My life used to be built around discipline and structure. As a U.S. Navy officer, I was trained to stay ready — physically, mentally, and under pressure. But in 2017, after losing my leg in a motorcycle accident, that identity collapsed. I wasn’t capable. I wasn’t confident. I wasn’t even sure who I was without the body I once relied on.

For a while, I was just getting by — numb, disconnected, and trying to pretend I was fine.

My turning point came in Guatemala, working with a prosthetic nonprofit. I saw people navigating limb loss with almost no resources — making it work through creativity, patience, and sheer grit. I learned to troubleshoot socket issues, skin problems, gait mechanics, and all the small daily frictions that quietly steal your confidence.

What surprised me was how much those lessons applied to everyone — amputee or not. Remove friction, solve the small problems, listen to your body, and everything starts to open up.

From there, I rebuilt my life through movement. I went from struggling to walk a mile to thru-hiking the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail. That trail taught me durability, patience, and the simple truth that movement is medicine. Managing a prosthetic through long mileage and rough terrain became a masterclass in biomechanics, strength endurance, and true physical progression.

Then, I spent 21 months cycling from Alaska to Argentina — over 16,000 miles of mountains, deserts, storms, and altitude. Training every day refined my systems for strength, mobility, fueling, recovery, and mindset. It also reminded me how adventure can rebuild a person from the inside out.

That’s why I coach.
Not to hand out workouts — but to help people move from numbness to capability, from “getting by” to “getting after it.” My coaching is built on lived experience: strength, conditioning, mobility, practical adaptation, and the mindset it takes to change your life one deliberate rep, step, or mile at a time.