Meet Seth Forman
is Level 3 certified
Certifications: CSCS
Seth started his education by receiving a Bachelors of Science in Physical Education, with a concentration in Exercise Science from Bridgewater State College in 2001. He then moved on to receive his Masters of Education in Applied Exercise Science, with a concentration in Strength and Conditioning, at Springfield College in 2003. While studying at Springfield College, Seth completed a 400 hour internship with the New Haven Ravens AA minor league baseball team affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals. As well, he worked as a Strength and Conditioning coach for Springfield College, assistant fitness director at American International College, volunteer University of Massachusetts Amherst (men's Hockey), and Northeast Sports Training & Rehabilitation covering multiples sports such as Softball, Hockey, and Lacrosse.
After receiving his Masters of Education, Seth moved down to Florida to work as an Assistant Performance Specialist at International Performance Institute (IPI) in mid 2003. At IPI he assisted in coaching effective techniques for Movement Mechanics, Olympic lifts, prehab, core, conditioning, and nutrition. He coached athletes ages 9 to professional level. As well, he assisted with NFL Combine training, Pro-baseball pre-spring training, and NBA draft prep training.
In mid 2004, Seth moved to Stamford, Connecticut and founded Riverside Athletic Performance, with a local Massage Therapist, as the Director of Athletic Performance. In 2005, Seth presented at the New England American College of Sports Medicine. The topic of his presentation was High Performance Muscular Recruitment Patterns & Joint Safety. In 2006, he renamed his private practice Advanced Athletic Development, Inc. Since opening up his own practice, he has worked with high school, collegiate, and professional level athletes, as well as consulting for the 2008 NFL Combine preparation at Velocity Sports Performance.
At the beginning of 2011, Seth teamed up with leading athletic performance trainers in the New York Metro area, and co-founded Academy of Exercise Science. The Academy of Exercise Science was created in order to develop courses for CEC/CEU credit to certified personal trainers, physical therapists, and strength and conditioning coaches. As well, the Academy was created to provide useful information regarding health, fitness, performance, and nutrition to the general public. In March 2011 Seth was invited to be a member on the board of advisors for the Graduate Strength and Conditioning program at Springfield College. Seth is currently a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and CPR Certified (Red Cross) with over 10 years of experience in the industry.
