WHO WE ARE
OMP is not just a gym. It’s a community of like-minded people coming together to move and perform better in life through strength training. We help you figure out an easier road to a more fit and healthier lifestyle. Showing you how to overcome those daily obstacles to being fit, strong and healthy, we incorporate all aspects of fitness that keeps you accountable to your ultimate goals for better health.
We are all about accomplishment. Lifting 5 lbs or 250 lbs, requires a commitment to becoming a better you. Knowing your starting point creates a likelihood of success in reaching your ultimate health and fitness goals. We start with taking measurements, calculating body fat & weight and then structuring a plan that factors in your current strength and flexibility. Whether you are a former athlete or just getting started, it’s never easy at first. We understand that the journey to wellness & longevity requires practice. We are consistent in our training of the practice of movement , the practice of performance and the practice in being strong. Because as we all know…..with practice, comes perfection!
Owner - Stone
“Exercise, fitness, strength training, fat loss whatever you want to call it is all about the little things. Practicing and fine tuning those little things to execute the exercise or reaching your goals in whatever that maybe with perfection and understanding.”
-Stone
Owner of Optimum Movement & Performance
Personal Trainer Stone, Owner of Optimal Movement & Performance (OMP) in Emeryville, built his business around his strengths. He turned his athleticism -- high school and college football -— into a healthy career, foregoing his intended career in finance.
Stone has been a Personal Trainer since 2005, after graduating with a finance degree from Wagner College (NY). Beginning at the New York Sports Club, a commercial gym, in Manhattan, he soon devoted himself to strength coaching for men and women, developing a loyal clientele before he left, in 2006. Soon after arriving in the SF Bay Area, he joined forces with his former football trainer, training high school and college players as well as pro-athletes at PEPA Sports.
After working as both a strength coach at Piedmont High and a personal trainer to private clients, Stone converted a small apartment in his building to an intimate, personal gym for which to train his growing private clientele. Outgrowing the space within a couple years, he opened a fitness studio (Optimum Movement & Performance)in a storefront on San Pablo Avenue, in Emeryville.
“I like the neighborhood’s free parking and entrepreneurial vibe,” says Stone. “I hope the new apartment buildings and shops mean new business for OMP.”
OMP officially opened its doors in 2012 and offers a wide variety of specialty equipment and training classes to a diverse clientele. With a mixed infusion of skill levels and ultimate health goals, Stone’s clients love to work out in the newly designed space that is safe and holds massive positive!