Joey Buchanich

Gym Owner - Sports Medicine Exercise Specialist and Personal Trainer

Background

Born in Jacksonville, NC but most of my life has centered around the area of Pittsburgh with some stops in Erie for college and Boone, NC where I worked the Elk River Club training golf and tennis members. I also worked at the YMCA who had a partnership with the attached Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab department where I helped patients with their recovery.

Baseball is where everything started for me. I began playing at the age of 5 and played up until I hurt my rotator cuff and no longer could continue to play in college. That is where I wanted to learn everything I could about sports medicine at the University of Pittsburgh to help every person I could through injury in sport and life. This led to training and rehab among all sports and life.

Now I focus on training for anyone. Whether you want to increase strength, lose weight or improve your performance for on the field I have the education and certifications to help in any way. I also continue to keep up with current training research through Perform Better webinars and certifications through TPI golf institute.

One thing most people get to know about me is that I have 2 dogs that I love and have with me in the gym all of the time. In the photo above is my younger dog Ivy and most current clients know my first dog I got, Kona. They join my wife, Kelsey and I on all of our beach vacations to Charleston or the Outer Banks and have been fishing with me where it is on the beach or river shorelines locally. They join us for pretty much everything they can. The other fun thing people get to know about me is that my wife and I got married on Folly Beach, SC in 2023.

What Training I Specialize in:

  • Personal Training for any experience level

  • Sport Performance of all ages and levels

    • Specifically baseball and golf performance ( TPI Certified)

  • Powerlifting

  • Senior Fitness - Experience in Exercise Physiology in Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab

  • Youth Fitness Experience

  • Weight Loss

    Education

  • B.S. University of Pittsburgh

    • Major: Sports Medicine

  • M.S. Gannon University

    • Major: Exercise Science focused in Strength and Conditioning

    • Minor: Exercise Physiology

  • Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)

  • Certified TPI Performance Coach

My Favorite Activities:

  • Watching any sports - Especially Pittsburgh Teams

  • Fishing

  • Playing Golf

  • Kayaking and Hiking

  • Spending time with my wife and dogs