Whether you’re chasing higher performance, coming back from injury, or trying to feel stronger and more capable in your body, I help you move better, build strength, and stay durable over time.
As an Athletic Trainer and Strength & Conditioning Specialist, I’ve worked with everyone from motivated individuals to elite athletes across the NFL, MLB, and combat sports. The process is built around clear progression, smart workload management, and training that supports both performance and long-term durability.
My Background
I’m a Certified Athletic Trainer and Strength & Conditioning Specialist with a background in both clinical rehabilitation and high-performance sport.
I started my career at Eastern Washington University, where I earned my Master’s in Athletic Training and worked with Division I football athletes in performance, rehab, and return-to-play settings. From there, I continued developing in elite sport environments with the University of Washington football team and the Seattle Seahawks.
As my work expanded into individualized and small-group training, I built Merritt Made Human Performance around a simple idea: rehab, performance training, and long-term durability should not be treated like separate worlds.
Whether someone is coming back from injury, chasing higher performance, or simply trying to feel stronger and more capable long-term, the principles are connected. My goal is to help people build capacity, move better, tolerate more, and develop bodies that can perform well over time.
Today, I work with athletes across the NFL, MLB, combat sports, while also helping active individuals and developing athletes improve movement quality, strength, durability, and long-term health.
Player Cards
Charles Cross
NFL | Offensive Tackle
Seattle Seahawks
Super Bowl Champion, former first-round draft pick, and starting left tackle for the Seattle Seahawks.
Through three off-seasons of private training, our work built the strength, power, and positional force production needed for his role.
We used measured workload progressions to drive performance forward, while integrating strength-based mobility and movement variety to support durability over the course of a long NFL season.
Background & Credentials
Education
B.S. Clinical Physiology
Central Washington University
M.S. Athletic Training
Eastern Washington university
Credentials/Certifications
Certified Athletic Trainer
BOC: ATC
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
NSCA: CSCS
Functional Range Conditioning Mobility Specialist
Functional Anatomy Seminars: FRCms
Functional Range Assessment Specialist
Functional Anatomy Seminars: FRA
Certified BStrong Blood Flow Restriction Trainer
BStrong: BFRt
Personalize Blood Flow Restriction Rehabilitation
Owens Recovery Science: PBFR
Certification in Dry Needling
American Academy of Manipulative Therapy: DN
Certification in Applied Functional Science
Gray Institute: CAFS
Professional Experience
University of Washington Football
Athletic Trainer Intern
Eastern Washington University Football
Athletic Training Student
Seattle Seahawks
Athletic Trainer Intern
ROI Sports Performance & Physical Therapy
Athletic Trainer
Performance Specialist
Merritt Made Human Performance
Founder
Performance Specialist
My Approach
I don’t view rehabilitation, performance training, and longevity as separate phases. They exist along the same continuum and are built from the same principles adjusted for intensity, context, and readiness.
Training is both the stimulus and the assessment. Rather than relying solely on static testing, I continuously evaluate movement quality, load tolerance, performance output, and recovery response. This allows training to adapt in real time based on how the body is actually responding.
Programming balances structure and flexibility. Clear progressions guide development across strength, velocity, movement capacity, and cardiovascular function, while auto-regulation helps ensure workloads remain aligned with readiness and emerging capacity.
The goal is simple: build capacity first, express it deliberately, and sustain it over time.
Who This Is For?
Competitive Athletes
For athletes competing at high levels who need to build capacity, express performance, and sustain it through long seasons and long careers.
Lifelong Performers
For individuals who want to train with the same principles used in sport - prioritizing strength, movement quality, and resilience to stay capable and active for decades
Teams/Developing Athletes
For developing athletes and teams looking to build strong foundations in movement, strength, speed, and resilience to support long-term athletic development and performance.
Outside The Facility
Outside of training and performance work, I spend my time hiking, camping, training my German Shepherd, and exploring nature with my family.
I see movement not only as a tool for performance, but as a lifelong foundation for health, capability, resilience, and quality of life.
My philosophy is rooted in helping people maintain the ability to do the things they love for as long as possible, whether that’s competing at a high level, exploring the outdoors, or simply moving through life with greater freedom and confidence.
Leaving You With This
Performance and longevity are built from the same foundation. When training is structured, responsive, and aligned with how the body adapts, progress becomes sustainable and capability lasts.
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