NBSCA Member

Derek Millender

Felipe Eichenberger is the Nuggets’ Head Strength and Conditioning Coach. In this role he is responsible for all the team’s weight training, conditioning, daily tracking and load management, and nutritional programs.

Eichenberger worked five seasons as the Assistant Strength and Conditioning coach in Denver before being named the Associate Head Strength and Conditioning coach for the 2016-17 season.

A native of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil, Eichenberger attended Northwestern Oklahoma State University where he was a member of the basketball team all four years and graduated with his degree in health and sports science.

Eichenberger interned for a sports development organization in Las Vegas where he trained current and future NBA players after graduating college. He then came to Denver to work as a personal trainer specializing in athletic strength and conditioning before being hired by the Nuggets.

He is an NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and owns a master’s degree in Kinesiology. He is also certified as a Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES) through NASM, RPR certified and is finishing his Muscle Activation Technique specialist certification.