About

Art McDermott, CSCS, CISSN, USAWArt is owner of Matrix Strength and Fitness and designer of the Boomer Blueprint.  Matrix is a private training center specializing in personal training, nutrition, fitness/physique transformations and sports preparation. Art has been involved with strength sports for over 25 years.  During that time, he has participated in over 23 National and World Championships in three different sports, as well as 2 Olympic Track & Field Trials.Current highlights:

   Adjunct Professor – University of Massachusetts, Lowell.  Department of Health and Environment.  Presently teaching “Exercise Prescription and Program Design”
   Certified Nutritionist through the International Society of Sports Nutrition – CISSN
   National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist.  Originally certified in the first exam in 1985
   USA Weightlifting certification
   4 Time NCAA All-American in Track & Field and a member of several US International Teams
   New England All-Time record holder for both the shot put and discus
   Speaker at the 2005 NSCA National Convention

Art has authored multiple articles on various strength-related topics, having written for Milo Magazine, Powerlifting USA, the NSCA Strength and Conditioning Journal, Pure Power Magazine.  Art recently co-authored the first science-based research on modified strongman training methods with low back expert Professor Stu McGill, Waterloo University, Canada published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research.  He has also co-authored book “Applied Strongman Training for Sport” with world-renowned strength coach Charles Poliquin.