Speakers

 

This event is unlike any other clinic or seminar. SummerStrong is unique in that its purpose and vision is to allow, and in fact, urge experts and recreational athletes to share and learn from one another, regardless of perceived level or experience. We realized long ago that the best training information was not always being conveyed at a sterile conference with hundreds of chairs, dark lights, and power points. Rather, it was in noisy, sweaty weight rooms, under a bar, chalk in the air, with ALL senses heightened. The golden nuggets of training info that changed our athletic careers were usually learned over a beer with strength peers away from the conference halls. It was learn-by-doing, and feeling the other person's passion for strength and performance enhancement. We were able to learn the backstory of coaches and athletes, and, most importantly, discover the stuff NOT written on the workouts.

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Ben Patrick - Knees Over Toes Guy

Founder of the Athletic Truth Group (ATG) that is based in Clearwater Beach Florida. It is a global training program that helps tens of thousands of people of all ages and athletic abilities. After experiencing chronic knee and shin pain early on in life, he developed a series of exercises that turned him into a superb, pain-free athlete. He now works to provide a path for others to experience this revelation for themselves.

 

Corliss Fingers - Director of Strength & Conditioning, Bethune Cookman

Director of Strength & Conditioning for Bethune-Cookman University's 17-sport Division I program. Fingers previously held the title of Head Strength Coach at Southern University where she was the first and only female to hold this position in the SWAC conference. Fingers has played a critical role in many championships and playoff games throughout her career, including the ones she was valuable to as a student-athlete.

 

Greg Walsh - Wolf Brigade Maces

Writer, martial artist, BMX, and teacher. Greg is responsible for the Wolf Brigade brand of training and maces. Over the past twenty years, he has focused on building the most capable and provable ‘Expert Generalist’ athletes possible, and is just getting started. Walsh has long been the preeminent engineer of detail-driven, heavy, and gimmick-free kettlebell and mace lifting, and integrates the concepts and movements into some of the most effective programs and processes in the entire strength industry. Wolf Brigade is headquartered in Rochester, New York with a Chapter in Toronto, Ontario, and dedicated, progress-minded Agents around the world.

 

Jen Jones - Director of Sports Performance, Auburn University

Assistant Athletic Director of Sports Performance at Auburn University. Jones was named Master Strength & Conditioning Coach (MSCC) by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association. The designation is the highest honor that can be achieved as a strength & conditioning coach, representing professionalism, knowledge, experience and expertise, as well as longevity in the field.

 

Kevin Holland - Seal Team Six / Delta Force

Kevin is the only publicly known operative from Seal Team Six and Delta Force. Holland entered the U.S. Navy in 1988 and continued to serve until 1995, then re-enlisted after the events on 9/11. He was assigned to the US Army Special Operations Command and completed the 8-month Special Forces Qualification Course (Q Course) in 2005 and earned his Special Forces Tab and Green Beret. Holland has received more than 30 awards, including seven Bronze Stars (with two awarded for valor in combat) along with two Purple Hearts.

 

Travis Mash - Mash Elite Performance / Weightlifting Coach Lenoir-Rhyne

Travis Mash is the owner and Head Coach at Mash Elite Performance. Mash is also the Head Men's and Women's Weightlifting Coach at Lenoir-Rhyne University. Mash shares his expertise with people of all ages and levels of athleticism. From NFL and Olympic prospects to elders seeking help with mobility, Mash has a unique and systematic approach to training. Currently, he is a world champion in Powerlifting for having held the all-time pound for pound World Record.

 

Michael Easter - Author / Professor

Michael is an American author, professor and adventurer, most famously known for being the author of The Comfort Crisis. Easter writes and speaks about how humans can leverage modern science and evolutionary wisdom to perform better and live healthier, more meaningful lives. Easter's ideas have been implemented by professional sports teams, elite military units, Fortune 500 companies, leading universities, and millions of people.

 

Rusty Whitt - Special Forces / Head Strength Coach, Troy University

Rusty currently serves as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Troy Trojans football team. Whitt has powered through a long, successful career as both an athlete and coach at many colleges, universities, and the US Olympic Training Center. Whitt also boasts a stellar military career as a communication sergeant in the 10th Special Forces Group of the United States Army. He was awarded the combat infantryman's badge (2007), two Iraqi campaign medals, and the Army commendation medal with valor.

 

Scott Sinclair - 2-Time National Champion / Director of Strength and Conditioning, University of Georgia

Scott currently serves as the Director of Strength and Conditioning for football at the University of Georgia. Sinclair has played an integral part in Georgia Football's success over the last four years; including three seasons of at least 11 wins, SEC East Championships, New Year's Six bowl games, and two National Championship wins. Sinclair was awarded the highest honor in his field when he was certified as a master strength and conditioning coach (MSCC) at the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association's national conference. The title of master strength and conditioning coach represents professionalism, knowledge, experience, expertise as well as longevity in the field.

 

Stan Efferding - Professional Bodybuilder / Powerlifter

Stan "The White Rhino" Efferding is an American IFBB professional bodybuilder and a powerlifter competing in the Southern Powerlifting Federation (SPF). He held the all-time raw world powerlifting records in the 275-pound-class in the Total without knee wraps (w/o 2,226.6 lbs) and in the Squat without knee wraps (854 lbs). Due to his enormous physical strength, regularly competing in professional powerlifting contests along his career in professional competitive bodybuilding, Efferding is often referred to as the "World's Strongest Bodybuilder".