Duke is a former collegiate gymnast and coach at Penn State who went on to be a performing member of Cirque Du Soleil before retiring to open CrossFit Rising Wave in Los Angeles. Duke has a long list of CrossFit Games athletes who he has coached and worked with while also being a long time staple on the Power Monkey Fitness coaching staff.

Dave is a former collegiate gymnast. He now works as Sports PT, strength coach, gymnastics coach, and runs an educational company called SHIFT.