Leadership

Albert Hernandez — Founder & Practitioner-in-Residence

Albert Hernandez is the founder of Praxis Performance Studio and serves as the Practitioner-in-Residence. His clinical methodology was forged through lived experience: a 305-pound transformation (540 → 235 lbs) that reversed hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and NASH — without surgical intervention.

This experience exposed the "Rehabilitation Chasm" firsthand — the gap between acute medical care and functional independence where patients are abandoned by the healthcare system. Albert built Praxis Performance to close that gap permanently.

As a practitioner, Albert operates within the professional scope of exercise physiology and metabolic coaching, specializing in medically complex populations including oncology survivors, post-surgical recovery patients, geriatric populations, and individuals managing metabolic syndrome, GLP-1 therapy, and hormone replacement therapy. 

Credentials & Training

• Primary Clinical Certifications (NASM):

  • Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES): 1251480904 | Musculoskeletal management and joint longevity. 

  • Certified Nutrition Coach (CNC): #1261710978 | #1261710979 | Evidence-based protein-pacing and metabolic support. 

  • Certified Personal Trainer (CPT): #1251414430 | Foundational physiological stimulus for cardiovascular adaptations. 

  • Specialized Protocols:

    • NASM Metabolic Makeover™: #1251631583 | Foundational intervention to optimize metabolic rate and mitigate muscle wasting.

  • Emergency Response & Safety Readiness:

    • NASM/AFAA CPR & First Aid: #1241412540 | Certified for emergency response, ensuring a high-standard safety environment for all residents.

• Scope of Practice: Praxis Performance provides mechanical stimulus and nutritional coaching to defend Skeletal Muscle Mass and Bone Mineral Density. We do not prescribe medication, diagnose disease, or alter physician-directed protocols. We provide the physiological "safety net" for medical weight-loss interventions.

Clinical Partnerships

Praxis Performance maintains collaborative, non-prescriptive referral relationships with providers and specialists at:

• Keck Medicine of USC

• Huntington Health

• City of Hope

• NeuroSportPT — neurological and sport-specific physical therapy

• AlphaHormone — hormone replacement therapy management

• ALPA — clinical referral partnership

• Sayegh Smart-Spine — spinal health and orthopedic referrals

Advisory Network

• Dr. Jo An Pullen — Primary Care Physician (Retired), LA Physicians — Clinical methodology advisor

• Chantal Flores — Medical Assistant, LA Physicians — Clinical operations advisor

• Adam Khalifa — Performance Coach, LA Sports Performance Center — Industry advisor

• John Schaefer — Clinician at [P]rehab —  Industry advisor