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An internationally-recognized leader and innovator in the world of athletic performance training, Mark Verstegen is Founder and Chairman of Athletes' Performance, which has set the standard for providing athletes with cutting-edge training based on the latest sports science. Mark and Athletes' Performance have trained many of the top champions in the world of sports at their state-of-the-art facilities, where Mark and his team have implemented many of his unique and breakthrough concepts in athletic performance. Mark began his coaching career at his alma mater, Washington State University, before completing his Masters degree in Sport Sciences at the University of Idaho. He became Assistant Director of Player Development at Georgia Tech where he implemented innovative and successful performance programs for football, men's basketball and golf. In 1995, Mark ventured to Bradenton, Florida to create the International Performance Institute, which became recognized worldwide under Mark's direction. Mark's continual pursuit of quality and his vision of creating a facility completely dedicated to helping athletes achieve their goals let to the development of Athletes' Performance in Tempe, Arizona in 1999. Athletes' Performance opened a second facility in 2003 at the Home Depot National Training Center outside of Los Angeles, California and has since added world-class training facilities in Las Vegas, Nevada and in Gulf Breeze, Florida. In 2004, Mark authored his first book, titled Core Performance (Rodale Press), which reached the top 25 on Amazon within 6 weeks of its release and has sold well over 100,000 copies. Mark has subsequently launched two additional books, Core Performance Essentials (2006) and Core Performance Endurance (2007). Mark's widely acclaimed Core Performance system is also available online through interactive, progressive programs and other world-class performance lifestyle content at www.coreperformance.com. Mark and Athletes' Performance consult for high performance companies including adidas, EAS, Gatorade, Keiser, GoFit, Power Plate, Sheraton and TIGNUM, helping them with product and program inspiration, development, and testing as well as consumer marketing. Mark serves as the Director of Performance for the NFL Players' Association, where he focuses on player safety and welfare. He is a regular columnist in Men's Health Magazine and frequent contributor to other publications, as well as a sought after industry speaker who regularly presents at the leading conferences in the field | 