Chris Rudolph, a Jefferson (WI) native, is co-owner and co-director of training for CORE ATHLETIC, LLC. Chris's experiences encompass training professional athletes in all major sports. Chris studied under Al Vermeil and the Chicago Bulls strength staff in 2001. While with the Bulls, he worked with Chicago Bulls players, as well as elite professional and collegiate athletes in a wide variety of sports. Chris also assisted in the pre-draft evaluation and physical testing of the top 36 players in the 2001 NBA Draft. Chris has Division I college basketball coaching experience, as well. He was a graduate assistant men's basketball coach at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) during the 2001-2002 season. Before starting CORE ATHLETIC with business partner and friend, Andy Anderson, Chris strength coached for two years at Princeton Club West in Madison, Wisconsin.

Chris holds a B.S. in Exercise and Sports Science-Fitness Emphasis with a Strength and Conditioning Concentration from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. He is currently working towards a master's degree in Kinesiology at the University of Texas at El Paso. He is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association.