Exercise without a plan is not optimum.
5 Things I Know for Sure
Nick Klein
Owner and Master Personal Trainer
My name is Nick Klein. I specialize in outcome-driven, effective methods of training, exercise, education, nutrition and supplementation for clients and personal trainers alike. Growing up I was a huge athlete. I always loved pushing myself to the max and constantly sought out competition. My passion was visible and everyone could see that I was a fighter.
Then one day I came home from the gym. I walked in to see my parents in the kitchen. My dad was crying and genuinely looked scared. He was diagnosed with Leukemia and the doctors were pessimistic about any chance of survival. But, I witnessed my dad fight and beat cancer.
That whole experience made me realize how quick life can be taken from us. I decided at that very point in time that I did not want to accomplish any less than my full potential. I wanted to help other make the most of their lives, to reach their health goals and experience a long and fit life.
This led me to take up a career in personal training. I wanted to help others achieve greater health and performance. But I didn’t want to be a standard trainer. I wanted to be in the top 2% of the industry.
I sought out and continue to seek out the best strength coaches, nutritionists, lifestyle educators and manual therapists, and created my own system to combat all of the misguided inaccurate information that floods us today.
My programs have been so successful, I was able to open my own premier training center and help not only top-level athletes, but everyday people to achieve a higher level of health and fitness. Often people come to us with little hope, poor health, injuries, no personal belief that what we offer could ever benefit them. My personal satisfaction: watching those people thrive.
Throughout my journey, I have encountered various individuals who have helped me to learn and inspired me to grow and achieve things that I could not have otherwise achieved on my own. These individuals have equipped me with the tools necessary to cultivate the true potential locked up inside of us.
As my team and I travel with you on your journey, we will offer you a coaches encouragement, a mentor’s guidance, a critic’s feedback, a supporter’s admiration and a friends commitment. We are in this together!
I know the hardest part to any goal is starting. It’s a CHOICE, It’s Your Choice. So essentially, you’re just one rep away!
-Coach Klein
Professional Development
- Bachelor’s Degree in Health Fitness in Preventive and Rehabilitative Programs from Central Michigan University – 2009
- Minor in Community Health from Central Michigan University – 2009
- Exercise Physiologist – Saint Mary’s Concierge Medicine
- American College of Sports Medicine Certification – 2010
- Internship at East Hills Athletic Club – 2010
- Charles Poliquin Biosignature Level 1 – 2010 (Scottsdale AZ)
- PICP Level 1 Certification – 2011 (Ottawa Canada)
- PICP Level 2 State Coach Certification – 2011 (Ottawa Canada)
- Private Internship, Eric Falstrault, Level 5 PICP Strength Coach – 2011 (Montreal Canada)
- Charles Poliquin Biosignature Level 2 – 2011 (East Greenwich RI)
- Fascia Stretch Therapy Level 1 – 2012 (Toronto Canada)
- Fat Loss Bootcamp Internship, Charles Poliquin – 2012 (East Greenwich RI)
- Eleiko Strength Summit – 2012 (East Greenwich RI)
- Charles Poliquin Biosignature Level 3 – 2013 (Toronto Canada)
- Poliquin Instant Muscle Strengthening Certification – 2013 (Toronto Canada)
- Fascial Abrasion Tool Certification – 2013 (Toronto Canada)
- Strength and Wellness Conference – 2013 (East Greenwich RI)
- Advanced Nutrition and Supplementation Conference – 2013 (East Greenwich RI)
- Perform Better Conference – 2014 (Chicago IL)
- Poliquin Group, Biosignature – 2014 (Chicago IL)
- Lab Assessments and Metabolic Performance – 2014 (poliquin strength institute)
- Gut Health and Metabolic Performance – 2014 (poliquin strength institute)
- Private Internship, Luke Leaman, PICP Level 5 & Founder of Muscle Nerds – 2014 (East Greenwich RI)
- Poliquin Group, Body Transformations -2015 (Toronto Canada)
- Private Internship, Christian Maurice, PICP Level 4 & accomplished Naturopath – 2015 (Montreal Canada)
- Detoxification, A Whole Body Approach – 2015 (poliquin strength institute)
- Effects of Stress on Sleep – 2015 (poliquin strength institute)
- Performance Training and Recovery – 2015 (poliquin strength institute)
- Private Fat-Loss Seminar, Muscle Nerd Inc. (Toronto Canada) – 11/15/2015
- The Meeting of the Minds, Charles Poliquin & Ed Seykota (Dallas, Texas) – 11/21/2015
- Fascia Stretch Therapy Level 2 (Toronto, Canada) – 4/2016
- Designing Effective Hypertrophy Programs – 2016 (Poliquin Strength Institute)
- Designing Effective Relative Strength Programs – 2016 (Poliquin Strength Institute)
- Designing Explosive Strength Using Plyometrics – 2016 (Poliquin Strength Institute)
- PICP Level 3 Certification – 2017 (Chicago, Il.)
- Wolfpack Mentorship w/ Australian Premier Coach Mark Ottobre – 2018 (Melbourne, Australia)
- Hypertrophy Academy w/ Andre Benoit – 2019 (Chicago, IL)
- Kilo Strength Program Design, Stephane Cazeault – 2019 (Huntington Beach, CA)
- Posture Pro, Annette Verpillot – 2019 (Chicago, IL)
- Kilo Strength Private Internship, Stephane Cazeault – 2019 (Huntington Beach, CA)
- Kilo Strength Advanced Strategies to Program Design Level 1 – 2019 (Huntington Beach, CA)
- Kilo Strength Applied Exercise Technique Seminar – 2019 (Huntington Beach, CA)
- Metagenics First Line Therapy Certification – 2019 (Chicago, IL)
- Kilo Strength Advanced Strategies to Program Design Level 2 – 2019 (Huntington Beach, CA)
- Neurotyping: The Founding Principles – Christian Thibaudeau 2019
- Neurotyping: Assessments & Program Design – Christian Thibaudeau 2019
- Neurotyping: Nutrition & Supplementation – Christian Thibaudeau 2019
- Kilo Strength Sports Specific Training Camp – 2020 (Huntington Beach, CA)
Notable Clients
- Brian Lashoff (Professional Hockey – Detroit Red Wings Organization)
- Chris Kaman (Professional Basketball – 13 years in the NBA)
- Brent Raedeke (Professional Hockey – Mannheim Eagles, Germany)
