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MY JOURNEY INTO THE FITNESS AND NUTRITION WORLD BEGAN AS I SAT AT IN A NUTRITION CLASS AT THE START OF YET ANOTHER SEMESTER. I KNEW BOTH MY UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE COLLEGIATE PROGRAMS WERE NECESSARY TO BUILD THE FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE NEEDED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE FIELD. HOWEVER, THROUGHOUT MY YEARS INVESTED IN STUDYING THE FIELD, THERE WAS ALWAYS A FIRE BURNING INSIDE ME TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AND OPEN A GYM.
YOU ALWAYS HEAR PEOPLE SAY “CHASE YOUR PASSION” AND YOU WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE ACTUALLY DO THAT. WELL ON THAT DAY SPENT SITTING IN MY NUTRITION CLASS, I DECIDED THAT I WASN’T GOING TO “CHASE MY PASSION”, RATHER I WAS GOING TO “LIVE MY PASSION”. THAT WAS THE DAY THAT ELITE SPORTS PERFORMANCE WAS BORN.
GROWING UP I HAD AN EXTREME PASSION FOR ATHLETICS AND COMPETITION. I PARTICIPATED IN EVERY SPORT IMAGINABLE EARLY IN MY SPORTING CAREER. AS I ENTERED HIGH SCHOOL I DECIDED TO FOCUS ALL MY EFFORTS ON FOOTBALL AND CONTINUED TO PLAY EARLY INTO MY COLLEGE CAREER.
I FIRST FELL IN LOVE WITH STRENGTH & CONDITIONING AND NUTRITION MY FRESHMAN YEAR OF COLLEGE AS I HAD A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN UNDER A GREAT FOOTBALL STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH. THE MORE I WAS AROUND HIM, THE GREATER MY PASSION GREW. I STARTED READING EVERY BOOK AND ARTICLE I COULD GET MY HANDS ON – I EVEN GOT CAUGHT SEVERAL TIMES READING TRAINING AND NUTRITION ARTICLES IN CLASSES LIKE ART HISTORY, SOCIOLOGY, ETC.
WHILE IN GRAD SCHOOL, I RECEIVED VERY VALUABLE EXPERIENCE WORKING IN THE KENT STATE EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY LAB. BEING PART OF THE KENT STATE EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY PROGRAM REALLY OPENED MY EYES TO THE RESEARCH SIDE OF THINGS -
I STARTED ELITE BECAUSE OF MY LOVE FOR TRAINING AND NUTRITION, AND ALTHOUGH I STILL LOVE THE TRAINING AND NUTRITION SIDE OF THINGS, IT IS THE POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON PEOPLE’S LIVES THAT I’VE TRULY GROWN TO LOVE.
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