Milwaukee City Wire

Director of Strength & Conditioning Bennett Reed has announced the additions of Garv Malhotra and Charlie Benforado as assistant strength & conditioning coaches.

In their roles, Malhotra will work closely with the women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, and swimming & diving programs. Benforado will work with the track & field and cross country programs.

Malhotra comes to Milwaukee from San Diego State University in Southern California, where he worked in the strength & conditioning department with the men's and women's basketball programs, as well as the men's tennis and women's golf teams. While there, he also created athlete performance and risk assessment profiles, while assisting in the interpretation of movement and performance testing data utilizing force plates.

Prior to his stop in San Diego, Malhotra spent two years at Cal State University Fullerton. He served as an Assistant Sports Performance Coach during his second season after volunteering his first season. At Fullerton, he worked closely with the men's and women's basketball programs and the track & field team, focusing on sprinters, jumpers, and hurdlers.

Malhotra is CSCS – NSCA Certified and holds CPR and First Aid Certifications through the American Red Cross. He is also an Applied Performance Coach and a Level 1 Certified Reflexive Performance Reset.

Malhotra graduated from Butler University with a degree in international business with a sports coaching minor in May 2020. He earned his master's degree in kinesiology with a specialization in strength & conditioning at Fullerton in August 2023.

Benforado graduated from Milwaukee in December 2022 with a degree in kinesiology. He is currently obtaining his postgraduate degree in kinesiology and is expected to graduate in May 2025.

In addition to working with the Panthers, Benforado has experience at Red Schafer MMA, The Pro Lane, Bridgewater Performance, and his own CJBPerformance organization as a strength & conditioning coach.

Benforado's previous collegiate experience includes interning at Marquette University where he worked with various sports teams including men's basketball, men's and women's lacrosse, volleyball, track & field, and men's and women's soccer programs. His additional internships included stops at Bridgewater Performance and ETS Performance.

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