Chiropractic
Dr. Zachary Cullen
Goes by Dr. Zach.
Athletes, combat sports, hypermobility.
The Experience of Move Better
Dr. Zach on what it's like to be a patient at Move Better.
Standards
Tested twice since 2023 · latest Jul 2025- Deadlift
- Chin-ups
- Get-up
- Push-ups
- Deadlift335 lbbar 274.5 lbPass
- Chin-ups13bar 5Pass
- Get-upR 80 lb · L missbar 62.2 lb each sideMiss
- Push-ups35bar 20Pass
Jun 2023 Deadlift 315 lb pass Chin-ups 12 pass Get-up not tested Push-ups 25 pass Watch ↓
- Deadlift
- Chin-ups
- Push-ups
- Deadlift315 lbbar 297 lb
- Chin-ups12bar 5
- Get-upNot tested
- Push-ups25bar 20
Same bar for everyone here, tested unannounced. What the four standards are →
Dr. Zach spent eight years in restaurant kitchens — line cook to sous chef — before chiropractic. The pivot started as personal training: he kept seeing clients whose fitness goals were capped by pain, and recognized the same chronic low-back pattern in himself.
He earned his Doctorate of Chiropractic at the University of Western States in 2023 after a B.S. in Exercise Science from Castleton University. He worked at Move Better as a Chiropractic Assistant during his doctorate, so by the time he was practicing he already knew the system.
His clinical work spans athletes (he trains BJJ and HIIT), people with hypermobility looking for stability, and the chronic-pain patients he understands from the inside. The kitchen background still shows up in his nutrition conversations.
Specialties
- Functional bodybuilding
- Calisthenics
- Martial arts strength & conditioning (MMA, BJJ)
- Hypermobility disorders
- Chronic pain
Certifications
- — NASM Corrective Exercise Specialization
- — NASM Personal Trainer Certification
- — DNS Course A (Course B in progress)
- — BLS / CPR / AED
Education
- — Doctor of Chiropractic — University of Western States
- — B.S. Exercise Science — Castleton University