Bridging the Gap between Heightened Performance and Safe Lifting

There is always a balance between pushing yourself to get results, and not going overboard and injuring yourself. This can feel like a tight rope to walk.

Control your fitness journey with an increased sense of assurance from guidance given by a licensed clinician.

About the founder Nick, aka Dr. Nick Legros, PT, DPT, OCS, cert-CMFA

            I have not always been a practitioner of the barbell, but have become a devout convert.  I have been lifting weights since middle school, began powerlifting after college, but only began training in the Olympic lifts in my early 30's.  I have since fallen in love with the sport and thoroughly enjoy sharing my knowledge about injury recovery and prevention, movement analysis, and optimal performance to my patients, and now hopefully to you as well. 

            I have been a licensed physical therapist (PT) for over seven years, after having graduated from an accelerated doctoral program at Duquesne University.  As a PT, I am also an orthopedic clinical specialist (OCS), meaning I passed the board-certification exam to specialize in musculoskeletal conditions (as of 2023, only 6% of all physical therapists attain this designation).  Some of my favorite continuing education courses that I've attended were through the Institute of Clinical Excellence, from whom I've learned to take a deep dive into barbell movements.  I am now certified in the management of the fitness athlete (cert-CMFA), which refined my skills in analyzing the movements of CrossFit athletes and the Olympic lifts. 

            Personally, performing the Olympic lifts has become a passion of mine.  When I was first learning how to do barbell movements, I found conflicting information online and even from other physical therapists regarding what is "safe" versus "dangerous" and even more controversy over the ever-elusive "optimal".  Over the years, I've found that there is a lot of well-intentioned information out there that is unfortunately also empirically incorrect. 

            With both personal and professional practice, and in conjunction with an extensive background studying anatomy, I have gained insight into what information is actually pertinent when trying to balance performance and injury mitigation. 

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