I'm not your typical fitness professional. Personal training is a pleasant distraction from my day job that gives me an opportunity to help others in my community.  As an information systems consultant by day, I spend much of my time doing the same thing that most of my clients do -- holed up in a cubicle, banging away behind a computer screen, attending meetings, and juggling phone calls. Kids? Got 'em. Bad habits? I've got those too.  Injuries?  I've had my fair share.  I understand the obstacles life throws at people, and more importantly, I understand the importance of having a sustainable work/life/fitness balance. I've had great success implementing strategies to maintain that balance in my own life through thick and thin. My goal is to help my clients do the same by tailoring fitness plans that they can sustainably implement to improve the quality and longevity of their life, and provide the support they need to stay on track.

I don't believe in one-size-fits-all programs or training modalities.  I like to expose my clients to a variety of things and help them find something that they enjoy enough that they can stick with for the long haul.  We might work with barbells, suspension trainers, kettlebells, indian clubs, steel mace, resistance bands, tractor tires, sledge hammers, sprinting, kickboxing, or just good-old bodyweight exercises.  Once we find something you like, I'll help you use that mode of training to crush your fitness goals.

My training philosophy

The optimal fitness program isn't so optimal if you hate it and are going to quit in a few weeks. Find a training modality that you can stick to and.... stick to it, relentlessly. Set goals and crush them. Repeat indefinitely.

My training experience

Back before the Internet made experts out of everyone, I figured out what does and doesn't work the long/hard way -- by trial and error. I can only recommend this path for those of you who like reading (a lot), using yourself as a guinea pig for testing out innumerable wacky theories, tolerate injury well, and have a decade or so to get the results you want.