Samuel Pitcairn

Backed by Science, Not Trends. Founder Samuel Pitcairn is an Exercise Physiologist and Sports Scientist. With degrees from the University of Pittsburgh and Ohio University (where he studied under the legendary Dr. Anne Loucks), Samuel’s expertise goes far beyond the average gym setting. He served as the Sports Scientist for the University of Pittsburgh Men's Basketball team and was a researcher at the Pitt Biodynamics Laboratory, where he authored 3 scientific publications. Samuel built Essential Strength to bridge the dangerous gap between physical therapy and performance training. When you train here, you are training with the clinical precision of a lab and the intensity of a gym.