GRIT, SCIENCE, & FAMILY are hallmarks of BARWIS training, and each piece plays a significant role in pushing clients to achieve their personal goals and more. Mike has a world-renowned ability to influence and propel his clients to their maximum potential, representing an old-timer’s grind with a new-age vision.
Mike starts with the analysis of clients' biomechanics and an in-depth corrective neurological force screen, the BARWIS ARS Screen. Once evaluated, Mike employs a cross-disciplinary team approach involving his medical, recovery, performance, nutritional, and health staff. Through these multi-channel disciplines, Mike prescribes specified corrective programming and performance-oriented protocols to elicit the clients' desired outcomes. This highly integrated and interactive methodology has led numerous teams and athletes to World titles, Olympic gold medals, National championships, and life-changing outcomes for clients that he calls FAMILY.
In the field of Sports Science and Consulting, accountability doesn’t get any better. Over three decades, Mike Barwis has helped teams, organizations, and clients elevate their health and performance at all levels of competition. He has also designed many elite facility layouts across the country to keep up with the rapid technological growth in the human performance industry.
Mike Barwis is the founder and CEO of the BARWIS family of companies and BARWIS Performance Centers. He currently serves as the Director of Sports Science and Human Performance for the Detroit Red Wings and the Anaheim Ducks. He was formerly the Senior Advisor of Strength and Conditioning to the New York Mets, Director of Strength and Conditioning for the University of Michigan, where he was responsible for the development and implementation of strength and conditioning programs for all athletic programs, and served as a consultant for the Miami Dolphins.
In 2003, Barwis assumed responsibility for the West Virginia University Mountaineers football program. During his tenure at WVU, he designed and implemented programs for all 21 varsity sports at the university. His last five years at WVU were widely considered the golden era in WVU athletics. Barwis coached 38 National Strength and Conditioning (NSCA) All-Americans and was one of only 10 coaches to receive the Bronze Award from the NSCA certification commission.
Mike’s personalized approach has led to producing astounding results with athletes and teams of the Premier League, Champions League, NBA, NHL, MLB, NFL, and the Olympic Teams of four countries.
As a consultant, Mike helps college and professional teams and organizations assess their athletes’ biomechanics to enhance scientific training protocols and design or redesign facility layouts. Often, Mike works directly with team owners and general managers, advising on beneficial high-level organizational adjustments. Professional and Olympic athletes choose to train with Mike Barwis and his staff because they know they will receive the most advanced, scientifically based, holistic, and cutting-edge athletic training. His methods prepare athletes both physically and mentally for the rigors of their particular sport.
Hear from former New York Mets General Manager, 1989 World Series Champion, 2015 Baseball Executive of the Year Award winner Sandy Alderson on Mike…
“Mike Barwis and his organization offer the Mets an inclusive in-season and off-season approach to performance training, which we think will accelerate the development of our players at all levels.”
