About Me.

   Forest Miller is a Speed and Strength Specialist based in Apex NC, focused on helping athletes become faster, stronger, and more durable through science-based, movement-driven training.

   A North Carolina native My family has been in the Tar Heel state for almost 400 years. I’ve always been involved in athletics. In high school, I competed as a rower and medaled at major events including the Head of the Hooch, the largest regatta in the Southeast.

   I went on to earn a B.S. in Exercise Science with a minor in Yoga Studies from the University of North Carolina Wilmington, graduating with honors. At UNCW, I worked in therapy and rehab settings, co-founded The Helping Hand Project (providing free 3D-printed prosthetics), and trained 19 Division I teams—including multiple conference champions—as part of the Sports Performance staff.

    After graduation, I joined VAST Sports Performance under coach Sherman Armstrong, former Head Speed Coach for UGA football. There, I led summer speed camps where athletes improved sprint and agility times by up to two seconds in a week, while training high-level athletes including Nia Armstrong, multiple All-Americans and national qualifiers. I also coached athletes across the Tampa Bay area, including district champion programs like Sickles High School Men’s Basketball.

    Alongside my work in the weight room, I served as Head Sprints Coach for the VAST Track Club, developing some of the Nation's top youth track athletes. Including current Nationally ranked # 8  200m dash athlete and Tennessee commit Brady Pineo, #2 14u 200m hurdle Musah Matthews, and more.

   Also during my time in Tampa, I did a competitive internship with professional athletes through Optimal Athlete Kollective under Theo Aasen, gaining direct insight into MLB players like O’Neil Cruz, Gary Sánchez, and Ben Rortvedt, which helps me bridge training from youth to the professional level.

   My coaching philosophy is built on three principles: expose the body to varied, progressive stimuli to build resilience, prioritize mobility and joint health as the foundation of strength, and tailor every program to the athlete’s unique structure and movement patterns. This system blends performance training, rehab principles, and movement science to build speed—and long-term athletic durability.