HI, I’M CONNOR CLARK
I AM AN AMBITIOUS AND CRAFTY FITNESS PROFESSIONAL BASED IN CONNECTICUT, USA, WITH OVER HALF A DECADE OF EXPERIENCE AS A PERSONAL TRAINER AND LIFESTYLE COACH. I’M CURRENTLY THE HEAD COACH OF CONNOR CLARK FITNESS AND CEO OF LIFT PERFORMANCE.
PRIOR TO MY ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES, I STUDIED AT EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY AND GRADUATED WITH A BACHELORS DEGREE IN EXERCISE SCIENCE. I STARTED AN INTERNSHIP AT A GYM IN GLASTONBURY, CT STRAIGHT OUT OF SCHOOL AND QUICKLY BECAME HEAD COACH, THEN FITNESS DIRECTOR IN A MATTER OF A FEW SHORT YEARS. IN 2020, I STEPPED INTO THE ENTREPRENEURIAL WORLD BY CO-FOUNDING LIFT PERFORMANCE AND PURCHASING THE GYM I PREVIOUSLY WORKED FOR.
THOUGH THIS SEEMS FROM THE SURFACE LIKE ALL POSITIVE VIBES AND WILD SUCCESS, THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES OF STRUGGLE THAT HAVE CHALLENGED AND, ULTIMATELY, SHAPED ME. I WAS IN DEBILITATING PAIN COMING OUT OF COLLEGE AND WELL INTO MY YEARS AS A COACH. IT WASN’T UNTIL MY PAIN AND DISCONTENT BECAME UNBEARABLE THAT I FOUND THE ONLY WAY OUT OF THIS MESS WAS TO SEIZE CONTROL OF THE SITUATION MYSELF, TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR GETTING MYSELF OUT OF PAIN.
WITH MY CURIOSITY LEADING THE WAY, I DOVE DEEP INTO MOVEMENT AND PAIN SCIENCE. OVER THE YEARS, I WAS ABLE TO EXPOSE MYSELF TO UNCONVENTIONAL TRAINING METHODOLOGIES AND REFINE MY CRAFT THROUGH EXPERIMENTATION WHICH LED ME TO CREATE MY OWN UNIQUE STYLE OF COACHING.
I’VE REBUILT MY BODY AND MIND USING THE PRINCIPLES AND METHODS I PRESCRIBE, NOW MY GOAL IS TO HELP YOU DO THE SAME.
QUALIFICATIONS
I’m driven to stay at the top of my field by continuously educating myself through self-study, mentoring from the field’s elite-level coaches, and attending cutting-edge courses and seminars every year.
MORE ABOUT ME
Outside of my work, I’m a fitness and movement enthusiast, backpacker, writer, minimalist, triathlete, #vanlifer, buffalo chicken garbage disposal, wannabe philosopher, amateur speaker, student of life, gym rat, grill enthusiast, and ice plunger.
I was born and raised in South Florida. I grew up causing havoc in the house (sorry, Mom) and in the neighborhood alongside my three brothers and little sister. In 2010, I moved up to Connecticut and have lived here since. I currently live in East Hartford with my girlfriend Ashley and adopted dog Luna.
I enjoy spending my free time nowadays training for various ends (but always lifting heavy things and putting them back down), traveling across the country with Ashley in our self-converted camper van Vanderlee, reading and writing to immerse myself in history, art, and my personal development (also to make sure I’m an asset to society), and taping my mouth closed at night to get the best nights sleep ever!