About Me

I’ve been passionate about fitness since high school, but once I stepped into my first major role as Director of Human Performance, life shifted into overdrive…13-hour days, sneaking in workouts between clients, crashing in my car just to recover, and partying or adventuring on weekends to make up for the burnout.

By winter 2019 into 2020, I was hooked on snowboarding and mountain sports. Then COVID hit, my first Colorado trip was canceled, and I started realizing how unsustainable my career and training really were. Trips to Colorado in 2020 made it clear: I wasn’t as fit as I wanted to be, and if I really wanted this lifestyle, something had to change.

Emotionally, I was frustrated, embarrassed, and doubting myself, but also excited and ready. Physically, I was heavier, worn down, and constantly sore. The real shift came when I realized I didn’t need to always chase the “highest highs”...I needed a baseline of fitness and mental health that was sustainable and allowed me to show up for my friends, clients, family, and myself.

My goals were clear: move to Colorado, maintain year-round fitness, and grow an online business helping other mountain athletes do the same. But deeper than that, I wanted to live the lifestyle fully–to keep up on back-to-back days in the mountains, and to be the best friend, family member, and coach I could be.

At first, I thought the way to get there was grinding harder… 10-15 hours a week in the gym, trying every program out there, from CrossFit to bodybuilding to HIIT. If it wasn’t 90+ minutes, I didn’t think it counted. But all that did was burn me out and leave me injured.

I felt frustrated and drained. The imposter syndrome was real–like if I wasn’t overtraining, I wasn’t worthy of being a strength coach. My knees ached, my back tweaked regularly, and in my mid-20s I felt decades older than I was.

Then came the ah-ha moment: if I wanted to live this lifestyle, I needed the minimal effective dose. Just enough to keep me strong, mobile, and conditioned without breaking me down. I realized that with 2-3 full-body sessions a week paired with mountain sports, I could make consistent progress and feel incredible.

The plan started simple: follow Eric Cressey’s training frameworks, adapt them into my own system, and anchor in 2–3 strength sessions a week. I balanced these with hiking, biking, snowboarding, and climbing. Flexibility replaced rigidity, and for the first time, my training fit my lifestyle instead of fighting against it.

But it wasn’t perfect. I still struggled with consistency, especially during busy work seasons or big trips. Sometimes guilt crept in, whispering I wasn’t doing enough.

The tweak that made it sustainable was adaptability. Instead of forcing the plan, I learned to adjust. Swapping a heavy lift for a 20-minute kettlebell session, a calisthenics circuit, a long walk, or simply doubling down on nutrition were the shifts I needed. Progress stopped being about perfection and became about consistency, no matter the season.

The result? I moved to Colorado, built the All-Mountain Athlete Project, and have since helped over 100 athletes build sustainable fitness to crush mountain sports without the burnout. More importantly, I shed the imposter syndrome. I don’t chase being “the best” anymore… I focus on being above average, consistent, and capable year after year.

I don’t just coach the All-Mountain Athlete lifestyle. I live it.