You’re not broken,

Your approach is

I work with high-performing professionals who’ve hit a wall — whether it’s pain getting in the way or progress stalling.

My approach identifies the gaps between where you are and where you want to be, then uncovers the blockers that have been holding you back.

By removing those obstacles, I help you clear the path — so you can move forward with confidence, without constantly tripping over the same frustrations.

Let’s rebuild what you thought you lost — and go further than you thought possible.

Most approaches fail because

they don’t adapt to your feedback

“Bad” coaches provide a 12 week, generic, goal specific plans that aren’t personalized to your needs.

Even “good” coaches get stuck chasing perfection and promising a solution to fix the root cause of all your problems after one assessment.

They either:

Spend too long gathering information, trying to find the perfect starting point (analysis paralysis) before empowering your progress
Or assume they already know how your body will respond before they’ve even tested anything

Both approaches ignore how much uncertainty and uniqueness is involved in us as human beings.

Especially when pain is involved, there’s no certainty — only a hypothesis and a response. Like good communication, it has to work two ways. That’s why feedback matters more than theory. The smartest plan is the one that can evolve.

Personalization isn’t static.

It’s iterative.

“Find the hardest thing you do well that’s linked to your capacity shortfall and demand.” - Dr. Craig Liebenson

You don’t need a perfect plan. You need a smart first step, and a system that learns and adapts over time.

We don’t need perfect. We need progress.

I use first-principles thinking and an iterative decision making model based upon the Scientific Method. It’s not just about what makes sense in theory — it’s about what your body confirms through experience. Even the best interventions are just educated guesses until they’re put to the test.

I use each assessment to gather information, form an initial hypothesis and then each training session is an experiment designed to test that hypothesis, measuring the impact through your body’s response.

This is what separates good plans from plans that actually work.

My Approach

Step 1: Define Your Demands

For the activities in your life that you want to be able to keep doing, I examine the demands which those activities require through each lens to determine the prerequisites needed to do them effectively.
Step 2: Assess Your Capabilities

Through assessments and biomarkers, I will determine your capabilities.
Step 3: Bridge the Gap

The objective is build you up so that CAPABILITIES > DEMANDS
The difference between your life’s demands and your own capabilities exposes the gaps that we need to close in order for you to do the things you love without apprehension. Your gaps analysis will be the guide for your training roadmap, action plan and key performance indicators.
Step 4: Adaptive Programming

Exercise programming is an iterative process. Exercise is an intervention employed with the intent of driving a specific physiological outcome, but often times it may drive different outcomes that we didn’t intend or drive the intended out, but with unintended secondary consequences (like side effects from medicine). Most programs are one-way in nature where you are told what to do and you do it even if it doesn’t yield the results that were intended. This is more of a conversation, where exercise programming needs to be iterative and adapt to your feedback. Similar to control system theory in engineering.
With 1-on-1 coaching, we can create safe to fail experiments to determine the best path forward to help you achieve your goals.
Step 5: Physical Freedom

Through Adaptive Programming you will build towards your initial goals, but that isn’t the end of the road. I have clients that started training because they wanted to lose weight or to do [insert activity] again pain free, but along the way they found their physical capabilities expanding beyond their wildest dreams.
Regardless of where you start, you can create your own future.

My Story

I love to play outside like a large child, from rock climbing, handstands, to pick-up football. The activities I enjoy require a certain amount of physical ability and I’ve had times in my life where my ability to do those things have been taken away.

Living without those things was a big step down in quality of life. Since then it has been my mission to remove these barriers for myself and others so we can all pursue what we love without restriction or hesitation.

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It’s more than getting out of pain.

It’s reclaiming what you thought you lost

Whether it’s hiking a mountain, playing with your kids, or just living without fear of injury — your body can support the life you want.

Most clients don’t just feel better. They start doing things they thought were behind them.

CLIENT SUCCESS STORY

Walter, age 56, came in looking to lose some weight. He fell off a ladder 20 years earlier and as a result lived with chronic pain in almost every joint on the right side of his body. Doing almost any physical activity didn’t feel great on his joints whether that was golf or playing with his grandkids. I performed his assessment, identified his gaps, and developed a personalized program to help close those gaps.

We did absolutely nothing special. There was no magic exercise or secret sauce. I gave him a well-balanced exercise program, personalized to his body’s unique needs and Walter’s was consistent in execution allowed him to close the gap on his biomarkers. Over his first 6 months he:

lost 18.5 lbs of fat
gained 2.4 lbs of muscle
Triglycerides went way down
right sided knee, hip, back, shoulder and elbow pain all slowly went away

He lived with this pain for 20 years and had accepted it as permanent after the accident. This was Walter’s epiphany that empowered him to take control over the second half of this life. He was 100% bought in. Over the next few years Walter became religious with his keeping up the habits he had made, letting nothing get in his way. He was performing turkish getups, kettlebell swings and even hiked Mount Everest. Looking at pictures of himself from before this change, he doesn’t even recognize that person he once was.

