Michael Bann boasts an extensive and distinctive background in the strength and conditioning industry. He has held numerous roles, ranging from Head Strength Coach for a law enforcement academy to an exercise physiologist for a healthcare company’s gym. With over 15 years of experience coaching, his broad range of experience has opened many doors for him. Michael pursued exercise science at Northern Arizona University and served as a lead instructor for undergraduate Strength and Conditioning courses. He later transferred to Arizona State University, where he became the only undergraduate instructor for anatomy and physiology cadaver labs. He also holds a Master’s Degree of Science in Kinesiology with a concentration in human performance, where he specifically studied the factors that prevent performance adaptations.

Michael Bann has a relentless passion for exploring complex fitness topics, including functional anatomy and functional medicine. He has traveled extensively to augment his education beyond academia, completing additional courses such as Functional Diagnostic Nutrition (FDN), Postural Restoration Institute (PRI), Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS), Select Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA), Functional Movement Screen (FMS), and Certified Functional Strength Coach (CFSC), among others. Michael has completed an apprenticeship with Altis, as well as all three of EXOS's Performance Mentorships, and has mentored with leading experts in various fields.

With over 50,000 programs written for athletes worldwide, Michael has conducted thousands of assessments and collected immense amounts of data that challenge the industry's conventional wisdom. He runs various lab tests for his athletes, including basic blood labs, more in-depth stool testing for gut health, and urine hormone testing. Due to his education and expertise, the US Army has contracted Michael to train and educate various special operations personnel on how to build and maintain excellent fitness and enhance their resilience from their very demanding lifestyle.

Michael's coaching philosophy centers around meeting his clients where they are and guiding them to success. He tailors each client's training and nutrition plan based on their unique training age, biological age, injury history, training history, athletic background, and lifestyle. Michael believes that each client should be coached differently, and to achieve this level of customization, he relies on his expertise in endocrinology, nutrition, biomechanics, anatomy, physiology, and psychology.

In his free time, Michael is an enthusiastic martial artist who practices Brazilian Jiu Jitsu religiously, as well as boxing, kickboxing, Filipino Martial arts, and Wing Chun. When not on the mats, you can find him on one of his motorcycles or taking his Jeep out four-wheeling and rock crawling.