OUR TEAM
We started out as a few people who loved fitness and started hosting workouts in our 2 car garage. We wanted to motivate and participate in workouts with others to share our knowledges and experiences. We wanted to give the joy of fitness and to help others keep in shape. We love the community environment and the people we have met through fitness.
Melissa's conditioning and training expertise has been relied on by amateur, collegiate, and professional organizations and players for over 10 years. Melissa has managed a volleyball training and conditioning facility in California, owned a private personal and small group training gym, coached volleyball and led the strength and conditioning of university athletes at Gulf Coast State College in Florida, and worked with the junior national volleyball team of Cote D'Ivoirie in West Africa. She is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association and holds the esteemed Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, CSCS qualification. These are professionals who apply scientific knowledge to train athletes for the primary goal of improving athletic performance. They conduct sport-specific testing sessions, design and implement safe and effective strength training and conditioning programs and provide guidance regarding nutrition and injury prevention. Melissa has experience training a variety of athletes: volleyball, basketball, football, hockey, softball, horse jockeys, water polo, track, soccer, swimming, stuntmen and has been an avid beach volleyball player playing in numerous professional events over the last 20 years. Melissa ran track and field at Florida State University where she majored in Chemistry and Food Science. She like to makes fitness fun and tries to incorporate some form of physical activity into her daily life such as bike riding, running, yoga, basketball, beach volleyball, and stair climbing.
- BS Chemistry and Food Science with Nutrition, Florida State University
- Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)
- Certified through the National Strength and Conditioning Association
- L1 Certified CrossFit Trainer
- Certified Personal Trainer through the American Council on Exercise
- AED/CPR and First Aid Certified through the American Heart Association
Frank, having been a multi-sport athlete and scholar his whole life, truly understands people from different walks of life (jocks and nerds alike). Harnessing this unique balance of muscle and brain power enables Frank to excel in all endeavors. Frank came from humble beginnings and learned early on that his path in life was going to be a bit more challenging than the normal. With hard work and dedication he earned an athletic scholarship to play football at the University of Southern California. Frank consistently made the Dean's List and was a 2-time winner of the David X Marke scholar athlete award. Frank also earned Academic All-American and Special Teams Player of the Year honors. After graduating, Frank briefly pursued professional football but quickly realized his playing days were done with limited options to play and accumulating injuries. With that chapter in his life complete he decided to begin his professional career as a system/software developer. With drive, teamwork, and leadership Frank quickly earned lead developer positions, where he managed teams of developers for numerous projects for Fortune 500 companies. Leveraging his established reputation and network, Frank started his own software consulting business, ByteKnowledge LLC, which he continues to own and manage today. Being a former athlete, Frank always gravitated towards working out, playing sports, and reading up on the latest information in nutrition and exercise. This passion led him to CrossFit, where he began training and competing. In his free time Frank enjoys playing with his son, reading biographies or philosophy, running and avidly partakes in CrossFit-style workouts and any sports related activities.
- BS Computer Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of Southern California
- ACSM Certified Personal Trainer (CPT)
- L1 Certified CrossFit Trainer
- AED/CPR and First Aid Certified through the American Heart Association