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Eddie Winslow  (Founder) MS, CSCS, USAW

 

Edward A. Winslow is the Founder of My Speed Trainer (MST). Edward formed MST with some of the top speed, strength and conditioning trainers in South Florida. At MST, the focus is on coaching to develop the skills of speed, acceleration, deceleration, explosive power, strength and sports specific movements to increase athleticism for competition.

Edward has excelled in the speed, strength and conditioning field for nearly a decade. During that time he has used his education and experience helping professional, collegiate, amateur and high school athletes excel in their sport.

He received his B.S. in Exercise Physiology from Hofstra University, Long Island, NY, and completed his Masters in Science with a degree in Performance Enhancement and Injury Prevention from the California University of Pennsylvania.

While receiving his education at Hofstra, he was an Assistant Strength Coach for Hofstra athletics, designing and implementing programs for Football, Golf, X-Country and Volleyball.
Edward continued his career at Towson University, Baltimore MD as the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach heading the Baseball and Basketball Teams and assisting with all Towson’s 23 Division I Men and Women Teams, primarily Football, Lacrosse and Volleyball. He developed innovative programs that provided accurate documentation of strength, flexibility, conditioning, plyometrics, agility, speed, nutrition and exercise technique.

Edward joined Cris Carter’s FAST Program, Coral Springs FL in 2004 where he trained and developed programs for many top athletes including Super Bowl Champs, NFL Draft Picks, World Champions, and Olympic Medalists. Edward was also the Internship Coordinator at FAST, providing the opportunity for Exercise Science students to utilize their academics with practical experience. Upon completion of the Internship Program, trainers have gone on to work in the NFL, MLB, NHL, and NCAA.

Edward will continue his focus with MST on coaching to develop skills, providing athletes, coaches and trainers the highest standard in Sports Performance Enhancement

 

Jeff Lawson  BS, ISSA
Director of Strength

Jeff Lawson is the owner of Just Lift Fitness Center an official USAPL Florida Training Center. (USAPL is the leading powerlifting organization in the United States).

He specializes with the overall strength and power development of athletes from the adolescent to the professional level. With his education and experience he has developed training progressions that have enabled athletes to reach state, national and world championship level.

Jeff received his BS in Sports Science from Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Jeff started his power lifting career in 1979 competing in the Squat, Bench and Dead Lift. In 1982-83 he was ranked 7th in the USA in PLUSA. In 1989 he went on to the 148lb class and posted a 1330lb total and was ranked again in the top 20 in PLUSA. He moved up again to the 165lb class where his Bench Press has earned him multiple National Titles and American Records as a Master Lifter and ranked Tops in PLUSA as a master. With an impressive 25 Years of Competitive Experience in Power Lifting he has amassed over 30 Power Lifting titles, is a 5 time National Bench Press Champion and is a multiple American Record Holder.

As an athlete Jeff excelled in wrestling and Judo. He is currently the Team Coach for JustLift Powerlifting. The team is comprised of state, national and world champions.

 

Dr. Damien Fronzaglia  DC

 

Dr. Damian Fronzaglia, DC has been practicing Chiropractic since 1998.  He is a graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa and received a Bachelor of Science degree from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in 1990.

Dr. Fronzaglia served 12 years in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard and another 10 years in the Individual Ready Reserve.  He received an Honorable Discharge in November 2005 at the rank of Major.

Dr. Fronzaglia has also been a competitive powerlifter since the early 1980’s. He has represented the United States at two World Drug Free Powerlifting Championships and one Masters World Bench Press Championship. He returned with Gold Medals on all three occasions!  Today he remains an active competitor as well as coach in Powerlifting.

Dr. Fronzaglia’s practice focuses on proper structural alignment to improve athletic performance. His rehabilitation protocol emphasizes active recovery working around an injury thus, decreasing the development of scar tissue.  This is accomplished through spinal and extremity adjustments as well as a number of therapeutic modalities including Electric Stim, Ultra Sound, Infrared Light Therapy and Massage Therapy.

 

Julia Ridley  BS, CSCS
Director of Athletic Recruiting

Julia is the Director of Athlete Recruiting at MST. Having a diverse athletic career and a degree in sports science helps Julia provide the awareness and opportunity to athletes, coaches and parents within the community for the coaching of skills development for optimal Sports Performance.

Born in Kentucky, her first love of athletics began as a competitive gymnast.  With height evolved the switch to diving in which she represented Madisonville North Hopkins High School as 3 time regional champion. In the meantime, she led MNHHS volleyball team serving as captain to the 2005, 2006 Kentucky State Championship, ending her season with the All District, All-Region, and All-State Team Titles.

In the off season she played club volleyball for Evansville Rivercity which gave her the opportunity to play for the University of Southern Indiana as an outside hitter and defensive specialist.  She later moved to Miami and finished her collegiate years playing for Barry University. Currently she is continuing volleyball as an Open beach volleyball player and aspires to play professionally in the future with the continued help of training at MST.

While in Miami she got experience in coaching while working at The Little Gym of Doral/Pembroke Pines teaching gymnastics. She currently is growing her coaching skills while coaching volleyball at Weston, FL Wildfire Volleyball Club.

While at Barry University she completed her Bachelors in Exercise Science obtaining the NSCA’s Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist certification. While still in school, she obtained a job at Pritikin Longevity Center leading exercise classes, personal training, and monitoring exercise stress testing which is a helpful transition into the training of MST athletes.

 Rob Festino  BS, NASM, USAT
Biomechanics Specialist

Rob Festino has been an athlete across a variety of team and individual sports including baseball, soccer, hockey, tennis, running and triathlon. He has been a competitive age group triathlete and runner for six years and is well schooled in distance swimming, cycling, and running. He has coached many athletes to achieving their personal bests in triathlon and running through effective training and race plans as well as development of the “mental game” and skill development.

Rob has a Bachelor of Science from the University of Maine and is currently a graduate student at Barry University in Miami majoring in Biomechanics with lateral studies in Exercise Physiology. In addition, he is a USA Triathlon Certified Coach, National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer and holds certificates in Indoor Cycling, Integrated Program Design and Cardiorespiratory Program Design for both fitness and performance.

As the MST analysis coach, Rob uses video software specifically designed for detailed analysis of movement technique which facilitates proper training methods and progressions to improve performance and efficiency of movement and reduce the likelihood of future injury due to faulty technique.