I help athletes improve their game by closing the gap between how you move and how you perform. Most training programs focus purely on strength or conditioning, but if your mobility, movement patterns, or recovery aren't dialed in, you'll hit a ceiling — or worse, get injured. With 18 years of coaching experience and 6 years working directly alongside a physical therapist, I build training programs that address both sides: making you stronger, faster, and more powerful, while also correcting the small movement dysfunctions that hold athletes back or lead to injury.

Having trained fighters, boxers, basketball players, football players, and baseball players, I know how to tailor programming to the specific demands of your sport rather than using a generic template. Whether it's improving explosive power, building durability over a long season, recovering from injury, or fixing movement patterns that are limiting your performance, I create a plan built around your body and your goals — so you can train harder, stay healthier, and perform at your best when it matters most.

A typical session with me starts with a movement assessment — even if it's brief, I'm checking how your body is moving that day, because how you show up can change from one session to the next. From there, we go into mobility and activation work targeted to what you need, whether that's opening up hips for a fighter, stabilizing shoulders for a thrower, or improving ankle mobility for change-of-direction sports. This isn't just a warm-up; it's corrective work built off of what I learned working alongside a physical therapist for 6 years.

Once your body is primed, we move into the strength and performance portion of the session — building power, speed, and sport-specific movement patterns based on your goals and the demands of your sport. I coach every rep closely, correcting form in real time so you're building strength safely instead of reinforcing bad patterns. We finish with recovery-focused work, whether that's targeted mobility, breathwork, or soft tissue techniques, so your body is set up to recover well and come back stronger for the next session.

Every session is built around you — your sport, your current movement limitations, and your performance goals — not a cookie-cutter plan.

I've spent 18 years as a certified personal trainer and certified mobility specialist, with additional certifications in strength & conditioning and pre/postnatal fitness. My training background includes certification through KIME Physical Therapy, where I learned to blend clinical rehabilitation principles with performance training. My path into this field was also shaped by 5 years competing in Muay Thai, which gave me firsthand insight into the physical and mental demands of high-level competition.

Over the course of my career, I've worked with a wide range of athletes — including MMA fighters, boxers, basketball players, football players, and baseball players — building individualized programs that improve performance while reducing injury risk. I run my own training business, where I coach both in-person and virtually, and I also teach a weekly mobility class focused on helping people move better and feel stronger in their day-to-day lives.

Accomplishments

Certified Personal Trainer

Certified Mobility Specialist

Certified through KIME Physical Therapy

Certified in Strength & Conditioning

Certified in Pre/Postnatal Fitness

18+ years of experience coaching

5 years competing in Muay Thai, bringing real combat-sport experience to athlete coaching

Trained athletes across multiple sports: MMA, boxing, basketball, football, and baseball

Built and operate an independent training business, offering in-person and virtual coaching

Lead a weekly mobility class helping clients improve movement quality and reduce injury risk

Russell Dunning

What athletes and parents should know about me is that I coach the whole person, not just the athlete. Performance matters, but so does how you feel in your body day to day, how you recover, and how you show up long after the season ends. My six years working alongside a physical therapist taught me to look past the surface — to catch the small movement issues before they become bigger problems, so athletes can train hard without sacrificing their long-term health.

Parents should also know that I understand what it means to build a sustainable path in sports, not just a short-term result. Having competed in Muay Thai myself, I know the discipline, patience, and mental toughness it takes to improve — and I bring that same patience to how I coach. I'm not interested in quick fixes or overtraining young athletes; I'm focused on building strength and movement quality the right way, so athletes can keep progressing for years, not just one season.

At the end of the day, I want every athlete I work with — and their families — to feel confident that they're being coached by someone who genuinely cares about their long-term development, not just their next game.