Peak Performance Training

Upon earning his Exercise Science degree from Iowa State University in 1998, Don began his professional career in the area of corporate wellness. His passion as a high school basketball coach and athlete led him to quickly achieve his Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) certification through the National Strength and Conditioning... in 2000. After creating a successful corporate personal training program, Don soon left the corporate wellness sector and started his journey as the Fitness Director and Head Personal Trainer at The Lincolnshire Club at the age of only 24. This amazing opportunity allowed him to spend the next 8 years growing his management style, learning from those around him, and understanding where his focus would ultimately lie. He led a personal training program that made huge year to year strides as the management company expanded to 5 clubs. Don was able to grow in his ability to not only manage employees, but to work collectively to help create relationships that would be the foundation of so many people reaching their goals. In 2003, after an inquiring call from a friend at a new club, Don knew it was time to go out on his own and be able to provide services to athletes/clients all across the Chicagoland area. And this was the birth of Peak Performance Training. Their first official contract was with the amazing Jr. Tennis Program at Score Tennis and Fitness in Countryside. They spent 3 years running all of the off-court tennis training and conditioning programs for dozens of future collegiate tennis players. The level of focus these athletes had, helped reinforce that this was the future for PPT. In 2015 an opportunity presented itself that would truly shape the last 5 years, and no doubt the future of this company. Don had spent years, since back at The Lincolnshire Club, reaching out to local high school teams/coaches in the hopes of running off-season/pre-season conditioning programs to optimize preparation for the upcoming seasons. High school coaches knew they should ...Read More