Johnny Jackson grew up in California and played football at the University of Arizona and graduated with a bachelor’s in communications and in human development. Johnny played arena football from 2006 to 2008 and then played in the Canadian Football League. He began his career as a trainer at Crunch Fitness and has also worked at the University of California, Berkeley. Johnny has been the national trainer of the year at Crunch Gym for eight years in a row. He holds multiple certifications from the National Academy of Sports Medicine and Next College Student Athlete including nutrition, weight loss, and post rehab, as well as TRX certification.