There’s a famous baseball player named Mike Young. I’m not him. I’m a different kind of gamer. Here’s my bio from my company website:

In his role as the Director of Sports Performance, Mike serves as the primary biomechanist and strength and speed consultant. Mike is also the coach for the HPC Elite team. Mike has an undergraduate degree in Exercise Physiology and a Master of Science degree in Athletic Administration. He is currently completing a PhD in Biomechanics. He has studied extensively in anatomy, physiology, sport psychology, motor learning, training theory and biomechanics. Mike has served as a jumps and multi-events coach at Ohio University where his athletes set 2 school records. Following OU, Mike moved to Baton Rouge where he did his doctoral studies and mentored under legendary track and field coach, “Boo” Schexnayder for 4 years. While at LSU, Mike was on the staff of 6 National Championship teams. Following his time at LSU, Mike became the sprints and multi-events coach for Army Track & Field. In his short 3 years at Army, Mike’s athletes rewrote the record books with 9 school records, 54 All-Time Top Ten performances, 24 Conference Championships, and achieved the three highest point totals ever recorded in a single event at the conference championship (highlighted by a pole vault, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th at 2006 indoor meet).

Mike has been a guest at all three U.S. Olympic Training Centers as an athlete (Lake Placid), sport scientist (Colorado Springs & Chula Vista), and coach (Colorado Springs). Mike has worked with several Olympians, National Champions, and Collegiate National Champions in the sport of Track & Field. In addition to working with track athletes, Mike has also trained athletes from a variety of other sports. Mike has helped prepare numerous players for the NFL combine, most notably Bradie James (Dallas Cowboys) and Super Bowl Champion Marquise Hill (New England Patriots).

He has lectured for USA Speed Skating, and has developed strength and conditioning programs for collegiate sports ranging from basketball to swimming. A Level 1, 2, and 3 Instructor for USATF, he also serves as the Director of Technology, Biomechanics Chairperson, and Vertical Jumps Chairperson for USA Track & Field’s Coaches’ Education division. Mike is certified as a USA Track & Field Level 1, 2, and 3 coach and is only one of two people to be a Level 3 instructor in three different event disciplines (sprints, throws, and jumps). In his role as a USATF Coaches Education instructor, Mike became the youngest Level 2 (at the age of 26) and Level 3 (at 28) instructor ever in the 25 year history of the program. On top of these duties, Mike is also the biomechanist for the United State’s men and women shot putters who are consistently ranked among the very best in the world.

His research on sprinting, balance, and throwing activities has been published and presented in Regional, National and International journals and conferences. In the field of strength and conditioning, Mike is an NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist as well as a certified USA Weightlifting Club Coach. He is well-versed in coaching the Olympic Lifts and creating specialized strength, speed and conditioning programs to help maximize the performance of any athlete.