About the coach

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Jonny Cameron, CSCS

Jonny has been the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for Cal State, Monterey Bay, the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for Homestead High School, the Club Sports Strength and Conditioning Coach at Stanford University, has worked for EXOS (the company that trains roughly 1/3 of all NFL draft hopefuls) and mentored directly under Lee Taft (“The Speed Guy” of the East Coast). He played rugby in college as the starting flanker and occasional wing, and a multi-sport athlete in high school. He holds a bachelors degree in Kinesiology from Cal State, Monterey Bay where he graduated Cum Laude. He has worked with nationally ranked teams and been on championship teams himself. He knows what it takes to win and is dedicated to helping you achieve it.

  • Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist

  • Multi-Directional Speed Instructor

  • EXOS Performance Specialist

  • EXOS Fitness Specialist

  • USA Weightlifting L1

  • EXOS Speed and Power Mentorship

  • EXOS Phase 2 Mentorship

  • Precision Nutrition

His story:

I grew up as an athlete. From 5 years old I took gymnastics, sailed with my brothers, played soccer, and baseball. After moving to California, I took up football, paintball, wrestling, and golf. Through high school I continued to compete primarily in football and wrestling. I was a 2-time captain of a team that won our league and our section. I was surrounded by great athletes. In the 4 year span that I was in high school, we graduated six soon-to-be professional athletes: four NFL players, one first round draft pick, one third, one seventh, and one undrafted free agent, one international American football player, and one MLB player. I walked among them as equals in high school, I played well - leading my team in total tackles my Junior year, I could out-lift almost all of them at the time with over 400 lb full depth squat and deadlift, and a 275 lb bench press. Yet year after year I saw them go on to play college and I sat without so much as a scout looking at me. I didn’t know it at the time, but the biggest thing I was lacking was SPEED. I knew the game well enough, I played aggressively, but a 5.3 second 40-yard dash wouldn’t cut it at any college. I knew I needed to get faster, but I didn’t know how, so I would tack on long miles of runs thinking that if I was just in better shape I would be faster. At the same time I was told my problem was 100% genetics, you were either born with the fast twitch muscle fibers or you weren’t, and clearly I wasn’t. I had no idea you could train to get faster and teach your muscle fibers to act quicker to make you faster.
I started this speed academy because I want to provide the opportunity to every young athlete that I never had. I want to make sure they reach their full potential to know that they have every chance to compete.