Benjamin C.

Brown
6901 E. Chauncey Ln, #3183
Phoenix, AZ 85054
520-661-8273
ben@bodysystemsaz.com

EDUCATION

Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ  2005

M.S. in Exercise and Wellness
Thesis: “Determining the Acute Effects of 3 Different Warm-ups on Measures of Athletic
Performance.”
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ  2003
B.S. with Honors in Physical Education
Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR  1998-1999
Internship in Athletic Training Facility

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Owner / Independent Contractor for Holistic Health & Fitness Consultation Co.
Body Systems, LLC : www.bodysystemsaz.com  10/’06 – Present
- Work out of Mirabel, Whisper Rock, Estancia and Desert Mountain (Scottsdale, AZ):
- Personal Training / Nutritional Consulting / Diagnostic Testing
- Phone Consulting re: Health Issues / Nutrition

Fitness Director – Mountaintop Golf & Lake Club, Cashiers, NC.  5/’07 – 9/’08.
- Oversee Fitness center, staff, fitness classes, personal training and nutritional programs.
- Golf Specific Strength/Stretching

Manager/Performance Coach - Foothills Acceleration & Sports Training (FAST) –Scottsdale

Location  1/’06 – 10/’06
- Personal Training, Sport Conditioning: Plyometrics, agility, strength, speed.
- High Speed Treadmill Training

Exercise Specialist – SportExcel Health & Human Performance: Physical Therapy Center 
8/’05 – 1/’06.
- Implemented PT modalities, Program design, Golf Biomechanics

Assistant Strength and Conditioning Specialist - Chandler Gilbert Community College

(CGCC), Mesa, AZ  8/’03 – 5/’05
- Soccer, Basketball, Women’s Volleyball, Baseball, Softball.

Chandler Gilbert Community College Adjunct Instructor -“Teaching Lifetime Fitness”,

Mesa, AZ  8/’03 – 5/’05
- Work in CGCC Fitness Center supervising/personal training.

Arizona Cardinals Football Strength and Conditioning Staff (Internship) Chandler,

AZ  5/’04 – 8/’04
- Guide athletes through strength training protocols.
 PRESENTATIONS

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• 2004 National Strength and Conditioning Conference, Minneapolis, MN: July 14th-17 . Pilot
Study: “The Effects of a Dynamic vs. General Warm-Up on Sprint Speed and Vertical Jump
Power in Female Collegiate Volleyball Players”; Poster Presentation.
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• 2005 National Strength and Conditioning Conference, Las Vegas, NV: July 7 -10th. Thesis:
“The Effects of a Dynamic vs. General Warm-Up on Sprint Speed and Vertical Jump Power in
Female Collegiate Volleyball Players”; Poster Presentation.

• Mountaintop Wellness Boot Camp 2008: Foundational Health Principles and Metabolic
Typing.

RELATED COURSEWORK

Sport and Fitness Conditioning; Functional Kinesiology; Exercise Physiology

Advanced Exercise Testing Lab Techniques: EKG, Metabolism, Body Composition, Maximal/Sub
maximal Oxygen Consumption

MEMBERSHIPS/CERTIFICATIONS

• National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA): Certified Strength and Conditioning
Specialist (CSCS) Certificate

• CHEK Practitioner Level 2

• CHEK Certified Holistic Lifestyle Coach Level 2

• CHEK Certified Golf-Biomechanic / Titleist Golf Fitness Certified Level 2

• St. John’s Neuromuscular Therapy Level 1 (NMT 1)

• Certified Advanced Metabolic Typing Advisor (CMTA)

• Certified Stretch Therapist (AIS)

• Functional Medicine Practitioner (Diagnostic Testing)

• Poliquin Biosignature Method

• Certified: CPR, First Aid, AED, Disease Prevention