At the heart of White Mountain Peak Performance is founder CJ Best, a Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT) and seasoned strength coach with over a decade of experience helping people recover, rebuild, and return to peak performance. “To do anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.” - Unknown
CJ graduated from the University of Southern Maine with a bachelor's degree in exercise science, where he developed and helped implement a strength and conditioning curriculum. After graduation, CJ worked as an Intern Strength and Conditioning Coach at North Carolina State, coaching various teams from basketball, to wrestling, to various track disciplines. CJ draws upon his expertise in exercise science, strength and conditioning, and manual therapy to educate clients, assist in recovery, alleviate pain, reduce injury risk, and enhance performance. In 2014, CJ's desire to help his clients led him to further his education, and he earned his Massage Therapy License and certification in Active Release Techniques®. He continues to focus his studies on strength and conditioning, manual therapy, and human movement, providing the highest quality care to his clients
RECENT POST GRADUATE CONTINUING EDUCATION
Training Rehab – Charlie Weingroff, DPT – Albany, NY – 2012
Building the Ultimate Back – From Rehabilitation to Ultimate Performance – Dr Stuart McGill – Saco, ME – 2012
Boston Sports Medicine and Performance Group – Summer Seminar – Boston, MA 2013
Active Release Techniques – Lower Extremity Certification – Boston, MA 2013
Active Release Techniques – Upper Extremity Certification – Chicago, IL 2014
