Born and raised in Wisconsin. after graduating High school in 2012 he joined the Army Airborne Infantry for 4 years before getting out and moving to Florida. There he attended Keiser University graduating in 2017 with a Bachelors in Sports Medicine and Fitness Technology, as well as certified in NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist.

After graduating he was hired from his internship at Sports Life Training Center during the height of the pandemic he managed SLTC, before accepting a position with Octane Performance being mentored by Mark Gochenour under the use of Neufit, Normatech and Gameready machines and devices to help athletes and general population recover.

Over the years Zak has curated his way of movement to adapt to each person because everyone is different. His major principles are to move injury free, be active everyday, and form over weight!

Zak is currently living in Saint Petersburg but trains in both cities!