I'm Andrew Saillant, founder of Saillant Strength Systems Powerlifting, established in 2022 and based in Rhode Island. I started lifting in 2017 and competing in powerlifting in 2019, and found coaching soon after as a trainer at Boston College, where it pulled me off a physics track and onto the path to physical therapy.

Through college I coached dozens of clients and grew the business by word of mouth out of Cambridge Strength and Conditioning, founding the Boston College Barbell Club along the way. After graduating in 2023 I went all in on coaching and earned my CSCS. Now I'm a Doctor of Physical Therapy student at the University of Rhode Island, chasing one goal: to be the powerlifting-specific physical therapist and coach I always needed.

I take my job seriously and never compromise my own effort or standards of service, and I expect athletes who work with me to hold themselves to that same standard in training and communication. At the same time, I value building real relationships with my athletes, going out of my way to talk about their lives, shared interests, and current events. That investment deepens my commitment to each athlete's success and builds buy-in by making them more than a name in a spreadsheet.