He’s Got STREET CRED
NICK’S CERTIFICATIONS
Back Injury Prevention –
Kaiser Permanente
Flexibility Protocols –
The Esquire Fitness Group
Time to Get Personal
ABOUT NICK STELLATE
Nick began his fitness career in 1980 as a part time fitness instructor at JACK LALANNE HEALTH SPAS in Yonkers, New York (now 24 Hour Fitness, formally Bally’s Total Fitness). Soon after, he managed Academy Fitness Center and East Coast Fitness Centers, while attending IONA College in Westchester County, New York. After graduating IONA, he climbed the fitness ranks and became the training director at JACK LALANNE SPAS in Riverdale, New York, where he pioneered BODYSHAPING, CORE AND ABDOMINAL classes for the tri-state area clubs.
By 1990, he developed a series of new personal training systems that swept the tri-state area. The MOST popular program being Peripheral Heart Activity Training (PHAT), combining original fat burning concepts from Bruce Lee, Jack Lalanne, and Dr Fred Hatfield.
This culminated in him developing a cutting-edge personal training company in 1995 at 3 private facilities called TATE’S TRAINING; employing over 25 trainers. This success led him to relocate to Los Angeles in 1998 and become CRUNCH on Sunset’s #1 trainer for 16 months. Shortly after, Nick was hired as the REGIONAL FITNESS & NUTRITION DIRECTOR for 3 GOLD’S GYMS.
In 2001, Nick started NICKFITPRO with his BEST certified trainers from GOLD’S GYM; servicing VERY selective clients for himself and his crew of amazing fitness pros. Clients then and now range from high-profile celebs to students on limited budgets. Amazing BEFORE & AFTER TRANSFORMATION STORIES in VERY SHORT time frames, have flooded the internet, well known fitness magazines, and featured Nick on many TV and radio fitness shows.
After suffering life threatening injuries from an auto accident in 2013 and again in 2015, Nick was unable to exercise for about 3 years. In October 2016, Nick refused continued medical treatment and surgeries; although suffering from chronic neck and back pain, he vowed to stand on stage at the 2017 Natural Mr. Olympia in Las Vegas. His doctors advised against this at 156 lbs. suggesting his neck, back, knee, and spinal pain would be intolerable. Incredibly, 8 months later, Nick won the Novice and Masters (over 40) division of the Mr. Natural Los Angeles, along with several other bodybuilding divisions, qualifying him to compete at the 2017 Mr. Natural Olympia! His determination to overcome chronic pain and be a power of example for accident victims and chronic pain sufferers was miraculous.
Currently, Nick has won the MASTERS (over 40), GRANDMASTERS (over 50), NOVICE, and OPEN bodybuilding divisions competing in 12 INBA NATURAL BODYBUILDING ASSOCIATION shows. He also won 2nd, 3rd and 4th places in bodybuilding divisions at the VENICE BEACH MUSCLE CLASSIC on Labor Day, 2018.
His younger brother Frankie was his biggest supporter. Nick dedicates his fitness career and ability to change lives thru this website to his best friend Frankie, who lost his battle with Leukemia October 12, 2018.
Brother, and Best Friend, Frankie Stellate