Nicholas Soleyn, JD, is a recovering lawyer and quintessential weekend warrior. He has been an amateur boxer and traditional martial artist, recreational marathoner and endurance sports enthusiast, zealous crossfitter, mediocre powerlifter, and more recently has become mildly obsessed with Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Oss!

No sport or physical pursuit has come naturally to Nick. He has put thousands of hours into training, studying, making mistakes and paying for them, and, most importantly, learning. In his decades long pursuit of fitness, he has learned that strength is the foundation of health and fitness. He has been a professional barbell coach since 2012, coaching young people, old people, athletes and non-athletes, and a few who fit none of those categories. He trains people to help them with athletics, with picking up children and grandchildren, and for life–the greatest sport of all.