Michael Gough President of Optimum Performance Specialists (OPS) has trained athletes who have competed at the Olympics, World Championships, NHL,MLB, AHL,NCAA, CIAU, Major Junior and CJHL levels of play. Mike is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He recently served as Interim Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Toronto Raptors NBA and Minor League Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Cleveland Indians MLB. He currently serves as head strength and conditioning consultant for the Tupelo T-Rex of the Western Professional Hockey League. Michael is the owner and operator of Optimum Performance Specialists, a sports performance and fitness consulting firm which: conducts high performance off-season conditioning programs for professional and amateur athletes and consults sports teams on strength and conditioning programs.