Dr. Nick D’Agostino PT, DPT, SSC, CSCS

Hi there, I’m Nick D’Agostino. I’m a physical therapist, strength coach, strength athlete, and occasionally like to write. I’m the guy behind emergestronger.com.

My mission is to help people make themselves stronger. I’ve been working in service of this mission for the last ten years. As I’ve grown as a person, so has my mission. Over time I came to realize strength takes many forms and that all these forms are connected. What started as helping people pursue gains in physical strength morphed overtime to assisting people in building agency and resiliency. Agency is the capacity for individuals to act independently and make their own choices. Resiliency is the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties or to spring back into shape. As I reflected more, I realized that gaining physical strength and education were strategies I was using to fulfill a more important mission of giving people freedom to manage their lives confidently.

Now for the less exciting things about me. I hold a Doctorate of Physical Therapy degree, am licensed in Nevada, and a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science. I’ve been a Starting Strength Coach since 2012 and a staff member for camps and seminars since 2013. I also hold the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist certification from the National Strength and Conditioning Association. My competition bests as a raw strength athlete include a 606lb squat, 369lb bench, 275lb press, 700lb deadlift, 137kg snatch, and a 178kg clean and jerk all-around a bodyweight of 240lbs. I’ve also lectured publicly on the science of learning and pain to audiences of 200+ people.