Previously Associate Director of Recreation, Strength and Conditioning Coach, and Director of Fitness Assessment Lab at the University of British Columbia, Twist has extensive experience in testing, teaching, coaching and researching hockey player's conditioning.

He received his Bachelor of Physical Education, first class honors, from McMaster University and a Masters of Physical Education, first class honors, from UBC.

A former Best Defenceman Award winner and letterman at McMaster University and UBC, Twist is a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and President of the Professional and College Hockey Conditioning Coaches Association. He co-authored the Physiology of Ice Hockey and has just finished writing his second book Complete Conditioning For Hockey. Twist has also published twelve papers in scientific journals on hockey conditioning.