THe Scientists

“I don’t have any of the usual fitness industry credentials to include near my name. Unfortunately, life gave me the test before the coursework and I tested out of the prerequisites. Becoming A708994 in the Ohio Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at 22 years old for causing an automobile accident while drinking and driving, I needed to survive Hell on Earth…2555 days at Allen Oakwood Correctional Institution. This was the test and the version of me that was going to be released 7 years later was the grade. The odds were not in my favor, as I was 50 pounds overweight, newly sober after 4 years of alcoholism, mentally weak, immature and deeply depressed. I chose one of two options and the one I chooses included incredibly hard work because in that trial of resilience, there is no taking days off, sleeping in, getting to it tomorrow, tapping out of a workout or excuses…

Thankfully, that tensile test ended. And the lessons learned from that successful experiment transferred home with me. As I restarted my life post incarceration and pursued a career in mental health counseling, I extrapolated the behaviors that proved to be successful in that past trial to all areas of my life. As I started Savage Laboratories, my vision was to bring the same lessons to others, without the grueling process of Hormesis that I had to personally undertake. Marathons, triathlons, powerlifting meets, CrossFit competitions, trail runs, ruck races, pump & runs…the formula worked for me and I know that it can work for you. ”