DEREK IS A CROSSFIT LEVEL 1 TRAINER. DEREK'S WHOLE LIFE HAS BEEN AROUND SPORTS AND FITNESS; PLAYING FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, AND SOCCER IN HIGH SCHOOL HE WAS ACCUSTOMED TO CONDITIONING. ONCE OUT OF SCHOOL HE CONTINUED HIS FITNESS JOURNEY VIA CONVENTIONAL WEIGHTLIFTING. EVENTUALLY HE WAS INTRODUCED TO CROSSFIT IN 2015 AND IMMEDIATELY WAS HOOKED.
DEREK HOLDS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE FROM SAINT FRANCIS UNIVERSITY AND AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE IN NETWORK SECURITY/COMPUTER FORENSICS FROM PITTSBURGH TECHNICAL INSTITUTE. OUTSIDE OF THE GYM HE IS A NETWORK ENGINEER FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY. DEREK HOPE'S TO SHARE HIS KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE WITH YOU AND TO HELP YOU ADVANCE YOUR OVERALL FITNESS GOALS, WHETHER IT BE ACHIEVING FUNCTIONAL BODY MOVEMENTS OR INCREASING STRENGTH.
