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In 2009 I was logging 60+ hour weeks at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, working on a rover destined for Mars.
It was an intense time. If I had to do it all over again, I totally would. But, I was prioritizing my career over my health. I wasn’t eating right. I wasn’t exercising. I was sleeping poorly. I was gaining weight. Worst of all, I felt like shit.
I knew I needed to make a change. I wanted to take action. But most of what I read seemed sensationalized, contradictory or downright wrong. So, I did what any good engineer would do, I hit the books.
I read textbooks. I read scientific journals. I read everything I could get my hands on. Then I started putting it all into practice. Experimenting on myself. Figuring out what worked and what didn’t. What I learned was, all that hype and B.S. out there is designed to get you to click on and buy things you don’t need. What works is quite simple, but people don’t click on that.
I wasn’t on this journey alone either. I married my high school sweetheart who’d been an athlete her whole life – beginning with club gymnastics, then track, then distance running, followed by CrossFit and the list goes on… She’s got a doctorate degree too, so she’s no academic slouch.
Anyway. Invigorated by what I learned and the results I achieved, in 2011 we decided to transition away from our engineering and health care careers to help others do the same. To put into practice the simple things that work.
I won’t bore you with all the details, the short version goes like this… we started a boutique gym out of our garage, outgrew it and moved into a commercial space shortly thereafter, helped a shit load of people get fit, but decided we wanted work more intimately with our clients, so we sold the gym and launched Evidence Based Athlete, where we deliver remote 1:1 coaching for people that want to cut through the noise and focus on the things that truly matter and achieve epic results.
It’s been a wild ride. We’ve worked with NFL players, CrossFit Games athletes, sponsored endurance racers, medical clinics, seniors, stay-at-home moms, weekend warriors, and countless others prioritizing their career over their health, just like 2009 me.
Nicole has two great loves in her life, working out and her golden retriever. I come in a distant third place. She’s been a lifelong athlete and even set some state running records. In 2010 she started coaching and hasn’t looked back since. Nicole initially pursued a career in healthcare and ultimately found she can be most effective in the gym rather than managing medications in the clinic. Below is a sampling of some of her credentials, training and accomplishments.
This is me. I’ve always identified as a nerd, which wasn’t nearly as cool when I was growing up as it is today. But, here we are, nerds are cool and I’m the chief nerd at EBA. That means I spend most of my time reading research, distilling it down into best practices for our team, writing about what I learn as well as discussing it all with my great friend and co-host on the Strength & Scotch podcast.
It seems like damn near everyone fancies themselves a fitness expert these days. I can’t speak to that and use words appropriate for this page. What I will say is that we take health and fitness seriously around here. This isn’t a fly by night shop, or something that we do on the side in our spare time. I mean, my entire job is to read research papers!!! Still, you may be wondering if what we offer will be worth your time. Maybe our guiding principles will help you decide…