Our Head S&C Coach: Morgan Ferris
From the birth of Empower Strength & Conditioning, Morgan Ferris has been our Head Strength & Conditioning Coach.
Morgan’s journey started in 2004, where he began to study kickboxing at Academy Martial Arts, to which he achieved the rank of 1st Degree Black Belt and began assisting the head coaches in classes. Throughout his time at Academy Martial Arts, Morgan achieved his 2nd Degree Black Belt in 2013, Certified Instructor status and 3rd Degree Black Belt in 2017. He began to develop an interest in health and fitness, specifically how exercise can be used to increase the strength, endurance, and power of his students. As a result, Morgan undertook level 3 qualifications in personal training, sports conditioning and outdoor fitness instructing, and started his successful personal training business “Coach Morgan”.
Morgan Ferris BSc (Hons) presenting at the BASES Conference 2023 at Anglia Ruskin University.
As his thirst for knowledge grew, Morgan began studying a BSc (Hons) in Strength & Conditioning at the University of Bedfordshire in 2020, graduating with a first class honours in 2023. Morgan also had the opportunity to present his academic research on the “Biomechanical Determinants of Blitz Performance in Male Amateur Point-Fighting Kickboxers” at the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) 2023 Conference at Anglia Ruskin University. During this time, he also achieved level 3 diplomas in sports massage therapy and exercise referral, and gained additional experience in the health, fitness, and sports performance industry, namely working as a Multi-Sports Coach at Sport4Kids, Fitness Trainer at The Gym Group, Martial Arts Coach at Empower Martial Arts, and Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach with the 1stXV at Ampthill Rugby Union Football Club.
In 2023, Empower Strength & Conditioning was founded by Morgan to provide high-quality professional strength & conditioning coaching and sports massage therapy services to the people of Stourbridge, cumulating his experience in elite sport with the values of Empower.
Currently, Morgan is studying a Biomechanics MRes and PhD with the University of Bedfordshire whilst maintaining roles as our Head Strength & Conditioning Coach, Sports Massage Therapist, and Martial Arts Coach at Empower Martial Arts.