Our Trainers

Tommy Knox

Dr. Knox is a Performance Chiropractic Specialist with emphasis on nutrition and exercise. He has been in private practice in Costa Mesa since 1985.  Since 1997, Dr. Knox has performed the introductory athlete diagnostic evaluation for OC Fast-Twitch.  Dr. Knox developed all of OC Fast-Twitch's current training programs.  He has worked with athletes from the elementary through world champion levels, in virtually every sport.  Tommy was a collegiate wrestler from 79-81.  In 1991, at the age of 31, he was a semi-finalist in the American Gladiators.  In 1999 he was the Battle Dome Champion at the age of 40.

Mark Boyer

Mark graduated from the University of Southern California (USC) in 1985 with a B.S. degree in Business Administration and an emphasis in Finance.  While at USC, Mark was a four year letterman in football helping lead the way to a Pac.10 Championship in 1984 and a win over Ohio State in the 1985 Rose Bowl.  Awards while at USC include member of the 1984 Pac-10 All-Academic Team, a three-time recipient of the David X. Marks Foundations “Scholar Athlete Award of Honor,” and the John Wayne Memorial Scholarship.

In 1985, Mark was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts as a tight end and played for the Colts for 5 years.  In 1990, he signed with the New York Jets as a free agent and played another 3 years.  Mark was known as a “prolific blocker,” helping Eric Dickerson lead the NFL in rushing in 1988 and the Jets to be a Top 5 NFL Rushing Team in 1990 and 1991.  Solid hands helped him catch 170 passes for over 1,500 yards and 6 touchdowns through 114 career games.  After 8 seasons in the NFL, Mark retired in 1994 due to a back injury.

Since leaving football in 1994, Mark has been a Financial Advisor and has his own firm, Boyer Financial Services, Inc., located in Huntington Beach.  In 1997 Mark and Dr. Tommy Knox co-founded OC Fast-Twitch.  Mark has a passion for athletics and is committed to creating a challenging and encouraging training environment.  He has used his knowledge of what it takes to play at the collegiate and professional levels to develop workout regimens that prepare athletes for the next level.

Josh Gage

Josh Gage was born and raised on Orcas Island in the San Juan Islands. Being the youngest of three boys, he started competing in sports at a young age and began playing football when he was nine years old. At the end of his sophomore season in high school Josh transferred to Edison High School in Huntington Beach to play for the Chargers. He played Football, Basketball and ran Track but his passion was for football.

Following his senior season, Josh was invited to walk on for the University of Washington as a linebacker. In 2006, his sophomore season, he was awarded the Brian Strap Award for scout special team’s player of the year and earned a scholarship. He lettered three seasons for the Huskies and earned significant playing time. His senior season he was game captain verses USC, UCLA and CAL. Josh graduated in December 2009 with a degree in Sociology.

After his experiences playing football, he has grown a passion for developing athletes and seeing them reach their potential.  Recently he has become certified by the NSCA and is now a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist.  He is also very passionate in the area of total health, helping individuals lead healthier more productive lives.

Tyler Knox

Currently studying Kinesiology at CSULB. Certified Fitness Specialist from Orange Coast College. 7 years experience as a trainer at OC Fast-Twitch.

Brandon Farmer

Brandon grew up in Huntington Beach and attended Edison High School where he played basketball for 4 years.  After graduating from Edison, he went on to Orange Coast College and was on the rowing team for 2 years.  Brandon finished his education at Long Beach State and graduated with a degree in Business.  He has been on the OC Fast-Twitch team for 7 years and has a lot of training experience.  Currently he is working on studying for his Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist certification through the NSCA. 

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