RYAN MORRISSEY
ABOUT
Ryan began his career as a trainer in 2003 while finishing up his undergrad at McDaniel College (Exercise Science). Ryan’s injury plagued basketball career led to his interest in rehab and sports performance. Over the next seven years, Ryan gained experience in the industry in various settings such as corporate fitness, sports performance training, and consulting. After seeing many shortcomings in the industry, Ryan’s detail oriented mentality and passion for helping others fueled his desire to open Peak in 2010.
Since then Ryan has been preaching and practicing outside of the industry “norm” to address clients’ needs through detailed needs analysis, custom program planning and application through a variety of tools such as movement re-education, data driven conditioning, nutrition coaching, strength training, etc. As a coach, Ryan develops strategies to maximize the customer experience by utilizing the strengths of the Peak training team and specializations of our affiliate providers.
CERTIFICATION / EDUCATION
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Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science, McDaniel College
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Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, NSCA
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Certified Personal Trainer, NASM
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Level 1 Nutrition Coach, Precision Nutrition
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Corrective Exercise Specialist, NASM
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Level 1 Coach, Road Runner’s Club of America
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Sports Performance Coach, USA Weightlifting
BEAN DUPACK
ABOUT
Maureen “Bean” Dupcak has been with Peak since its inception in 2010. She was drawn to the industry and to Peak with her desire to teach and help others with their athletic goals and overall fitness and wellness needs. The combination of her vast and high level sports experience, extensive coaching background and education in movement quality have given Bean unique knowledge and perspective on athlete training. Her move to lifetime sports and other activities outside the competitive arena make it easy for her to understand and relate to adults who want to stay active and mobile, prevent and/or recover from injury, reduce pain, and gain strength and stability.
As an athlete, Bean has won championships at the international, college, and high school levels. She has earned All-American honors at the collegiate and high school levels and has been inducted into the Potomac Chapter of US Lacrosse Hall of Fame and the University of Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame. Bean’s coaching experience includes division I women’s college lacrosse for 7 years (1 NCAA championship, 2 conference Coach of the Year awards), highschool lacrosse for 10 years, and youth field hockey and lacrosse for 12 years. Today she continues to coach girls high school club lacrosse and referees girls youth lacrosse. Bean also keeps active playing tennis, golfing, running and strength training.
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“My passion is coaching and I get to do that everyday at Peak. I’m impressed by the competitive athletes in the gym - the improvements they make and what they accomplish. I’m inspired by the older clients at Peak who workout several times a week and continue to improve their strength, stability and mobility.”
CERTIFICATION / EDUCATION
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Bachelor of Arts; University of Maryland
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Certified Personal Trainer - NASM
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Corrective Exercise Specialist; NASM
TOMMY BARZAL
ABOUT
Tommy has over a decade of training experience working with clients of all ages, varied exercise experiences, and broad health / movement concerns. He took the unconventional path by experiencing aches and pains throughout his varsity athletic career eventually leading to a devastating knee injury in college that made him desire to learn what he was doing wrong so that he could help others avoid what had happened to him. Soon after graduating from University of Maryland with a degree in Kinesiology, Tommy began training clients while simultaneously working as a physical therapy aid. His experience with physical therapy and ongoing collaboration with PEAK PTs aids his current clientele dealing with a variety of sport or activity related injuries, aches, and pains.
Tommy's knowledge of body mechanics is an integral part of his sport performance and general population optimal health training. His training process includes education and progression of efficient movement and proper mechanics with the goal of reducing risk of injury while improving performance. Tommy's biggest passion in the gym is helping clients on their journey toward sucess, such as making a team, hitting a performance goal, or reaching a new level of fitness and health. The journey builds resilience, character, and other intangibles that bleed into other areas of life. Tommy does his best to create an environment that makes clients feel welcome and excited to workout. Over the past decade, Tommy became passionate about women's lacrosse, being involved in the hotbed of this community. He has experience coaching and training at middle school through collegiate level players. Tommy works with all ages, levels, and types bringing passion and energy to your journey!
CERTIFICATION / EDUCATION
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B.S. Kinesiology from University of Maryland
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Corrective Exercise Specialist - NASM
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Golf Fitness Specialist - NASM
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Sports Performance Coach, USA Weightlifting
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Rocktape FMT Blades - IASTM Certification
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Certified Kinesio Taping Practitioner
ELIZABETH HARTGE
ABOUT
Elizabeth joins the Peak team with almost 10 years of experience. Through her own journey, Elizabeth has found maintaining balance across multiple pillars such as mental well-being, nutrition, sleep and recovery has allowed her to maintain healthy habits and confidence. Elizabeth’s top goal for each of her clients is to see them get fit and healthier, but also to help them exceed their expectations, all while realizing that exercising is fun!
Elizabeth had a distinguished collegiate career playing lacrosse at Roanoke College. She earned All-Conference and All-Region honors as a top defender. After facing multiple injuries and learning to heal her body, Elizabeth made it her mission to help others live injury and pain free.
She gained industry knowledge working with top coaches in the sports performance world while working directly with collegiate, professional and Olympic athletes. She specializes in crafting sustainable and realistic training routines for busy, driven adults and passionate athletes to achieve optimal performance and live an injury and pain-free life!
Elizabeth lives in Annapolis. You can find her out on her paddleboard or sailing at the local yacht club. She enjoys the outdoors and loves to hike. She loves checking out the best pizza spots in the area - her top favorite, right now, is Fox’s Den!!
CERTIFICATION / EDUCATION
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B.S. Health & Exercise Science from Roanoke College
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Certified Personal Trainer - NASM
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Certified Pain-Free Performance Specialist (PPSC)