Bio

Brandon O'Connor has been a professional fitness trainer in the Austin area for the past eight years. In that time Brandon has worked with a wide variety of clientele including athletes, baby boomers, rehab patients, and the elderly. Brandon was the senior fitness trainer at Gold's Gym for five years. In 2007 he left Gold's Gym and started Brandon O'Connor Fitness, a private personal training business. Brandon currently trains private clients at Evolve Personal Training Studio and Gym in Southwest Austin.

Brandon's education includes certifications from some of the world's best education providers including the National Academy of Sports Medicine, the Cooper Institute, and Telos Fitness Center. In 2008 Brandon enrolled in the prestigious Resistance Training Specialist Master's Program taught by world renowned instructor Tom Purvis and is currently on track to test for the RTSm certification in 2010. In 2009 Brandon Completed the Muscle Activation Techniques Internship. Muscle Activation Techniques is a therapeutic modality used to evaluate and treat muscular imbalances in the body via isometrics and palpation methodology. (For more information on MAT® please visit the about MAT® page.)   MAT® is one of the most powerful muscle therapies in the world today. In May 2010 Brandon was certified as a  MAT® Specialist. 

Certifications

International Sports Science Association professional Trainer 2001

Cooper Institute Biomechanics of Resistance Training 2003

National Academy of Sports Medicine Professional Trainer 2004

National Academy of Sports Medicine Performance Enhancement Specialist 2005

National Academy of Sports Medicine Corrective Exercise Specialist 2005

Muscle Activation Techniques Specialist 2010

Education

Advanced Program Design Telos Fitness Center 2007

Advanced Biomechanics Telos Fitness Center 2007

Advanced Performance Training Telos Fitness Center 2007

Resistance Training Specialist Master's Program Science 2008

Resistance Training Specialist Master's Program Trunk and Spine 2008

Resistance Training Specialist Master's Program Upper Body 2008

Resistance Training Specialist Master's Program Lower Body 2008

Muscle Activation Techniques Jumpstart Program 2008

Muscle Activation Techniques Internship 2009