Jon Jost Position: Strength and Conditioning Experience: 5th Season at FSU Alma Mater: Nebraska '90

Florida State's commitment to its strength and conditioning program is tangible both in the quality of the individuals who run the programs and the improvements that have been made to the facilities and training areas. Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Jon Jost, who is in his fifth season at FSU, worked feverishly to design the Champions Training Complex and his efforts have resulted in the completion of one of the nation's best training environments. Striving for excellence is not uncommon for Jost, who in the summer of 2003, was presented with certification of Master Strength and Conditioning Coach. At that time, he was one of only 36 individuals in the world to have earned the distinction.

Jost, 37, was named Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Florida State on February 9, 2001, marking a new era in the training and conditioning of Seminole athletes. Prior to heading to Tallahassee, Jost headed the strength and conditioning programs at both Southern Methodist University (1996- 2001) and the College of Holy Cross (1995-1996). He started his career as a strength and conditioning coach at the University of Nebraska where he served as an assistant for seven years (two years student assistant, five years full time assistant) and earned certification as a strength and conditioning specialist. During that time, Jost worked closely with Boyd Epley, the Nebraska Director of Athletic Performance and founder of the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

Jost has worked extremely hard in developing a staff of experts dedicated to improving athletic performance. He and his staff of six full-time assistant strength coaches and three graduate assistant strength coaches are committed to providing the best athletic performance enhancing program in the nation to FSU athletes. Jost and his staff implement a comprehensive strength and conditioning program designed to reduce the risk of injury and to train the complete athlete. Each program is tailored to each individual athlete and addresses agility, endurance, flexibility, power, speed and strength. The goal of the program is to maximize the on-field performance of each athlete, while reducing the risk of injury.

Jost earned a bachelor's degree in exercise science with an emphasis in strength and conditioning from Nebraska in 1990 and went on to receive a master's degree in education administration with an emphasis in post-secondary education from the school in 1994. He is married to the former Marianella Baez.