Justin is a Certified Personal Trainer and U.S. Navy Veteran who trained and served with Naval Special Operations. While earning an engineering degree from UC San Diego, he became passionate about fitness and human performance, training regularly with Naval Special Warfare operators in the San Diego Naval Officer Commissioning program. This interest in elite athlete and military performance introduced him to Olympic weightlifting, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, endurance training, and cross-training.
After leaving the military, Justin received his MBA from New York University and went on to work on Wall Street in NYC and in renewable energy technology in San Francisco. Fitness and health have remained the cornerstone of his life, and his growing experience with the mind-body connection has led him back to martial arts, including BJJ, Muay Thai, Krav Maga, and MMA at Sparta Academy. He brings over a decade and a half of his own experience working with various experts in human performance and finds the training offered by JJ Howard and the staff at Sparta Academy to be of the highest caliber for those serious about achieving their goals in fitness and martial arts.
