Mark received his BS in Athletic Training from Salem State College and MS in Sports Medicine and Injury Prevention and Management from Springfield College. He is a licensed/certified Athletic Trainer and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, as well as a Certified Nutrition Manager.
Before starting MC Strength & Fitness, LLC Mark spent had the past few years serving as the Sports Performance Director for Fit Revolution, North Reading, MA & The Thoreau Club, Concord, MA. While at those locations he trained a variety of athletes from youth sports to top collegiate athletes.
For 14 years Mark worked for CATZ Sports Performance Training (Pasadena, CA), where he has held such roles as National Director of Coaching, Education and Sports Performance. In addition, for 6 years during his tenure he served as the head sports performance coach for the both the Boston Cannons (MLL) and the Boston Breakers (NWSL).
Mark began his career with the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League. Following his stint with the Falcons, Mark was hired by the Pittsburgh Pirates organization to work as the head strength coach for one of their minor league affiliates (Hickory Crawdads). He subsequently accepted a position as the Minor League Strength and Conditioning Coordinator for the San Diego Padres. In this role, Mark managed the strength and conditioning program for all six minor league affiliates within the Padres organization.
Mark has coached athletes from NFL, MLB, MLS, NBA, MLL, NWSL, and US Women’s Pro Tennis. He has worked with players on the US Men’s and Women’s National Soccer Teams and has had numerous athletes who have won Gold
Medals in the past two Summer Olympics. Currently, Mark is on the Board of Advisors for the Sports Science Department at Lasell College (Newton, MA). He also serves on the Board of Advisors for New England Sports Partners, Antonelli
Baseball and Four Pillar Performance; baseball specific organizations.
His expertise is in athletic sports performance enhancement and injury prevention management. Currently he is an Adjunct and Visiting Professor for both Endicott
College and Northeastern University. Where he prepares students on physiological factors of group behavior, strength and conditioning, leadership, first aid and injury prevention. Mark was also an academic Instructor at the National Personal Trainer Institute (NPTI), Waltham Ma. Where he prepared academic topics related to personal training as a profession. Topics include, sports performance, injury
prevention, nutrition, business and are based on NSCA, NASM and ACSM guidelines. Mark is also a regular contributor for The BostonHerald.com as the blogger “Mr. Fit”.
Professional Certifications:
Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist
Certified and Licensed Athletic Trainer
Certified Nutrition Manager
My professional expertise is in the following:
Program design (ACSM, NASM and NSCA)
Exercise prescription (ACSM, NASM, NSCA)
Weight loss (decreasing body fat & increasing lean mass)
Weight gain (increasing muscle mass)
Nutrition Counseling (creating a better way to eat and live through
nutritional habits)
Injury prevention
Rehabilitation
Sports performance - speed, agility, quickness, power, strength
Testing: for sports performance, flexibility or mobility, general exercise
prescription and goals
HEAD COACH
Education: Bachelor of Health Science from Merrimack College (2022)
Experience: Head Coach at MCS&F since 2022
Favorite thing about MCS&F: Watching athletes progress and take interest in their training.
COACH
Education: Bachelor of General Science and Technology from Cornell University (2021) Bachelor of Sociology from Suffolk University (2025)
Experience: Training as a high school and college level athlete. Working as a personal trainer (before moving into strength and conditioning coaching). College class work included biological, physiological, and nutritional studies.
Favorite thing about MCS&F: All the grip training equipment and all the equipment that you usually do not find in most other gyms (water ball, sand bags, etc.)
SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR/COACH
Education: Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) from UMASS Lowell (2023)
Experience: YMCA Swim Instructor, UML Campus Recreation and Intramural Supervisor, Massachusetts Powerlifting State Champion 2023, Powerlifting Collegiate Nationals Qualifier 2023
Favorite thing about MCS&F: Seeing everyone training to be the best athlete they can be!
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