Therapeutic Accreditations:

Strength & Performance Accreditations:

Athletic Accomplishments:

Powerlifting:

Kettlebells:

Pro-Football:

With nearly 3 decades of experience as both: an Elite Level Athlete and Certified Physical Preparation Specialist™ [CPPS]—through the National Strength and Conditioning Association—Christopher possesses a rare blend of: education, accreditation and real world, practical experience.  An empathetic and skilled clinical practitioner, Christopher uses the culmination of his knowledge and experiences to meet you, where you are, along your journey toward optimal health and healing.

You can rest assured that Christopher will do everything he can to help you get back in the game, living your life on your own terms; better—stronger and faster—than ever before.  Whether that involves: an occasional tune-up, complete rehabilitation or a comprehensive and personalized strength, performance and clinical plan; he can help!

Christopher’s journey toward becoming the Certified Manual Therapist [CMT] he is today started in a small borough named Etobicoke, in Ontario, Canada.  Born to an athletic—and service-orientated—family, with a rich history of playing professional sports and military service, (Grandfather: in Canadian Navy – WW2, Mom: in Canada Sports Hall of Fame for Lacrosse, Dad: Pro-Hockey Player in WHA, Uncle: Pro Lacrosse Player, Uncle: ran track under Charlie Francis with Ben Johnson, Uncle: Canadian Army – Peacekeeping Mission, Cypress) it would appear the stage was set for Christopher to follow in familiar familial footsteps.

Early athletic ventures saw Christopher playing a wide variety of sports in his youth: baseball, hockey, street-hockey, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, basketball, golf, martial arts and football.  It was the latter two however, where Christopher’s passions were ignited.  At 13, Christopher started his life-long journey in marital arts training with studies in Goju-Ryu Karate.  These experiences, in this particular dojo, emphasized the necessity for establishing a perfect balance between the rigours of: hard, physical, mentally-demanding training and complimentary—softer—modalities of: recovery, recuperation and restoration. This ideological ethos, in turn, would inform Christopher's foundational philosophies on approaches to: training, clinical treatment and, ultimately, life by extension.  

At 16, Christopher would set his sights on a dream of playing professional football in the CFL and dedicate the next 9 years of his life to chasing this pursuit.  After attaining his Bachelor's Degree from York University he was invited to the 2004 CFL Supplemental Draft at Laval University, in Laval, Quebec, Canada—and 3 subsequent individual workouts with Calgary (2004), Toronto (2011) and Hamilton (2012) respectively—however, Christopher’s dreams of playing professional football, would go unfulfilled.

In 2005, with a clear passion for physical training and preparation—and his thriving, competitive spirit—Christopher quickly made the pivot to shift his focus, drive and intentions towards becoming a Certified Physical Preparation Specialist™, a Small Business Owner and Clinician.  This journey would set the course of the next 18 years of his professional-life to present day where, most recently, Christopher obtained a specialization accreditation in Acupuncture Injection Therapy.

In 2013/14, Christopher was confronted with the difficult and unfortunate decision of having to implode his growing commercial gym business in Ontario and made the move to BC where, not too long after—October 2014—he met his wife: Jen.  Christopher and Jen make their home in the Fraser Valley with their son: Mackenzie.  When not in the clinic, Christopher can be found spending time with his family, riding his motorcycle, golfing, training, reading, travelling—or running one of his several other businesses.

Particular areas of clinical practice that Christopher focuses on:

     •  Neuromusculoskeletal issues.
     •  Sports Performance / Sports Injury / Return-to-play
     •  Shoulder / Hip – Pathologies & Post Operative Recovery 

Strength & Performance Accreditations:

Athletic Accomplishments:

Hockey:

Baseball:

Pro-Wrestling:

With over 20 years of competitive athletic experience, across a variety of sports, Grant has continually nurtured—and invested in—his ability to help get you into the best possible condition to achieve your strength, performance or lifestyle goals. Whether your aim is to be a better athlete for your sport, lose weight, or simply improve your quality of life, Grant has the necessary skills to deliver a safe, effective and fun program specifically tailored to your individual optimal outcome.

Grant’s athletic experience began at the early age of 5 playing baseball. Just three short years later, at the age of 8, Grant was playing competitively. By age 10 he won his first Provincial Gold Medal as the starting pitcher for his team. At age 12—a career highlight—Grant's selection to the 2006 BC Provincial Summer Games Team. Grant continued to play competitively until 18.

Six years later, in 2017, Grant started his journey into the world of Professional Wrestling. Which is where he truly began to think about—and experiment with—various methods of how to become the best athlete possible for his new sport. Throughout this journey Grant became proficient in: calisthenics, olympic lifting, bodybuilding, conditioning and mobility training.

Possessing an unyielding drive and desire to become a better coach every single single day, Grant is consistently seeking new opportunities to learn, grow and expand upon his existing strength, performance and general fitness knowledge. At the end of the day his passion—his PURPOSE—is to get YOU to where you want to be.

Start your journey toward your objectives, towards an optimal you, TODAY!

Strength • Performance • lifestyle 

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