Meet Christopher Reed

It used to be that professional athletes relied on natural ability and practice to perform at a high level. The pros ate and drank like normal people and all the exercise they needed usually came in the form of participating in their given sport. But as the years past, more and more professional athletes began turning to weight training as a means of extending their careers and gaining an edge on the competition. Now, not only do professional and elite level collegiate athletes dedicate much of their time to the weight room, but the term “sport specific training” has become common place amongst high school and minor athletes everywhere.

Christopher Reed is the founder of Empire Fitness in Toronto (Mimico / Lakeshore) - a sport specific training facility dedicated to helping Canadian high school athletes, regardless of sport achieve their dream of competing at the colligate level in either the CIS or NCAA. Christopher, possessing an extensive background in football and the martial arts was exposed to sport specific training while in high school and never looked back. Christopher is the first (and currently only) Certified Kettlebell Trainer in Canada under Steve Cotter and Ken Blackburn of the IKFF (International Kettlebell and Fitness Federation), as well as a Certified Underground Strength Coach under Zach Even-Esh. He is also a Level 3 National Football Coach and Part-Time Faculty Member within the Department of Criminal Justice and Community and Social Services at Humber College where he teaches Defensive Tactics to students in the aforementioned program as well as students enrolled in the Police Foundations Program.



In the coming months Christopher will share his expertise with the community here at Cygen Labs. Be sure to visit often as he’ll be posting articles on training, mental preparation and many other topics related to sport specific training. Maybe, if you ask REEEEEALLY nice we can convince him to answer a few questions for our followers along the way.

If you want to learn more about Empire Fitness or Christopher, check out the Empire Fitness website.