Izzy Van Dunning has been involved in sports and competition his entire life; from early on in grade school playing football, to high school competing in a variety of sports including football, track & field and boxing.
Izzy is a graduate of Montclair State University, where he played rugby as a captain for four years. While in college, Izzy first got his taste for coaching by volunteering as a strength and conditioning coach for the men and women’s rugby team. He graduated with a degree in Justice Studies with a minor in classic History.
After college Izzy graduated the police academy and worked/trained with professional power lifters, and Bodybuilders throughout the United States and Internationally. Izzy is a certified personal trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Izzy is also training towards becoming a professional bodybuilder and competing in strength sports.