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Jeff King

Image Jeff King has been strength and conditioning specialist for the past 5 years. Jeff graduated from Eastlake High School in Chula Vista, California where he was a three year varsity lettermen in basketball and led his team to the CIF title in 2001. Upon graduating from high school, Jeff enrolled at the University of California Davis. During his four years at Davis, Jeff completed a grueling internship as a student athletic trainer. Some of Jeff’s responsibilities included learning and applying the principles of injury prevention and sports rehabilitation with all the student athletes. While interning, Jeff was assigned as the head athletic trainer for the men’s water polo team.   Jeff remained active while in college participating in intramural basketball and football. He received his Bachelors of Science degree in Exercise Biology with an emphasis in Athletic Training in the summer of 2005.

In the spring of 2007, Jeff continued his educational journey by enrolling at San Diego State University to pursue a Master of Art degree in Kinesiology. While attending San Diego State, Jeff completed a manuscript study entitled “Comparing Preseason Frontal and Sagittal Plane plyometric programs on Vertical Jump Height in high school basketball players.” Not only was this study accepted as Jeff’s final project for graduation at San Diego State, it was also accepted for publication by The Journal of Strength and Conditioning. Jeff completed his graduated studies and received his Master of Arts degree in May of 2009.

Currently, Jeff has been working at Fitness Quest 10 for the past three years. Jeff specializes in working with young athletes and teams of various sports. He has worked with hundreds of athletes of various abilities and levels including high school, college, and professional. Although Jeff specializes in working with athletes, Jeff also trains the general population. Jeff’s main goal in life is to educate, motivate, and inspire people of all ages about the importance of exercise and nutrition. His desire and enthusiasm to make an impact on peoples’ lives makes Jeff a special trainer and someone who seeks to become better everyday.