The Principles of Performance

Vinny Galanti is an IFBB Pro bodybuilder whose accomplishments include winning titles in the Mr. New Jersey, Jr USA, Jr National, USA and Masters Nationals, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Tampa and Daytona Pros and Hurricane Pro Championships. Over the last 30 years, he has been a leader and ambassador for the sport of bodybuilding and has appeared in every top muscle magazine and has been sponsored athlete with Universal Nutrition. Vinny is a personal trainer in New Jersey and coaches and trains bodybuilders in their contest preparation, as well as still actively competing at the Masters level, currently preparing for the Masters Olympia contest in Romania this coming August.   Links: @vinnygalanti_ on Instagram and Vinny Galanti on Facebook

Brett Jones is a Certified Athletic Trainer and Strength and Conditioning Specialist based in Pittsburgh, PA. Mr. Jones holds a Bachelor of Science in Sports Medicine, a Master of Science in Rehabilitative Sciences and is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) With over 20 years of experience, Brett has been sought out to consult with professional teams and athletes, as well as present throughout the United States and internationally. As an Athletic Trainer who has transitioned into the fitness industry, Brett has taught kettlebell techniques and principles since 2003; currently acting as the Director of Education for StrongFirst. He has also taught for Functional Movement Systems (FMS) since 2006, and has created multiple DVDs and manuals with world-renowned physical therapist Gray Cook, including the widely-praised “Secrets of…” series and currently acts as an Advisory Board Member for FMS in the development of curriculum and instructors. Brett continues to evolve his approach to training and teaching, and is passionate about improving the quality of education for the fitness industry.   Links: www.appliedstrength.com @brettjonessfg on Instagram and @BrettEJones on Twitter

Tony Gentilcore is one of the co-founders of Cressey Sports Performance and even though he’s no longer coaching there, but his legacy remains. He now trains people at his studio, CORE, located in Boston, MA. He is a frequent contributor to media publications such as T-Nation, Bodybuilding.com, Men’s Health, Stack Magazine, LiveStrong and more. In addition to his in-person and online training programs, he also has a number of educational programs for coaches and trainers and travels the world teaching workshops.   Links: www.tonygentilcore.com @tonygentilcore on Instagram and @tonygentilcore1 on Twitter

Jon Torine spent 17 years as a Strength Coach in the NFL starting with the Buffalo Bills and then 3 years later became the youngest head Strength & Conditioning Coach in the NFL when he was hired by the Indianapolis Colts, where he spent 14 years culminating with a World Championship in Super Bowl XLI. After his time with the Colts, he continued his work with NFL players with EXOS where he was the Director of Pro/Elite Sports with the NFL Players Trust Program, a service for former NFL players to help transition from pro sports to “the real world”. He also started the Lean In Coaching project, providing insight and education to numerous sports organizations across the globe in an effort to bring multiple disciplines together in support of the ultimate and most important resource, the people inside of it. Jon is now focusing on youth sports, working with i9 Sports in New Jersey.   Links: https://www.i9sports.com @Jon Torine on LinkedIn

Geralyn Coopersmith has held leadership roles with some of the most iconic brands in the fitness industry, including: Equinox Fitness, Nike, Flywheel and exos. Before moving into her leadership roles, Geralyn was a full-time personal trainer and group fitness instructor for over a decade. Geralyn has an extensive media background, having served as the resident fitness expert on national two television shows. She has also been featured on: The Today Show, CBS Morning Show, Fox and Friends and The Doctor Oz Show and many others. Geralyn is currently the Head of Corporate Wellness for Forme Life, a new connected technology platform. Geralyn lives in Seal Beach, CA with her husband, son and 2 large, lazy Labradors.   Links: www.coopersmithconsulting.com @fitprocareercoach on Instagram and Geralyn Coopersmith on LinkedIn

Perry Nickelston is a Chiropractic Physician with primary focus on Performance Enhancement, Corrective Exercise, and Metabolic Fitness Nutrition. A member of the Board of Directors and Medical Staff Advisor for AIMLA (American Institute of Medical Laser Application). Dr. Perry teaches healthcare professionals all over the world how to use Laser Therapy in alleviating pain. A regular columnist for Dynamic Chiropractic, Practice Insights, Chiropractic Economics, To Your Health Magazine, Advance Physical Therapy, PT on the Net, LiveStrong, StrengthCoach, and other industry publications for health and fitness. Dr. Perry is an expert in movement assessment and diagnosis and he uses programs designed to find your source of painful dysfunction and correct it the site of pain improves. He is the creator of the Core 4 RRTT Recovery and Regeneration Program for maximum pain relief. A self treatment program whose sole purpose is to empower you to take back control of your life from chronic pain. He is currently publishing several books on health, fitness, laser therapy, business success, and self-treatment programs from his website.   Links: www.stopchasingpain.com @stopchasingpain on Instagram and Twitter