I can’t promise that you will have Walter’s results, however I can give you the blueprint that has led Walter and many others to see life changing results. Trust the process and reap the rewards.

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Real stories. Real change.

Ellie, 38

Chris was such a great trainer to work with. He really took the time to understand my goals and concerns. He knew when to push me when it was right, but more importantly, he also knew when to hold me back when I wanted to go too far or was putting myself at risk. He also took the time to help me work through injuries and find the right care, and also showed me how to do certain exercises that could help me get back on track. He also helped write me programs that kept me on track for the rest of the week when I wasn't working out with him, and would constantly modify the program to help me improve and continue to gain strength. It was such a pleasure working with him!
Jefferson, 36

I'm not an easy client. I came to Chris after a shoulder surgery with other malfunctioning joints. I chose him because of his background in engineering and it paid off. His methodical approach to assessing my limitations, designing a program to work around them has helped me get almost all the way back to where I was. He is naturally curious, engaged, and always learning and as his client I've benefited at every step of the way. Plus, he's a fun person to be around.
Chris, 23

During the initial assessment, Chris created a short term and long term roadmap on what we would work and focus on so that I would be able to achieve my goals —surprisingly, no one has done this before.
Chris does not only care about the workout during the 1-hour session, but between every session —for example, he asks me to text him photos of everything I eat during the day, etc. I became more cognizant of what I am eating and know that this played a significant role in this overall journey. Just after the two months of training with Chris, I’ve became more motivated and gained more confidence —to the extent that my employees say that I’m a new person after training.
I’d have to say that Chris is by far the best personal trainer I’ve had and knows that it’s not just fitness —it's life lol
Dan Daly, Founder of Train Daly

Chris is quietly confident and charismatic. He leads by example, with a high standard for himself that is aspirational to his clients and peers. As an educator, he’s approachable, readily sharing personal anecdotes to drive home complex topics. His passion for health and fitness is evident in his movement routine, and presence leading a workshop of developing coaches. I have always admired Chris as a coach, and enjoyed watching his growth, working alongside him as educators.
Mike, 55

After not training for over a year due to injury, I decided to re-commit and signed up with Chris.
I was looking for someone to motivate me while being cautious to not get reinjured and Chris was the perfect fit. He is very knowledgeable about the human body and is creative about developing routines to develop muscle groups unconventionally when needed. He developed a program for me that yielded great gains in muscle mass while improving my flexibility. My 2 major goals.
Additionally, Chris is caring and a pleasure to be with. I highly recommend him.
Alex, 53

Chris is a thoughtful and thorough trainer who provides guidance to suit your training needs in a holistic way, including focus on nutrition and rest and balancing weight training and cardio. I strongly recommend him to new clients looking for a serious approach to their fitness goals.
Cathy

I wish you much success in your new position. But, I will surely miss your dedicated guidance. I joined Equinox on 53rd Street when it opened and was soon assigned to you. So, we are now three and half years later. I am the most fit I think that I have ever been. And for an aging Baby Boomer, that is quite an accomplishment. What impressed me the most about you was your seriousness about your chosen profession. You went to every extra continuing education offered, at your own expense . You also were not doing training because you were an out of work actor or wanted something else professionally. Consequently, you took your job with me very seriously. You were very diligent and pushed me just when needed.
Whoever you work with going forward will be very fortunate.
Andrew, 69

I have worked with Chris Chang for two years, and it has been a great experience! He is mindful in his approach, molding each session's content to a client's overall circumstances and even their needs of the moment (e.g., an aching neck or hand, a sleepless night). He is low-key, thoughtful and accepting of each person's physical state, and careful to design a workout regimen that is tailored to that person. Chris is highly knowledgeable in the area of physical training and therapy, and that has enhanced the value of our sessions. In my case, he has focused on building flexibility and strength, which are particular needs of mine. Thanks to Chris' expert and sensitive approach, I have always looked forward to our sessions, and I have benefited from them greatly. He is a pleasure to work with as a trainer. In sum, I highly recommend Chris!
Tim, 70

I’ve worked with Chris for the past two years. He is not only very knowledgeable but sincerely interest in my success. Chris gives you his complete attention. Chris made me mindful of my goals (big step) and laid out a plan to achieve them. We both subscribe to the theory “you can’t manage what you don’t measure” and our monthly In-Body tests show we’ve achieved success. Thank you Chris.