Coach Whisman brings a wide variety of experiences to Chattanooga State that he incorporates into the school’s Strength and Condition program.Coach Whisman began lifting weights with his Dad while in elementary school to prepare for football. At this young age the idea of prior preparation for the coming season was learned and put into practice. During his high school career at Red Bank High School Coach Whisman was a 4-year letterman in wrestling and track and a 3-year letterman in football. Some of Coach Whisman’s high school accomplishments and awards were:
-Member of the 1994 State Champion Duel Meet Wresting Team -Two time Individual State Wrestling Tournament Qualifier- 3rd in 1997 -Multi-year All-Region football -1997 FCA Athlete of the Year Red Bank High School -1997 Scrappy Moore Award Finalist- School’s Most Valuable Athlete
Because of his outstanding High School career Coach Whisman earned an Athletic Scholarship for football to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC).He was a 4 year letterman while at UTC but early on he realized he enjoyed the off-season training more than actually playing the game and began pursuing a career in strength and conditioning. He graduated Cum Lade in 2002 with a BS in Exercise Science and was awarded a teaching graduate assistantship by the exercise science department. In 2004 he earned his MS in human performance graduating with a 3.92 GPA. While in graduate school he continued his athletic career with a short stint in power lifting winning a state title in 2004. In 2005 he became a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialsit (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). Shortly after graduation Coach Whisman began working as a performance coach at Velocity Sports and Performance of Chattanooga where he began training the Chattanooga State Softball Team.Also while at Velocity he began competing in Strongman. In nine strongman competitions he has placed top three seven times including 3 first place finishes. In 2008 Coach Whisman came to Chattanooga State full time as Fitness Center Coordinator. He still works very closely with the athletic teams trying to instill the lesson that sports specific training is a year round pursuit. He also trains the employees and teaches credit classes.