Meet The Coaches

Our Staff in Concord and Tyngsboro

Our expert coaching staff has over 40 years of combined experience. From first time exercisers to professional athletes, our staff has a solution for your fitness needs. We are here to ensure you get the best possible results, in a safe, and fun way. You won’t find any gimmicks at Arkitect Fitness, just solid fitness principles combined with the latest in sports, health, and nutritional science. Each member of our staff is on a continuous journey to expand their knowledge in order to bring you the very best service possible.

Dr. Brett Scott, PT, DPT, USAW-1

Owner | Physical Therapist & Head Strength Coach

Dr. Brett Scott founded Barbell Therapy & Performance in 2017. After working as a strength coach and personal trainer for seven years throughout his college career, Dr. Scott realized something was missing in the traditional physical therapy model during his clinical rotations. While working in the traditional physical therapy setting, he realized he didn’t have the time and resources to get his patients the best outcomes because profit and proficiency from a business standpoint surpasses patient outcomes. He felt like he was able to give his training clients more from a coaching and training setting where he had the time to educate people, provide hands-on coaching and corrections, build stronger alliances and trust with clients, and had the ability to empower people to be in better control of their life.

As a competitive hockey player and olympic weightlifter himself, he also realized that many athletes were coming to physical therapy that were either misunderstood, or mistreated by other therapists due to a lack of expertise and experience in working with fitness athletes. Too many athletes have been told to just stop working out, or stop their activity, and weren’t being prescribed exercises and treatments that challenged the patients enough or solved the root cause of their problems to begin with. Therefore, Dr. Scott founded Barbell Therapy & Performance in 2017 as a place where fit adults and athletes could be served with a better experience, and a better outcome by being able to not only rehab, but coach individuals back to the sports and activities that they love. In 2021 he purchased Arkitect Fitness in Concord and was able to expand to a second location in Tyngsboro, MA with his passion and purpose to bring an intelligent, and efficient training model to help athletes and active adults live life to their full potential.  

Dr. Scott graduated summa cum laude from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell with his bachelors of science in exercise physiology and a minor in nutrition. He continued on in the expedited program through UMass Lowell to graduate summa cum laude with his Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2017.

Dr. Scott is currently a licensed doctor of physical therapy in both Massachusetts and New Hampshire and has passed all necessary requirements under the federal board regulations. He also holds specialty certifications in dry needling, cupping, spinal manipulations and adjustments, blood flow restriction training, instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization (also known as Graston Technique), is a certified clinical athlete provider, and is a registered olympic weightlifting coach with USA weightlifting. Amongst his passion for learning, Brett is equally passionate about educating others presents at workshops on his approach throughout New England, has a podcast for individuals to learn more about health, and has had the pleasure of presenting his expertise at multiple universities and colleges as well. 

Not only has Brett been able to compete on the national circuit in olympic weightlifting himself, but he has had the opportunity to coach multiple individuals at the national  and international level in the sports of weightlifting and powerlifting with over 10 medals from national and international competitions as well.  Brett has had a vast experience of working with many NCAA division 1 athletes, various high school athletes, professional athletes, professional actors, stuntmen, and elite mixed martial artists. 

Brett is also co-founder of Neuropedics; a continuing education and mentorship program for physical therapists and chiropractors who are looking to improve their own clinical skill sets.  He is also a clinical educator for Modern Manual Therapy where he teaches continuing ed courses nationally and internationally.  He has also created his own course “Modern Barbell Therapy” for physical therapists looking to integrate the principles of strength training into their physical therapy practices.  

In his free time, you can find him playing ice hockey, weight training, mountain biking, snowboarding, playing drums, or taking his dog Jax for a run.  

