Rob Turner
Owner and Founder of Functional Performance Systems
Strength and Fitness Professional
Rob enjoys designing individualized strength and conditioning programs for clients with a wide range of fitness and athletic experience. Much of the population desires either fat loss or improvement in sports performance so Rob has aligned his expertise and his training facility with these objectives in mind.
His many years of high-level sports performance training in high school, college, and professional athletics has given him a keen understanding of recognizing and coaching movement mechanics and choosing appropriate exercises. This practical experience in the weight room and on the field complements Rob’s insatiable thirst for knowledge about the latest in program design and fitness equipment. Once your individualized fitness or performance plan is in motion, Rob serves as coach, motivator, educator, and accountability partner to ensure the long-term success of the program.
Nutrition and Lifestyle Coach
Rob’s experience tells him that many of the common health complaints can be helped with modifications in nutrition, but much of the time nutrition isn’t even a consideration with traditional approaches. Rob coaches the 180 Nutrition Program to both local and distance clients from around the US. The program is centered on the work of Ray Peat, PhD and emphasizes the importance of maintaining youthful energy production, balancing blood sugar, and eating foods that are easy to digest.
Athlete
Rob excelled at all levels of sports including four years as a professional wide receiver. Over fifteen years in the weight room and countless hours on the field provides him with insight into how to work hard, compete, face adversity, play well with injury, prepare, and achieve maximal performance. There aren’t any initials that you can put behind your name that can mimic this experience.
High School Athletics
Rob attended Pine Crest School (Fort Lauderdale, FL) which is known nationwide for its academic prowess. Rob finished high school with a 3.96 GPA in 1999. His efforts on the field of play matched those in the classroom. Rob left Pine Crest touted by many as the best athlete to ever participate in athletics at the school. He is a part of the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame.
Rob was a member of the varsity football team for three years and was named captain for his senior year. He played both defensive back and quarterback during his high school career. His final football season was cut short due to an injury suffered in the third game of the season. Rob also excelled in basketball where he started for three years at guard and led small schools in points per game during his junior and senior seasons. He was named team captain for his senior season. Rob finished his three-year career with over 1300 points scored and won the county dunk championship in 1999.
Rob was a two-time all-conference, all-county, and all-state selection in basketball and an all-conference and all-county pick in football. He was selected as the Broward County “Athlete of the Year” as a senior in 1999 despite missing much of his football season due to a collarbone injury. In addition, Rob was awarded the 1998-99 Brian Piccolo award which goes to the most outstanding scholar-athlete in Broward County.
Collegiate Athletics
Rob attended Central Michigan University where he graduated Summa Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. Rob lettered four years with the Chippewas where he played wide receiver, leading the teams in receptions and receiving yards in 2001 and 2002.
He left the school fourth all-time in receptions (112) and 8th all-time in yardage (1,363). Rob is tied for the longest play from scrimmage in CMU history and holds the record for longest receiving touchdown in school history (98 yards).
He was named Academic All-Conference in 2001 and 2002, and he was also recognized as a Division IA Academic All-American in 2001 (first team) and 2002 (second team). In 2003, Rob won the John S. Pingel Award given to the most outstanding Division IA football student-athlete in the state of Michigan.
Professional Athletics
Rob spent four years playing professional football at the wide receiver position. Shortly after college graduation, he joined the British Columbia Lions of the CFL in May 2003. Following his release from the team in mid-season, he was signed by the New York Jets of the NFL in late December of that same year. Rob was let go by the Jets in 2004 only to be signed by the Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League in December of 2004 where he spent three full seasons (2005-07).
In 2007 with the Avengers, Rob started every game and lead the avengers in receptions (121), receiving yards (1,400), and touchdowns (28) helping the Avengers to the franchise’s first ever playoff victory. Rob was released from the Avengers in February of 2008. He had the opportunity to continue his playing career but decided to devote his time to a new passion, helping others achieve their fitness, sport performance, and health goals.
Education
BA in Business Administration from Central Michigan University (2003)
National College of Exercise Professionals (NCEP) Certified Trainer
Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN)
Advanced Certified Metabolic Typing Advisor (CMTA)
CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach (HLC L1)
CHEK Correspondence Courses Completed
* Program Design
* Dynamic Medicine Ball Training
* Advanced Swiss Ball Training for Rehabilitation
* Swiss Ball Training
* Primal Patterns Movement
* Scientific Back Training
Member National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)
Peat Nutrition Professional
