ISC Personnel:

Greg Lanners:
Owner and President of Innovative Strength Concepts.
A graduate of The University of Minnesota at Morris with dual Bachelor Degrees in Elementary Education and Physical Education, Greg received his Master's Degree in Education from the University of Wyoming. He has certification from the NSCA (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist) and USA Weightlifting (Level I) as well as being a certified Minnesota H.S. Coach. He served two years as Minnesota State Director for the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

Greg's professional history includes 12 years of college coaching and teaching experience: seven years at the University of Minnesota, two years at the University of Wyoming and three years at Southwest Minnesota State University. He also has 18 years of service in elementary, middle, and high school education as a physical education and classroom teacher in a variety of schools; three of those years teaching internationally in Taiwan and Mexico. Greg has served as strength and conditioning coordinator for 3 school districts (including 8 years as director of the District 206 Alexandria, MN, program) and for two Junior A hockey teams. Currently, Greg acts as an instructor/advisor for the Alexandria Technical College Health and Fitness Degree Program. During his twenty-five plus years as a fitness professional, Greg has regularly performed as a consultant in the area of athletic and youth strength programming and training facility design. In addition, he has extensive experience as an fitness/athletic conditioning camp coordinator and clinician.

ISC Clinicians:

  • Dr. Tyrone Stenzel: (EdD Physical Education; USAW; CSCS) St. Thomas University (MN) Physical Education Dept.; Head Strength and Conditioning Coach
  • Dr. Nikki Stob: (PhD Nutrition/Health; CSCS); University of CO, Boulder; Dept. of Interactive Physiology
  • Mara Larum: (BS Kinesiology) Fitness Specialist; President: Choose Good Health, Inc.
  • Aaron Schwenzfeier: (BS Exercise Science; CSCS) Sports Performance Specialist
  • Sara Baustian: (BS Exercise Science; NSCA-CPT) Fitness Specialist

ISC Advisors:

  • John Helgeson: (BS Physical Therapy; BS Business Administration) Physical Therapist
  • Sheryl Holsten: (MEd Physical Education and Health) Physical Education Teacher
  • Brenda Hintermeister: (BS Physical Ed.) Physical Education Teacher
  • Russ Craigmile: (BS Physical Ed.) Physical Education Teacher