Mike has been passionate about fitness and athletics from a young age. Growing up in Southern California, Mike had the opportunity to pursue multiple sports including soccer, football, baseball, and track. Mike was recruited by the University of Michigan to play football. During his time at Michigan learned from world-renowned strength coaches such as Mike Gittleson (Bo Schembechler’s only strength coach), Kevin Tolbert (Stanford,49rs, UofM), and Mike Barwis (WVU, UofM, NY METS, Miami Dolphins).