One of the first questions I ask of all clients is, How much time, per week, can you truly commit to being at the gym, strength training and cardio included? If you are a professional athlete, obviously it is your job to train, and therefore, we can demand a lot of time commitment. If, however, you are a business professional, and a mother of two, and have a lot of responsibilities outside of the gym– and also want to get in shape and lead a healthy lifestyle– then we obviously need to work within that context, and design a template that works for you.

I accomplished my goal and have never looked better and I owe it all to Dave’s hard work and dedication to my success! He is truly my inspiration and I know he will help me achieve more personal goals I have set for myself in the future!

What if we could take the model of the film, where every aspect is consciously selected, and apply it to our own lives? What if we could make our lives into movies?

“See, I don’t train for reps, I don’t train for time. I train for failure. I like to see my body fail. I like to stay in bed for a whole day because that’s how tired I am from working.” – Ray Lewis – Baltimore Ravens

Dave, a personal trainer at my gym served as my mentor and coach. I was very impressed by his client service, attention to detail, and passion for the sport — thanks for all the help, Dave!

I remember one of the first few conversations we had about diet and I told you it was impossible for me to do with my work and travels and you stated that you work all day and have a child at home and you can keep up with a diet. I guess that is what pushed me to keep with the diet as hard as I have. There are no excuses. I have learned to travel with work and keep with my diet.

We are bombarded with commercials, advertising, billboards, and updates on our electronic devices alerting us to precisely what we need now, at this precise moment, don’t wait, don’t hesitate, GET IT NOW!!! What is it that you NEED? What is it that you really value?

The last 10 months have been one hell of a journey. David tested me, he pushed me and I pushed back , he pissed me off, A LOT, but he lightly held my hand, guided me, and never leg go! I got there, I made it up on that stage. I didn’t just get up there either, I qualified for Nationals, in my first year competing!

My body has transformed so much in the past 2 years, hell, in the past 6 months, that my mother almost cried when she last saw me. She was so proud of how far I had come and so happy that I was, once again, happy. And when my brother saw my abs, his mouth dropped and he was speechless – it was the best feeling ever!!

http://www.spike.com/video/mtley-crue-home/2788784 It was a cold and windy day in Chicago, November 1989. I was ten years old, and walking out of the Rosemont Horizon with my parents and brother, having just attended the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. As much as I enjoyed the elephants and clowns and motorcycle stunts, the real treat
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