B.A.T. Performance

B.A.T. Performance is a personal training business in Derby, CT, founded by owner and head trainer Jesse Szymansky, an ACE Certified Personal Trainer and Phil Daru Mentorship Graduate. The business serves athletes and individuals seeking performance-based fitness, offering one-on-one training, small group and team sessions, fight camp preparation for combat sport and powerlifting competitors, boxing instruction, and online coaching with recorded classes and written workouts. B.A.T. Performance also runs a program called the 36 Chambers, with session packages of 9, 18, 27, or 36 sessions designed to improve efficiency and effectiveness across the full fitness journey. Athletic training is offered to competitors of any sport and all levels, with programming built around speed, agility, body movement, mechanics, and a strength and conditioning component. Sessions are available by appointment at the Milford, CT location, and the business holds a 5.00 rating based on customer reviews.

The approach taken by B.A.T. Performance centers on assessing each athlete's strengths and weaknesses and attacking weaknesses head on rather than working around strengths. This method promotes prehabilitation, strength and power, conditioning, speed, and agility, with the stated goal of raising an individual's baseline of general physical preparedness both in competition and in the weight room. Training does not require a commercial gym full of machines; sessions use plyometrics, resistance bands and belts, hurdles, and cones to improve movement patterns, balance, mobility, power, and speed. Jesse Szymansky trains at turf or grass fields, parks, basketball courts, or a client's own home. The athlete performance small group sessions draw on teachings and concepts used by professionals through the EXOS system. Fight camp is offered in 20, 16, 12, and 8 week formats leading up to a competition.

The business is located at 49 Burtville Ave in Derby, CT, about two-tenths of a mile from New Haven Avenue. Valley Regional Adult Education, the Richard O. Belden Cultural Center, and Center Stage Theater are each roughly half a mile away, with Howe Avenue about six-tenths of a mile from the location.

B.A.T. Performance has built a reputation in Derby for its focus on athletic performance and individualized programming, and its perfect rating reflects the experience of every customer who has reviewed the business.