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In a nutshell.....
I have always
been active-since I was a toddler I was involved in a
sport. I competed in high level gymnastics until high school, where I then played volleyball for my
school team. I was also involved in cheerleading, skiing, snowboarding, playing
softball & basketball (but the last one was a short
stint in Middle School, definitely not a basketball
player!), running, and weight lifting as an
adolescent. As the time came for College,
I continued to run a minimum of 5 miles a day &
would do abs religiously. Funny enough, my
nickname in high school was "muscle beach"
because at a Catholic School we had to wear skirts and all you
could really see were my calves!
I arrived at Kent State
and decided to take competing Figure to the next level
& see what all the hype was about regarding the Dave
Liberman Natural Ohio Competition. I then hired a
trainer and went to work. I was charged $50 per
week plus $200 for my offseason diets. I, now
regrettably, paid this insane amount of money to get
information that was not pertinent to my body
type. It was a stereo-diet, the kind that you give
to all of your clients with hopes that one or two of
them will succeed in their upcoming bodybuilding or
figure contest. This is where my love of the sport
and training in general came about! I always was
interested in certain aspects of the body, athletics,
dieting, etc. but this was the kick in the butt I
needed! I am the epitome of bull headed,
stubborn, and "my way or the highway" of an attitude; I
knew I had to do things myself or they would never get
done the way I wanted them to.
Let's just say
the diet he gave me was not working. He didn't ask
for my input regarding foods I liked and disliked or
cardio preferences, and did not acknowledge the fact
that I was becoming much too muscular for figure.
He continued to tell me to work out just the way I had
been, which was unfortunately not effective for the
toning effect figure competitors need. This is the
improper way to train!
My way---
is much more
effective, learned from experience! I thought
about what a good trainer should be-someone ultimately
concerned with your success as being a reflection of
themselves as a person! Passion could be an
appropriate word; you train someone because you love
what you do and if you run into a problem you do
everything in your power to fix it and make them look
the best they can be, feel the best and know that you've
changed someone's life (and someone's
health) forever! My father had a
heart-attack at the age of 59. This was probably
one of the most traumatic events that has hit close
to home for me-he was lucky enough to make it
through unscathed, however I wish that all people had
the understanding of how to avoid having this happen to you and your family.
Because of this, I also try to reach out as much
as possible to those not interested in contest prep, but who want
to get healthy for reasons similar to my
own family's.
In regards to experience, one of the best things
about me
is my well-roundedness! I am currently studying Exercise Physiology at the Graduate level, however fitness isn't my only passion. I have
dabbled in web-design since I was about twelve years
old; I have previously worked as a web
developer for a large Cleveland-based automotive dealership and
done other freelance web work (if you ever need a website/logo/business card
design feel free to inquire). I also have worked at Boston
Mills/Brandywine Ski Resort as a snowboarding instructor, and naturally have trained
at such gyms as Bally Total Fitness.
I am currently a sponsored athlete under JC Lopez and HardFitness, a spokesmodel for Cellucor, and a brand rep for locally owned COR nutrition. Promotional work done on an offer-to-offer basis, inquire via email.
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