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I’m Scott. I’m a dad, a strength and conditioning coach, an athlete, an open-heart surgery survivor, and a Christian.
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From the Blog
The Day My Daughter Was Born
Some days in life feel bigger than the rest. The day Charlie was born was one of those days. After everything our family has been through this year, holding her in my arms felt like a moment that is impossible to put into words. There was fear, excitement, relief, exhaustion, gratitude, and a quiet sense [...]
Losing My Strength, Finding My Faith
People ask me how I’m feeling all the time, and most of the time they mean physically. How’s the chest healing, how’s the breathing, how’s the heart rhythm, how’s the fatigue. Those questions matter, but the truth is that the hardest part of recovering from open-heart surgery has been everything you don’t see. When I [...]
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BAV is Hereditary; The Day My Boys Got Their Hearts Checked
October 27 is a day I’ll never forget. After everything I went through this year, after finding out I had a congenital defect that went undetected my whole life, and that it was hereditary, I knew one thing: both of my boys needed to be screened as soon as possible. BAV is hereditary, and because of [...]
MEET SCOTT
Build strength for the people you love.
I’ve coached strength and conditioning for nearly 18 years. After surviving open-heart surgery, I had to start over as an athlete with some of the same things I’d spent years coaching. My faith in Jesus is part of how I’ve worked through it. Getting back on the ice with the boys felt pretty damn good. I want to keep doing that for a long time, and one day I want to be out there with my grandkids, too.