Coach Michael De Hoff
My journey with falling in love with exercise and recovery began when I was just an adolescent. All I did in my early teen years was live a primarily sedentary lifestyle. At just 16 years old, I weighed 244 lbs. due to unhealthy activity levels and poor dietary choices. I lived with lower back pain, low energy levels, and low self-esteem. This was the worst I had ever felt physically, and I knew I needed a change.
After what feels like hitting rock bottom with my health at such a young age, I found the courage to become active. I found myself going for runs and doing strength training to help myself lose weight. After some time and hard work, I accomplished my goal! I lost over 60 lbs. in just nine months. While the new changes were exciting, and I hadn't had energy that I haven't had before putting wind in my sails, I still found myself in bouts of daily pain and discomfort, but aren't we all kind of like that?
After high school, being inspired through my own health journey, I attended Penn State University and graduated with a B.S. in Kinesiology. During my time at Penn State University, I discovered the GOATA Locomotion System (GLS), founded by Coach Gil and developed by the GLS Training Facility. This system is the study of human movement patterns that are presented during forward locomotion and rest among the most durable humans in the world. Training under this system, I was able to eliminate my back pain and drastically reduce other discomfort I was feeling due to excessive weight training and a sedentary lifestyle. Being able to run and perform pain-free was something I felt I could never achieve.
The GOATA Locomotive System is by far the best modern-day training system, which is why I decided to become a certified GOATA Coach. On June 27th, 2022, I became certified as a GOATA coach at the GLS Training Facility in New Orleans, Louisiana. With this knowledge, I am able to see exactly how the human body's innate design was supposed to be used and apply it to modern training techniques, something that no other system can give you. GOATA is made for everyone, even an average Joe like myself.
The fundamentals at Free Flow Training (FFT) will always be the same. Take care of your foundation! With a dysfunctional foundation, you can not have a functional house. The same goes for the body. Healthy movement and rest should always be prioritized above everything else when it comes to being a functional athlete or nonathlete.
You will gain the ability to live and train in healthy movement patterns by training with FFT. These movement patterns derive from Mother Nature itself. You will not only develop the ability to be pain-free, but you will also develop strength and injury resilience. I focus on training you exactly as the universe intended, through efficient forward locomotive training and holistic recovery methods.
With slow-motion video technology, I will be able to help you achieve your goals by assessing and training GOATA patterns in your everyday life. Together we can improve our bodies' longevity to go the distance.
- Michael De Hoff