Mike Barwis

Director of Sports Science

Mike Barwis is in his third season as Director of Sports Science for the Ducks. Barwis oversees and implements all aspects of player performance, including strength and conditioning, physical therapy, athletic training, data science, recovery and nutrition at the NHL and AHL levels.

Barwis previously served as the director of sport science and human performance with the Detroit Red Wings from 2019-22.

The founder and CEO of the BARWIS family of companies, including BARWIS Methods Training and ARS Screening, BARWIS Neurological Reengineering, BARWIS Performance Centers & Equipment and more. Mike also serves as the senior advisor of sports performance for the New York Mets. Mike has been recognized as one of the most influential strength coaches of all time, having worked with professional and Olympic athletes in over 40 sporting events. Prior to BARWIS, Mike served as the director of strength and conditioning for both the University of Michigan and West Virginia University and was the star of Discovery Channel's international-hit reality show American Muscle.

At BARWIS, he has implemented the use of scientific training methods to ensure athletes develop and improve speed, agility, strength, power, force, acceleration, mobility, top speed, explosiveness, reaction, conditioning, balance, core stability, confidence, mental toughness, good nutrition habits, kinesthetic awareness, proprioception, and all other variables associated with human performance. Holistic programs inclusive of all of the aforementioned dimensions of training are underlined with cellular specific intentions and regularly adapted to elicit the desired results.

He’s been featured in hundreds of journals, magazines, and news channels and has also advised Fortune 100, federal-, and state-government organizations on various topics such as health and nutrition, strength and conditioning, sports science and physiology. He wrote and taught the graduate curriculum on physiology as an adjunct professor at West Virginia.