Matt McManus has over 15 years of experience as a strength and conditioning coach, including five at the Division 1 college level. Before coming to Axis he was an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at the University of Maryland, where he oversaw the strength and conditioning programs for women’s soccer, softball, and women’s tennis while assisting with men’s lacrosse and volleyball.
Before coming to Maryland Matt worked at the University of Michigan for a year, where he assisted with all of the Wolverines’ 27 Olympic Sports.
Prior to Michigan, he worked as a Graduate Assistant Strength Coach at Utah State University and as an intern at Arizona State. At Utah State he designed and implemented programs for men’s and women’s track and field, cross country, women’s soccer, gymnastics, and golf, while assisting with football, men’s and women’s basketball, softball, and volleyball.
Throughout his career Matt has worked with numerous All-Conference and All-American athletes, as well as notable professional athletes James Harden, Bobby Wagner, Tim Hardaway Jr., Glenn Robinson III, and Trey Burke. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Movement Science from Michigan in 2008 and his Master’s in Health and Human Movement from Utah State in 2010. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the NSCA and a Level 1 Sports Performance Coach through USA Weightlifting. Matt has also competed in powerlifting and weightlifting since 2007. He placed first at the USA Powerlifting Arizona State Championships in 2008 and the American Powerlifting Federation Utah State Championships in 2010 and is the former USAPL junior state record holder in the squat in Michigan.
