Eric Gahan
Credentials: ATC
Certification: IDN Foundation Training
EmpowerU: Coaching and Rehabilitation
Location
Location & Map
Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada 89178
Biography
Summary Bio
Eric incorporates 19 years as an athletic trainer, strength coach, and post rehabilitation specialist to provide detailed coaching to optimize testosterone, strength training, nutrition, and soft tissue treatment. Eric develops training and nutrition programs to optimize testosterone levels to maximize strength training, injury reduction and injury prevention. Incorporating nutrition planning, strength training programs and soft tissue treatments to optimize testosterone production in the body and help you accomplish your personal goals in fitness and in life. In the process of optimizing testosterone and nutrition you will also be developing mobility, stability, strength, stamina, resilience, and fat loss through training.Eric is an accomplished leader in the field of athletic training with several national and local presentations on the importance of finding symmetry in the body and developing strength on that right and left side movement symmetry.
Eric’s optimization for testosterone, nutrition and strength training began while working with Division I athletes in undergraduate studies at Canisius College and then continuing at the University of Kentucky. Professionally Eric has worked with athletes from St. Bonaventure University in the Atlantic-10 conference to the University of Mississippi in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) while he was rehabilitating and balancing asymmetries with future MLB and NFL players. Eric served and the Senior Athletic Trainer for football at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) and most recently served as the Senior Athletic Trainer at Boston University. This experience has helped Eric develop a keen eye for helping athletes and clients merge the gap from injury to return to high level of fitness.
Education
Education
- Bachelors of Science in Athletic Training
- Canisius College 2000
- Master of Science in Kinesology and Health Promotion
University of Kentucky 2002
Specialties
Certifications & Specialties
- Athletic Trainer Certified
Board of Certification for Athletic Trainers - StrongFirst Kettlebell (SFG) Level I
StrongFirst - Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
National Strength and Conditioning Association - FRCms
Functional Range Conditioning Movement Specialist - CK-FMS
Certified Kettlebell Functional Movement Specialist - Dr. Ma's Integrated Dry Needling (IDN) Provider
- Fascial Distortion Model (FDM) Provider
Publications
Publications
Gahan, E.W., Mattacola, C.G., Uhl, T.L., Malone, T.R. Relationship between isokinetic quadriceps and hamstring strength to lower extremity functional tests. Journal of Athletic Training, Acceptied for publication, 2002.Clinical Presentations:
Incorporation of Hardstyle Kettlebell Training into Rehabilitation
Gahan EW: Iron Body Studios, Presented to Sports Medicine and Strength and Conditioning Staff at Harvard University, March 2012
Incorporation of Hardstyle Kettlebell Training into Rehabilitation
Gahan EW: Iron Body Studios, Presented to Sports Medicine and Strength and Conditioning Staff at Northeastern University, June 2011
Incorporation of Kettlebells into Rehabilitation
Gahan EW: Department of Athletic Training Services, Boston University, America East Conference Sports Mecdicine Annual Symposium, Boston MA, May 2011
Non-Operative Rehabilitation of Sports Hernia
Gahan EW: Department of Athletic Training Services, Boston University, Case report accepted for College Athletic Trainers Society Annual Symposium, Las Vegas NV, April 2011
Brachial Plexus Injury in a Division I Football Player
Gahan EW: Department of Sports Medicine, University of Mississippi, University, MS,Case report accepted for Annual SEC Sports Medicine Meeting, April 2007.
TFCC Repair in a Division I Baseball Player
Gahan EW, Giessler W: Department of Sports Medicine, University of Mississippi, University, MS, case report accepted for Southeast Athletic Trainers Association Annual Meeting, March 2007.
Relationship Between Isokinetic Quadriceps and Hamstring Strength to Lower Extremity Functional Tests
Gahan EW, Mattacola CG, Uhl TL, Malone TR: Division of Athletic Training, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, abstract accepted for Southeast Athletic Trainers Association Annual Meeting, March 2002 and Journal of Athletic Training, Accepted for Publication, 37:2; S-97, 2002.
Staphylococcus Aureus Infection in the Lower Leg of a High School Football Player
Gahan EW, Uhl TL, Ireland ML: Division of Athletic Training, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. Presented to The University of Kentucky Sports Medicine Staff.
