I ripped both of my triceps tendons off at the elbows. My doctors and surgeon had never heard of anyone having this injury to both arms at the same time and made it clear that my lifting days were over.

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.

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!!

My name is Carly Rose and I’ve been a competitive athlete my entire life. From early on the basic foundations of dedication and discipline were grounded into my mind, but after a severe back injury I was unable to train while starting my first year of college. Needless to say I soon feel victim to
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  I remember seeing Nikki and David for the first time at the trainer’s desk at my local gym. I recall David having a contest for free training sessions to whomever he felt deserved it based on a series of questions. I entered this contest and remember receiving a call from Nikki stating that I
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6/14/09 David, So, I was thinking a lot about what you had to say today and came to two conclusions. Well, I came to a few, but here are two. One, I actually did flex in the mirror when I got home and I absolutely do notice a difference in my arms. I feel like
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I never thought I was the type of person that would need a personal trainer. However, I had been stuck at 145 pounds for more than 6 months and with less than 2 months left until my wedding I needed help to get over that wall. I was a little skeptical because David wanted me
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Accomplishments: • reduced body fat from 26% to 19% • increased strength by 230% • dropped 2 dress sizes • sculpted her physique so she looked terrific on her wedding day April 21, 2006 Prospective Client: I met David in December of 2005. I had been living with my fiancé for about two years. Subconsciously,
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