Nicole Zapoli
From a young age, I knew I wanted to help people through movement, strength, and coaching. My journey began with dance, gymnastics, and elite athletic training, eventually leading me to train at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, become a 4-time Texas State Champion, Junior Olympian, and later perform professionally for the NFL Houston Texans and NBA Houston Rockets.
For the past 20+ years, I’ve built multiple businesses in the fitness industry, coached thousands of clients, and traveled internationally teaching through both CrossFit Gymnastics and my company, NZ Fitness. I’ve led 130+ gymnastics workshops worldwide and continue to coach high-performing women, moms, and former athletes both in person and remotely.
As an athlete, I’ve ranked within the top 5–10% of female CrossFit competitors worldwide since 2011 and currently compete as a professional natural bodybuilder, placing 2nd and 3rd in the world at the 2025 Natural Olympia.
Today, my work centers around the STRONGher SIStem — a personalized coaching method designed to help women rebuild strength, confidence, structure, and self-trust. My training philosophy combines decades of experience across gymnastics, strength training, bodybuilding, Olympic lifting, mobility, and holistic health, with a strong focus on movement quality, sustainability, and real-life integration.
I’m also a two-time #1 best-selling author, creator of NZ Meals in partnership with Territory Foods, and co-creator of the NZ x Spren Body Composition app.
At the core of everything I do is one mission: helping people move better, feel stronger, and live healthier, more empowered lives for the long term. (edited)
October 4, 2026 · Fox Point Farms · Encinitas, California
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