About Coach Myers

• CSCS
• The Old School Gym, Pataskala, OH - Co-Founder/Owner
• Max Effort Muscle - Partner
• Ohio Regional Training Center at The Ohio State University - Strength Coach

“Training and lifting weights is in my blood. As a child, I watched every day as my Dad came home from his shift at the local steel mill and headed out to our detached, unheated garage to pump iron and hit the heavy bag. In the summertime he would

teach football players from the local high school how to lift weights in our gym. Needless to say, I couldn’t wait until I was old enough to get started. I remember him showing me the  ropes at age 12 and I was instantly hooked.

Today my gym and training style is patterned after that same blue collar work ethic that I learned in Dad’s garage. The real keys to progress are consistency, hard work and toughness, and my coaching style reflects that.   I feel fortunate to be in a position to help people reach their goals by bringing out the best in them.”

Coach Myers is a 2002 graduate of The Ohio State University and a Certified Strength and Conditioning specialist (CSCS).   A self described workout addict, he became certified and started training clients part time in 2000 at T3 Personal Training Studio, eventually opening the original Old School Gym with Cory Gregory in 2003.  The Old School Gym moved to it’s current location in 2008 and has been featured in Sports Illustrated, Muscular Development Magazine, Bodybuilding.com, and is consistently ranked in the Top 10 most hardcore gyms in the United States.

In addition to successful stints as a competitive powerlifter, bodybuilder and amateur boxer, Dustin wrestled in high school and was always drawn to training athletes in the worlds oldest and toughest sport.

In 2012, Coach Myers accepted the position of Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Ohio Regional Training Center for Olympic wrestling at The Ohio State University.  During his tenure, Coach Myers helped the Ohio State Wrestling team win its first NCAA Championship in school history, a pair of runner up NCAA finishes and 3 team Big10 titles.

In addition to the Buckeyes, some of the athletes he has worked with include 2x NCAA Champ Tommy Rowlands, 3x World Team member Reece Humphrey, Olympic Champion Kyle Snyder, and top MMA prospect Lance Palmer. He has also worked extensively with UFC welterweight contender Matt Brown and former Ohio State football stars Chris “Beanie” Wells, Antonio Pittman, Maurice Clarett, and Dan “Boom” Herron.

Coach Myers is also a founding partner of the supplement company Max Effort Muscle.  He has appeared on the cover of Natural Muscle Magazine (June 2016) and is a regular content contributor to Flowrestling and the Muscle & Strength website.

“Coach Myers is hands down one of the best functional strength coaches I have worked with.  He has a wealth of knowledge and experience in working with the best athletes in the world!”

- Brandon Wynn, Team USA Gymnast, World Bronze Medalist