The Beginning: Part II - "Manhattan Mike"

Hello Fellow Journey to Fitness Followers,

So here is my first rendition of blogging...

My Story:
I received my B.S. Exercise Science and minor in Nutrition and Food from Bowling Green State University (as did my fellow authors).  After graduation, all of us great friends went separate yet parallel paths.  As you can see, my bestie Sonny Litwiler enlisted in the Army and is currently protecting our asses as a Ranger, and lives and breathes fitness, self-improvement, and life.

I went on to gain experience in the Collegiate Sports realm, in which I served as a part of the Strength and Conditioning Team for Bowling Green State University Athletics.

I then went on to graduate school where I received my M.A. in Applied Physiology from Columbia University in New York City.  At Columbia, I worked alongside Cardiovascular and Pulmonary wizards, conducted various assessments and tests with lung transplant and recipients, ultimately conducting research for my thesis on exercise capacities pre and post lung transplantation.

Following graduation (2nd time) I stayed and am currently in New York City, where I am a private personal trainer/exercise specialist, in addition to working with Equinox here in NYC.

As one can see, we all went on to do some things, but at the end of the day, we are still the 3 guys in back of class who would talk of things that did not pertain to books, test, etc...it was sports, workouts, girls, beer, and occasionally, getting something started together in future.  So here we go, finally acting on our words...Hope you enjoy!