Michael Chirico- Strength & Conditioning Coach
Mike has been training in the martial arts since the age of 6. His first passion was TaeKwonDo, which he received his Black Belt in at the age of 13. In high school Mike found a new passion in fitness and weight lifting. Training for football and weight training went hand in hand and in his senior year Michael was selected 1st team All-State and awarded the golden-dozen for scholar athletes from the National Football Foundation.
In college Mike continued his training and love for fitness and received his CPT certificate. Soon lifting weights got stale and he looked to get back into martial arts, thats when he started training MMA and never looked back. Winning in his first grappler’s quest at the 2008 US National Championship and in 2011 he competed in and won his first MMA fight. He is a 4 time WKA National Tournament Champ in 3 Divisions, he represented Team USA in the 2015 WKA World Tournament. He currently holds the WKA North Eastern Regional Cruiserweight Title and The Friday Night Fights 185lb Title. He is 2-0 in MMA and 10-1 in Muay Thai. His last fight was for Glory Kickboxing at Madison Square Garden where he won by KO.
Mike is certified as a level 1 instructor with Crossfit, he is also a certified MMA strength and conditioning coach under Kevin Kearns. Coach Kearns has served as the strength and conditioning coach for professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighters including; Alberto Crane, Marcus Davis, Din Thomas, and Kenny Florian. Mike himself currently works with a handful of Professional Boxers and MMA fighters for their strength and conditioning, helping them reach and time their peak of physical fitness for fights.