Dr. Connor Bombaci, PT, DPT, CSCS

Physical Therapist and Strength Coach

Dr. Bombaci joined Barbell Therapy and Performance in August of 2021. Connor previously worked in private and collegiate strength and conditioning settings where he gained a passion for helping others improve themselves. Connor went into PT school imagining himself going into professional sports, but his goals shifted during his clinical experiences. There, he saw how much of an impact he could make on athletes, active adults, and motivated individuals. Connor relates helping a young dad of two return to golfing and the gym without pain, as a major turning point for him.

Dr. Bombaci cites learning and work experiences at the Institute of Performance and Fitness, Champion PT and Performance, UMass Lowell Sports Performance, OSF Hospital, and Athletic Evolution, as the catalysts for his pursuit of excellence in both Strength and Conditioning and Physical Therapy.

Specifically, Connor’s time with UMass Lowell’s Division 1 sports performance and softball teams changed the way he thought about physical preparation and mental challenges during training. Spending time with staff and athletes in the weight room, on cross country flights, and during meals were transformative experiences for Connor as he got to experience six years as an intern, then co-op student and finally Sports performance coach at UMass Lowell.

Dr. Bombaci previously played soccer and lacrosse in highschool. He has a passion for golf and all things weightlifting related; olympic lifting, powerlifting, kettlebells, you name it. Dr. Bombaci has two dogs and credits his initial interest in Physical Therapy and sports medicine to his parents.

Dr. Bombaci holds his Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) from the National Strength and Conditioning Association and received his Doctorate of Physical Therapy from UMass Lowell in 2021.

Anthony Piccirillo

Director of Operations

Anthony Piccirillo received his bachelors of science in exercise physiology from Endicott College in August of 2020. He is a registered fitness professional through the National Academy of Sports Medicine. His unique training background brings a different taste to Barbell Therapy and Performance. With experience in strength and conditioning youth athletics as well as mixed martial arts, and being extremely well versed in nutrition, Coach Anthony has been able to help athletes here get optimal results by helping our athletes get better nutrition, make for efficient conditioning workouts, and maximize recovery.

Anthony started his professional career with an internship here at Arkitect Fitness to complete his education in exercise science. Along the way, Anthony realized he had a love for the business side of things and has been a major player in the growth and development of our business. Anthony is currently our operations director and oversees all of the day to day business activity including sales, digital marketing, client success, finance, and logistics.

Matthew Zidbeck

Coach

Matthew started his journey towards becoming a strength and conditioning coach by teaching TaeKwonDo classes in 2015. With the help of high-ranking coaches, he competed in state and national-level competitions. Matthew attended Colorado State University from 2018-2022, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Health and Exercise Science. During his time there, he competed on the school’s Timbersports team and worked with many athletes of different competitive levels. After college, Matthew moved to New England to participate in a Harvard Athletics strength and conditioning internship. He is currently pursuing his Masters in Strength and Conditioning through Bridgewater State University and training as a powerlifter. Matthew is very passionate about building a community through hard work and will gladly cheer on anyone in need of extra motivation! He is a Certified Personal Trainer through ACSM and a certified USA Weightlifting Level 1 Coach. When Matthew’s not coaching or lifting, you can catch him reading comic books or chilling with his toothless cat, Albert.

Hannah Lin

Fitness Director

Hannah trained as a ballet dancer for 15 years before switching gears into the fitness industry, fueled by numerous overuse injuries. She has her Bachelor’s of Science in Exercise Physiology from UMass Lowell, and has been a personal trainer since 2016. Since then, she has worked in physical therapy clinics and for gyms owned by physical therapists, gathering priceless information about training around and through injuries.  She’s worked with everybody from a team of high school basketball players to 86-year-old women looking to regain confidence in their daily activities. Hannah has a passion for working with people (particularly women) who need to understand how to value and care for themselves well. After staring at herself in a mirror lined up with other girls in tights and leotards for years on end, she understands how easy it is to slip into body dysmorphia and disordered eating. Strength training (and most recently powerlifting) has helped her start to climb out of that hole, appreciate her body for what it can do rather than what it looks like, and she is ready to help you do the same!

 

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