Nick was raised in Minnesota, where he grew up playing hockey, football, baseball, and lacrosse. Upon graduating high school, he played two seasons of collegiate rugby before committing to powerlifting. He has now been competing in powerlifting for 8 years and is a 2x USAPL National Championship competitor. Nick completed his undergraduate studies from the University of St. Thomas with a B.S. in Exercise Science in 2019, and proceeded to graduate as a Doctor of Physical Therapy from the College of St. Scholastica in 2022. Since, he has specialized in treating an athletic and active population. Although Nick has been strength coaching since 2018, he finds supporting this experiential knowledge in the weight room with his expertise in anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics as a physical therapist materializes in vastly improved outcomes with his patients and clients.

Since graduating from the College of Saint Scholastica as a Doctor of Physical Therapy, he has competed 3x in USAPL and PLA powerlifting federations—completing 2.5x bodyweight squat and 3x bodyweight deadlift in competition. Barrett has been training since he was 16 and loves to bring his clinical expertise with injuries and loading into the lifting sphere to help people maximize their athletic abilities.

Specialties: powerlifting/strength coaching, hybrid/cross coaching, strength athlete rehabilitation, recreational athlete rehabilitation