Gwen Lawrence has been named Best of Westchester, and featured in ESPN Magazine as “The Best Innovation In Sports Medicine” and to date has personally trained over 3,000 MLB, NFL, NHL, MLS, LPGA and NBA. Gwen has been a practicing fitness professional since 1990. Her current practice includes private yoga trainings, class instruction, team instruction and her Power Yoga for Sports, sports specific training, International travel to teach, TV appearances, Writing, Workshops and radio contributions.. You can become a certified Yoga Coach through her online training, like people around the world in 18 countries are taking advantage of. Gwen’s unique combination of dance, massage therapy, and yoga training experience, coupled with her extensive knowledge of anatomy and nutrition, provides her clients and athletes with overwhelming results. Gwen is the yoga instructor for many teams over the years including the NY Giants, NY Knicks, NY Mets, NY Redbulls, NY Rangers, NYC FC and members of the NY Yankees, several major colleges like: Columbia, Yale, Manhattan, UNC and many more. Her writings appear in Men’s Health, Men’s Fitness, Women’s Health, Women’s Fitness, Cosmo, Fitness Magazine, Shape Magazine, Yoga Journal, Yoga Digest, Yoga Magazine, Details and espn.com and espn.com. Gwen Starred as co-host in her own Nationally Syndicated on NBC TV show The Better Man Show and makes regular appearances on NBC TODAY SHOW, Good Day NY, and Dr. Oz as well as many Radio and TV news shows. Gwen owns her own Yoga school registered to certify students with 200 and 300-hour trainings along with her online Power Yoga for Sports Teacher Training. Gwen has 9 Power Yoga for Sports sport specific DVD’s, a feature DVD with Gaiam, and published books Body Sculpting with Yoga, Tactical Mobility and Teaching Power Yoga for Sports. You can take advantage of working with Gwen through Gaia TV, her Power Yoga for Sports APP, Audible Yoga and her You Tube Channel Gwen Lawrence Yoga. Top 108 influential yogis Online.   Links: www.gwenlawrence.com @GwenLawrence on Twitter and Instagram

Derek is an International Sport Performance Consultant that has been working with athletes all ages and abilities in speed, strength and power sports since 1988. His coaching career started in Track and Field, providing instruction to sprinters of all ages eventually working with collegiate sprinters, hurdlers and jumpers. His career evolved rapidly working closely with some of the top performers in the world as a coach and a consultant – including Olympic medalists, world record holders, Canadian National team athletes, and professional athletes from numerous sports. He worked as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for Simon Fraser University for 14 years, the first non-US member of the NCAA. He also serves as a performance consultant to numerous professional teams in the NFL, NBA, MLS and NHL, as well as major NCAA Division 1 programs throughout North America, specializing in speed development, strategic performance planning, return-to-competition protocols and neuromuscular electrical stimulation programming. Derek is asked to speak on speed development and high-performance training on a regular basis for major events around the world and has also authored a number of books, chapters and journal articles on these subjects.   Links: www. sprintcoach.com @ DerekMHansen on Instagram and Twitter

Rett Larson is a Strength and Conditioning / Sports Performance Coach currently training the German Women’s National Volleyball Team. He has work with athletes and organizations all over the world including China and The Netherlands, serving as the former Vice President at JuzPlay Performance Training, Project Manager – EXOS China at Athletes’ Performance and Director of Coaching at Velocity Sports Performance.   Links: @rettasaurus and @PickleballStrengthCoach on Instagram @rettlarson on Twitter

Greg Dea is a Registered International Sports Physical Therapist, as well as an International Instructor in diagnosing movement dysfunction. He has over 20 years of competing in track sprinting, Australian Football, soccer, golf, basketball, cricket, swimming, cycling and road running. Greg also has over 20 years of working in sport at professional football and rugby teams, institutes of sport in Australia and China (netball, rugby league, football, swimming, hockey, gymnastics, martial arts, handball, tennis, track sprinting and endurance running, field events) and World Cup winning Womens Volleyball and he is the head of medical services for the Frankston Football Club.   Links: www.preparetoperform.net www.performancephysicaltherapies.net @gregdea on Instagram