Eric Fong has spent his life exploring different sports and activities. As a child, he played basketball, tennis, soccer, golf, biking, karate, baseball, and swam. The sport that stuck the most was baseball, which he then went on to play until his senior year of high school.

Unfortunately, baseball led to several major injuries including a trapezius and quadriceps tear. Through months of physical therapy and speaking with his school’s athletic trainer, Eric developed an interest in learning about the human body and rehabilitation. He got his bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in rehabilitation at San Jose State University in 2021.

During his studies, Eric wanted to find a way to stay healthy and active, so his roommate introduced him to strength training. He immediately fell in love with it, and the idea of strengthening his body and pushing it to its limits.

Eric had several internships throughout his time at San Jose State. He worked as a GoodHealth intern, where he served as a peer educator and mentor for over 60 local high school special needs students. He also worked as a Timpany Center Intern, where he led private and group fitness classes for clients with osteoarthritis in order to help them regain strength and mobility.

Soon after graduation, Eric got a job as a physical therapist aide. He assisted physical therapists and worked hands-on with clients to make sure their health and strength improved through exercise.

Eric originally planned to become a physical therapist himself, but he decided to put those plans on hold to help take care of a sick family member and help run the family business. Moving away for 3 years of additional schooling started to seem more impractical as time passed, so he decided to pursue other means of applying his knowledge.

Eric decided to pursue personal training, and after receiving his certification through ISSA, he stumbled upon TNT strength. It turned out to be the perfect fit and Eric has since dove head first into the world of strength training with his bosses’ Liam and Jesse.

At TNT, Eric teaches clients how to work effectively and efficiently through two strength workouts per week.

Credentials & Certifications
B.S., Kinesiology at SJSU
HITUni Certified Personal Trainer
ISSA Certified Personal Trainer