Christopher J Romano

Coach Chris Romano, M.A., CSCS*D, RSCC, FRCms, FMS, PN1

Coach Romano is a Strength & Conditioning Coach with the Detroit Tigers, and the former Head Strength & Conditioning Coach and Sports Scientist at Walton High School, as well as one of the Assistant Baseball Coaches. Chris has a Masters degree in exercise science, the National Strength & Conditioning -CSCS with Distinction & RSCC (Registered Strength & Conditioning Coaches), USAW Level 2, FMS, and is a Certified Sports Nutritionist. Chris & Walton were one of the 37 high schools worldwide (one of 3 in Georgia) to be named a National Strength & Conditioning Association Strength of America Award winner in 2020, and he has been nominated for the 2020 NSCA High School Strength Coach of the Year. Chris is one of the National Strength & Conditioning Association's Google Cameo Coaches, creating video demonstrations and answers to trending strength & conditioning google search questions. While Chris currently works only with baseball players in the Detroit Tigers organization, he previously built Walton's S&C program to include himself as well as a staff of interns working with baseball, football, fastpitch, cheerleading, boys & girls basketball and boys and girls lacrosse. Additionally Chris previously worked with NCAA D1 Football Players at Kennesaw State University.

Chris is one of the panelists for the Strength & Conditioning Hot Stove at the 2022 American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) in Chicago, and has been a featured guest on several S&C Podcasts such as 'Iron Game Chalk Talk', 'Attack Angle', 'From the Ground Up Athletic Performance Podcast', 'Strength Talk & Shop', and the 'HWCN Podcast'.

Chris comes from an athlete background having played Baseball, Football, Alpine skiing, and Olympic Weightlifting. Chris represented Team USA 5 times as a master lifter in Olympic Weightlifting competing in 2 world championships, and three pan ams.

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