his strength and conditioning with me shortly after going pro.
Howard "Cosmonaut" Palmer - Parkour
Howard is a professional parkour athlete who wanted to add more strength and power to his free running game.
Jayman Jhattu - Tennis
Jayman is an exceptional young tennis player who worked with me to build strength, speed, size and power to enhance his tennis game.