I was referred to the coaching staff at Active Wellness from a co-worker whose son was individually coached. He raved about the success his son had so I had to give it a shot!

I was a D1 pitcher in college, playing for Alabama A&M, but didn’t know if I was going to continue to play after graduation. After taking one year off, I decided it was time to get back in shape and give it another go. That is when I connected with Gary at Active Wellness and told him my goals. He had never worked with a baseball player before, but it didn’t seem to matter. Once he knew my goals, he knew immediately what we needed to work on to achieve them, and we wasted no time putting together a training program and getting into the gym.

Once in the gym, I was working parts of my body that I had never really focused on before. I paired my two time a week meetings with Gary along with four additional days of programmed lifting for five straight weeks. I did heavy leg lifting along with lighter mobility drills that targeted my hip and groin areas. The lifts included Olympic lifts (deadlifts, squats, etc.) along with Kettle Bell movements. Each day was something different and unique to my goals.

In those five weeks, I was able to increase the speed of my pitching from 81-84 mph to 91-92 mph—right back to where I left off in college. This helped me ease back into the game and I remained injury free this entire year. As the season went on, I was able to merge the team workouts along with what Gary had provided. This continued to keep me mobile and strong throughout the season.

Working with Gary was a huge part of my first year’s success and I cannot wait to get back into the gym with him.  We learned a lot together last year and I’m excited to see the gains I will make this year.