As a competitive distance runner, I wanted the health benefits of strength training without compromising on performance or recovery. Nick designed a plan that fit perfectly into my lifestyle without feeling like a chore, and was incredibly helpful with my questions and concerns. He is a rare mix of listener and teacher that is exactly what I want in a coach.

I’ve had untreated back pain from herniated disks for 4 years. This left me feeling like I would hurt myself no matter what kind of workout I did. After starting physical therapy, I began working with Nick. He built me a plan that specifically took my back pain into consideration. He built me a workout plan that focused on strengthening my core to address my back issues, but that also focused on my degraded upper body strength and cardio. After eight months of working with Nick, I feel stronger. Most importantly, I feel confident again when I exercise. I know what to avoid, what to focus on, and I know that Nick has my back. If you are dealing with past injuries and want to get back into exercising pain-free, I strongly recommend working with Nick. He is a trainer that pairs empathy with a deep biomechanical knowledge, and I can’t thank him enough for helping me get back to where I want to be.

I had been dealing with pain when running for about five years. I saw a physical therapist on the civilian side and two in the Army, but I kept getting the same exact cookie-cutter exercises and advice. “Your stride is too long.” “Your hamstrings must be tight.” None of it helped.

I ended up going to Nick after hearing people in my unit talk about how he had helped them with different issues. Right away, he took a different approach. He asked questions no one else had, watched me run with shoes and barefoot, and even watched how I stand/walked. He immediately noticed my feet were caving in and that my hips were rotating inward—things that had been missed for years.

He gave me a running plan and specific exercises to treat the underlying issues, and now I’m running pain-free for the first time in years. I honestly wish I had found Nick sooner.

After running D1 in college, I desperately wanted to gain strength and muscle mass. I had an optimistic goal of deadlifting 300 pounds. Where my collegiate strength & conditioning coaches warned against my ambitious goal, Coach Nick believed in me. He wrote me a program to meet me where I was (a novice lifter) built to get me where I wanted to go. Within a year, I was deadlifting 375 pounds and doing 13 pull-ups. Now, I bounce between running, lifting, and adventure goals and he supports me through all. I cannot recommend him enough!