About Me
Born and raised in Pahokee, FL, from a family of professional boxers and medical practitioners. I grew up training in my family's history of contact sports (boxing) since the early age of 6 years old with my father's guidance. Living a lifestyle of an ongoing athlete throughout my years with regimented daily training alongside my older brother on a daily basis. Throughout the years, with the knowledge of the sport I associated myself with, I would train the groups of athletes that I related to best in sharing the experience at my current level at the time and throughout my growth. My family became part of the sports entertainment world of boxing and I would learn through on job experience and guidance of the professional fighters and veterans, the techniques of stretching, and prepping the athletes prior to their fights and throughout their training.
My mother, on the other hand, would make sure to keep everyone safe with her medical knowledge originally as a nurse and growing her resume as a Physician's Assistant. Educating on wellness and proper body maintenance with the wear and tear of pushing the body to its limits.
I would continue on to find a love for basketball in High School, opening other opportunities to play on various platforms of the game, from high school to college, and also travel. I suffered multiple injuries to both knees which ended my basketball career but, was able to land a job, after my recoveries, working with the Miami Heat as a Summer Coach for kids of all ages.
After graduating from Broward College with an AS in Accounting & Business Management. I moved back to my home town to work in the family business again in training fighters and athletes. After a couple of years of work on the road, I was approached to open an Aquatic Rehabilitation Clinic in 2005. Working as a Physical Therapist tech/aide for 4 years, I decided to go back to school to become a Physical Therapist Assistant and graduate in 2011 from South University.
With the experience of being on both ends of the therapeutic table, I feel like I can relate and connect with people on a mental state of mind of going through the process of achieving long term goals and struggling situations.
Still being licensed in the physical therapy field, I also became certified as a Personal Trainer by the International Sports Science Association and accredited in Neuromuscular Stretch Techniques by the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Which led me to the start-up of my own company "The Home Stretch" in association with LeVeLL up Fitness to combine my sports, therapy, and trainer history in the focus to help others achieve goals in fitness, health, and quality of life.
With the support of my intelligent and beautiful wife that works in the medical field as well as an MRI technician and handsome little boy that gives me the drive and passion to do better every day. Not just for myself, but for the well being of others as well and sharing it with the world.
My ultimate goal is to show people that whatever it is you are reaching for can be achieved. But there has to be an understanding that no one else can do it for you. I can give you the instructions, I can give you the blueprint. You can read all the books you want and watch every video at hand. There's only one person that can get you where you want to be, and that is YOU! I can hand you the key, but only you can open the door to the next level up. And I'll be there to support you through your journey. Whether if it's leading you, standing by you, or having your back, lets level up, TOGETHER!