Gordon Waddell, PES,CSCS,CES
Exercise Physiologist / Clinical
Exercise Specialist
NSCA Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist
USAW Certified Sports Performance
Coach
NASM Performance Enhancement
Specialist
Nutrition & Lifestyle Consultant
Education:
William Paterson
University:
- B.S. Cum Laude Physical Education
- Suma Cum Laude Exercise Physiology
- Pi Lambda Theta International
Honor Society
Montclair State
University: M.A. Exercise Science Candidate (5/08
3.92 GPA)
Certifications:
National Strength
& Conditioning Association: Certified
Strength & Conditioning Specialist
National Academy of Sports Medicine: Performance Enhancement Specialist
American Academy of Health, Fitness & Rehabilitation
Professionals: Medical
Exercise Specialist
C.H.E.K. Institute: Corrective Exercise
Coach,
Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach
Level I
USA Weightlifting: Certified Sports Performance Coach
Aerobics &
Fitness Association of America:
Advanced Personal Trainer
Certification
American Council on
Exercise: Clinical Exercise
Specialist, Advanced Fitness Specialist, Lifestyle & Weight Management
Consultant, Personal Trainer
Resist-a-ball: CORE
Instructor, Resistance + Resist-a-ball
Work
Experience:
2/06
Present: Founder, Director
and Chief Exercise Physiologist Advanced Fitness Concepts.
12/06
Present: Medical Exercise Specialist and Performance
Enhancement Consultant The Chatham
Club
9/06 12/06: Exercise Specialist Optimum Physical
Therapy & Sports Performance Institute.
3/2006 9/06: Elite Trainer & Sports Performance
Coach One Human Performance
12/99 2/2006: Fitness Director & Head Trainer-
Platinum Fitness
6/99 12/99: Personal Trainer & Nutrition
Counselor Platinum Fitness
4/99 12/99: Personal Trainer and facility
supervisor Healthease Corporate Fitness
5/98 12/98: Cardiac Rehabilitation Intern St. Josephs Hospital
9/97 2/98: Exercise Technician & Physical
Therapy Aide Athletic Rehab Inc.
Certifications
in Progress:
- CHEK Institute Corrective
Exercise Kinesiologist
- St.
Johns
Neuromuscular Therapy
- National Academy of Sports Medicine: Corrective
Exercise Specialist
Continuing
Education Courses:
- CHEK Institute: Scientific Core Conditioning;
Program Design; Advanced SWIS Ball for Rehabilitation; Scientific Back
Training; Balance Training; Functional Training from The Inside Out; You
Are What you Eat; The Chek Approach to
Nutrition, Critical Program Design, Equal but not the same training the
female athlete. East meets West: Combining
Eastern ideals and Western training principles. Functional Anatomy,
Dynamic medicine ball training, A Neuro-developmental
approach to training.
- National Academy of Sports Medicine: Kinetic Chain Evaluation, Advanced
Program Design
- American Academy of Health,
Fitness & Rehabilitation Professionals: Post-rehabilitation protocols
for the: Lower Extremities; Upper Extremities; The Spine
- The Swedish Institute: College of Health Sciences: Functional anatomy, biomechanics,
injury assessment, assisted flexibility and corrective exercises for the:
Lower extremities, Upper extremities.
- Annette Lang Education Systems: Integrated Stretching &
Flexibility.
- Power Plate USA: Acceleration Training Level 1
Professional
Memberships:
- National Strength &
Conditioning Association
- National Academy of Sports Medicine
- Society of Weight Training Injury
Specialists
- Aerobics & Fitness Association
of America
- IDEA Health & Fitness Health
Professional
- USA Weightlifting
- Life Extension Foundation
- East Coast Alliance Fitness
Areas
of specialization:
- Corrective exercise and
post-injury rehabilitation to restore proper form and functioning.
- Strength training and sport
specific conditioning including: skiing, golf and tennis.
- Postural exercise programs &
ergonomic design
- Specialized womens training &
post-natal rehabilitation programs.
- Therapeutic exercise for special
populations including: cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and diabetes.