ABOUT BRIAN
Additional Information
Brian’s dedication to education gives him an ideal edge in the field of human movement and sports nutrition. He has gained his knowledge to better his ability to educate and train his clients. Brian's undergraduate bachelors degree in Exercise Science, gave him the base to launch his profession. His first master’s degree in Human Nutrition gives him the ability to provide diet programming, supplement prescription, and a specialization in sports nutrition. He also teaches Sports Nutrition at the Masters Degree level for a major university, as an adjunct professor. His second master’s degree in Human Movement bridges the gap between the professions of personal training, athletic training, and physical therapy. This degree, and several certifications, gives him ability to prescribe corrective exercise programming, athletic training, and functional movement protocols. He teaches research proven human movement, injury prevention, and corrective exercise to athletes, and everyday warriors. All Brian’s programs and prescriptions are based on cutting-edge, research proven techniques.
Brian’s certifications include:
- NSCA: Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
- NASM: Performance Enhancement Specialist
- NASM: Corrective Exercise Specialist
- NASM: Golf Enhancement Specialist
- ACSM: Health Fitness Instructor
- ACE: Personal Trainer
- USA Cycling: Coach
- Thai Massage Certified
- Stott Pilates Instructor
- Meditation and Sports Imagery Expert
- American Red Cross: CPR certified.
PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Highlights
Brian’s personal achievements as an athlete have given him insight into the needs of training many different athletes. Brian transitioned from an expert motocross racer to the category 1 of mountain bike racing, and then eventually to category 1 road cycling. He has won many state and regional championships. He earned the recognition of being the American Bicycle Racing’s (ABR) Illinois Cyclist of the Year 1997, 1998, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2020. In the year 2011 he was named ABR's “Fastest Rider of the Year”. He has also been USA Cycling’s and ABR’s Illinois State Champion for both road race and time trial, a combine 13 times (40K time trial personal best of 51:38). Brian has also won the overall championship for the Mid-America Time Trial series for category 1, 7 times, and at the master’s level 8 times. He continues to race at a high level today, and is very competitive at the highest level of racing in both mountain and road bike competitions.
Prior to his career as a competitive cyclist, he was a competitive athlete in many other sports including short and long-distance running, and has won many running races and duathlons (PR's include: 15:15 minute 5k, 30:45 minute 10k, 73:13 half marathon, and a best 2:40 marathon); duathlon and triathlon (nationally ranked duathlete); bodybuilding; and downhill skiing (raced competitively in Colorado for two years).
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Brian coaches and trains endurance athletes and others, to help them reach the next level of competition. Brian also performs bike fits to maximize performance while cycling.