Jarrod is the Head Weightlifting Coach for the Athletic Lab Weightlifting team and a Sports Performance Coach for Athletic Lab. He has an MA in Sports Performance and a BS in Exercise Science from Ball State University. He is a USAW National Level Coach. Additionally, Jarrod holds a CSCS (Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist) through the NSCA (National Strength & Conditioning Association), a Level 2 Certified High Performance Coach by the Athletic Lab Coaching Academy, a XPS (Exos Performance Specialist), and a CWPC (Certified Weightlifting Performance Coach) and CSNC (Certified Sports Nutrition Coach) through the NSPA (National Sports Performance Association).

Jarrod coached for 2 years as a Strength & Conditioning Graduate Assistant for Ball State University where he led the strength and conditioning programs for Men’s Volleyball, Men’s Tennis, Men’s Golf, & Softball. More recently, Currently he serves as the Assistant Weightlifting Coach for 1Kilo Weightlifting out of Bloomington, IN. Jarrod has worked with national- and world-level medalists in the sport of weightlifting accompanying his experience in the sports performance world where he continues to work with athletes of all backgrounds from novice to professional level.