BRAD DAVIDSON- Vice President of Performance, Research & Development/ PICP Level 2/ BioSignature Practitioner

Brad Davidson is a strength and conditioning consultant and national speaker on the topics of strength and performance training.  Brad trains athletes from Major League Baseball, Division 1 colleges, and top ranked youth athletes, in addition to driven individuals including CEOs and business owners. He is the co-founder of Synergy Performance Institute with Dr. Jason Amstutz in Costa Mesa, CA. Brad has studied extensively with Charles Poliquin, who has been called the “world’s most successful strength coach” and has trained over 400 Olympic athletes, as well as strength and wellness coach Paul Chek, founder of the CHEK Institute.  Brad was selected to OC Metro’s “Top 40 Under 40 Business Entrepreneurs of Orange County” in 2008.

Brad has been certified through the Poliquin Performance Center and the CHEK Institute.  These are notably the best programs in the world.
Certifications Held

• Poliquin Performance Coach Level 2: Poliquin Performance Center
• Biosignature Practitioner: Poliquin Performance Center
• Short Term Speed Semi Private Internship: Poliquin Performance Center
• Corrective High Performance Exercise Kinesiologist 1: CHEK Institute
• Golf Biomechanics Specialist: CHEK Institute
• Nutrition and Lifestyle Coach: CHEK Institute

Brad’s sports background includes playing baseball at Tacoma Community College, Mesa State College, and college football at Goldenwest College in Huntington Beach, CA.  At the age of 31 Brad decided to chase a dream: making an Olympic Team.

“I chose bobsled, a sport that requires major dedication and sacrifice to accomplish.  I had two major roadblocks in front of me once I talked my way into a tryout.”

“First, the average weight of a bobsledder is over 215 lbs, and I only weighed 152 lbs.  Second, I hadn’t competed for over nine years.  So I looked to my mentor Chris Watson to become athletic enough for a spot on the USA National Team.”

“Within 10 months, using a program that would become the basis for our Pinnacle of Power method, I had put on 45 lbs of muscle and was consistently recording vertical jumps of 42 inches.  In the end, priorities in my life brought an end to my Olympic pursuit, but I succeeded in working out the details of the program of strength conditioning I now apply to my professional clients.”

-Brad Davidson

Jason Amstutz- DC, CCSP, RTP, CSCS 

Dr. Amstutz practices manual medicine utilizing the most advanced biomechanical screening/ assessment to identify the causality of the pain or lack of performance in the athletes' that he treats.  After identifying the biomechanical dysfunction which is causing symptoms, he uses Advanced Manipulation (chiropractic and osteopathic), Applied Neurophysiology (Trigenics) and Advanced Soft Tissue Treatment (active release technique) to solve all elements of musculoskeletal dysfunction.

Postgraduate training includes:

• Internship/ Mentor Richard Shaker DC, CCSP, ACRB, RTP has enabled Dr. Amstutz to diagnose and treat the most difficult Biomechanical Dysfunctions. Continuing to learn from Dr. Shaker is paramount to his treatment strategies and education.
• R.T.P. Registered Trigenics Practitioner - 2002 to present. Applied neurophysiology affecting the gamma bias (resting muscle tone) of the muscle fibers to either increase firing and activate or to decrease firing and inhibit. Trigenics can instantly decrease chronic pain and tightness or instantly increase strength in an inhibited muscle due to injury.
• C.C.S.P. Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician program. IN PROCESS
• A.R.T. Certified Active Release Techniques 2007 to present. The gold standard in soft tissue treatment, recognized by professional athletes of all sports. Once the biomechanical dysfunction has been identified, there is always a soft tissue (muscle, tendon, ligament, fascia or nerve entrapment) that is a compensation for the altered mechanics.
• C.S.C.S. Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist 2004 - present. Working with professional athletes requires an understanding of all strength and conditioning programs that he/she is participating in while under treatment, so Dr. Amstutz stays up to date with all the latest training protocols and exercises.   
  

  Mike Milakovic - Strength Coach

• Ball State University—B.S. Exercise Science
• National Strength & Conditioning Association—Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist
• USA Weightlifting—Sports Performance Coach
• IAAF International Training Center—Trained under world renowned coach Pal Nameth
• Concordia University—Director of Hammer Throw Development/Strength & Conditioning
•  Arizona State University—Strength & Conditioning Coach
• Ohio State University—Track & Field/Strength & Conditioning Coach
• Olympic Hopeful & Nationally Ranked Athlete—Hammer Throw
• Trained & Conditioned over 50 professional athletes from NFL, MLB, as well as Olympic Athletes and NCAA Athletes