Juan Carlos "JC" Santana, MEd, CSCS, *D, has authored 17 books and manuals and produced over 70 DVDs. He has published more than 300 articles, many in peer-reviewed journals such as the NSCA's Strength and Conditioning Journal. His texts have been used internationally in over 20 universities.
Santana is the founder and director of the Institute of Human Performance (IHP) in Boca Raton, Florida. For the last 17 years, IHP has been consistently recognized as one of the top training facilities in the world and the best core-training facility in the United States. His IHP certification system has certified over 10,000 trainers worldwide in over 15 countries, including more than 200 Olympic coaches in China and South America. His IHP mentorship program has welcomed over 400 fitness professionals from over 20 different countries.
Santana has been part of the strength and conditioning programs for several Florida Atlantic University sports teams for over two decades. He was responsible for the strength and conditioning programs for men's basketball, men's and women's cross country and track and field, women's volleyball, and men's and women's swimming.
Santana is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with distinction (CSCS, *D) and a fellow (FNSCA) of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). He is also certified as a health fitness instructor by the American College of Sports Medicine. In addition, he is a certified senior coach and club coach course instructor with the U.S. weightlifting team and a USA Track and Field level I coach.
Santana has served two terms on the NSCA board of directors. For eight years, he was the sport-specific conditioning editor for the NSCA Journal. His professional responsibilities have included serving as NSCA's vice president, chairman of the NSCA Coaches Conference, a member of the NSCA Conference Committee, and NSCA state director for Florida. As a college adjunct professor, he has taught strength and conditioning at Florida Atlantic University (FAU). An FAU graduate with bachelor's and master's degrees in exercise science, Santana is involved in several ongoing research studies with numerous universities and is working on his PhD in exercise physiology.
Founded in 2001, IHP provides an unparalleled training environment for elite athletes, including Olympic athletes in a variety of sports; world-class tennis champions; NFL, NHL, and MLB players; world champion Brazilian jujitsu and mixed martial arts fighters; numerous NCAA Division I teams; and hundreds of nationally ranked teen hopefuls from a cross-section of sports. IHP also handles delicate spinal rehab cases as well as serving the local community gym.
