Coach Nelson spent his youth playing a variety of sports including baseball, basketball, and football. When Coach Nelson reached High School, he decided that football was his true calling and it ended up being what introduced him to strength and conditioning. With the gym, it was love at first sight and it became his home away from home. Coach Nelson’s hard work and dedication in his teenage years afforded him the opportunity to play football at the college level for Albright College in Reading, PA, where he realized what it truly takes to be a successful athlete.

By chance in 2021, Coach Nelson ran into Coach Mark while he was training Prime youth athletes at Hudson county park in Bayonne, NJ, where it all started. Coach Mark then invited Coach Nelson to a workout and from there he realized that training was his true calling. He then dedicated himself to fitness, training Prime athletes and working at multiple gyms where he ran group fitness classes and coached clients one-on-one.

Over the years, Coach Nelson has challenged himself by participating in various forms of fitness from bodybuilding to CrossFit and even a triathlon. He’s excited to contribute his experience as a coach and athlete to the Prime Athletic Development team.

Nelson truly enjoys helping people better themselves and accomplish goals that they otherwise thought were unattainable. He is a firm believer that pushing your body to its physical limits not only bullet proofs you physically, but mentally to deal with any of the challenges that life might throw at you.

Favorite exercise: Split Squats