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Montana Performance Labs

The coaches

Coaches on the floor. Eyes on the details.

20+ years of combined coaching experience. Coaches who combine sports performance expertise with real-world experience actively coaching the work every day. Programs aren't apps here — they're people.

Justin Whitten
01 · Co-Founder

Justin Whitten

Co-Founder · Director of Sports Science

Justin combines scientific expertise with real-world coaching experience to help athletes and adults train with purpose. A former nationally ranked collegiate powerlifter and Muay Thai fighter, he began coaching at Big Sky Barbell before moving into sports performance roles with Prime Performance & Physio and Montana State Athletics.

DegreePhD · Exercise Science
CertCSCS
FacultyMSU S&C
DirectorMSU Rugby · Manhattan HS

Background

  • PhD focused on biomechanics and motor control
  • Former nationally ranked collegiate powerlifter & Muay Thai competitor
  • Coaching experience spanning private performance, collegiate athletics, and sport science
  • Director of Sports Performance — MSU Rugby & Manhattan High School
Zac "Coach Sal" Salvat
02 · Co-Founder

Zac "Coach Sal" Salvat

Co-Founder · Director of Sports Performance

Former All-State athlete and collegiate football player who spent five years building state-championship programs at Gallatin High School. A 2019 National Champion Olympic weightlifter, Zac leads the floor with a coaching style centered around energy, accountability, and measurable athlete development.

EducationKinesiology
Athlete2019 National Champion • Olympic Weightlifting
TenureGallatin HS · 2020–24
ServiceBig Sky Bravery

Background

  • 2019 National Champion Olympic Weightlifter (96kg)
  • Collegiate football — Orange Coast College & Montana State
  • Head Strength Coach — Gallatin High School (2020–2024)
  • Helped develop state champions, Division I athletes, and Gatorade Players of the Year

Your first session is an assessment

If you're here to get measurably better — get in the lab.

Assessment. Baseline numbers. Real coaching. From there, we build the right plan and get to work.