Meet Gerry DeFilippoGerry DeFilippo serves as head trainer and owns and operates Challenger Strength while also leading Challenger's training of various organizations such as the Jersey Hitmen, Gamers Baseball Academy and colleges like NJCU and Caldwell University. He orchestrates the programming and training for eight different Hitmen teams, which range all the way up to the Premier and NCDC Junior's Level Programs. Since 2016, Gerry has been a part of four Hitmen Founders Cup Regular Season Championship teams in the USPHL NCDC (Tier 2 Junior Hockey) and two Dineen Cup Championships. In addition, he has lead Challenger's expansion to Kenilworth and Berkley Heights New Jersey with training of Untamed Baseball at Gamers Baseball Academy alongside a growing Challenger Strength membership program.
Since founding Challenger Strength in 2016, Gerry has worked with over 100 college, college bound and professional athletes across multiple sports. He has served as a special advisor to New York Yankee's player development and consulted for multiple college and professional coaches and organizations. In addition, he has had numerous articles published on EliteFTS, Muscles and Strength and Elite Baseball Performance and has spoken at various conference such as "Catcher-con," the Baseball Performance Summit and the NSCA New Jersey Strength and Conditioning Conference. He specializes in getting athletes bigger, stronger and faster with a blend of strength and speed training. Gerry is certified by industry legends Joe DeFranco and James Smith. As a Certified Physical Preparation Specialist he specializes in athletic performance, pre-movement preparation, strength, power, speed, core training, program design, and mental toughness, all built on the seven pillars of athletic performance. Aside from being a Certified Physical Preparation Specialist and working with athletes, he is also an ISSA Certified Personal Trainer, with a background in personal training and general fitness. In addition, Gerry has a B.S. in Management from Rutgers Business School, and spent three years as a college baseball player at Babson College in Massachusetts, and Rutgers University-Newark in New Jersey. |
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