What are your personal training qualifications? Credentials? Experience?
After growing up as an athlete, I now have a decade of personal experience in all different facets of exercise, fitness, and weight training. I have coached CrossFit and bootcamp classes of up to 35 people since the summer of 2015. I have also received both my CrossFit Level 1 coaching certification as well as my USA Olympic weightlifting level 1 certification. I also have countless hours of personal training under my belt, working at BodySmith Personal Training.
Is there a story behind how fitness came to be such an important aspect of your life?
Growing up, like many kids, I always idolized my father and held him atop a pedestal. Admittedly, some of the reasons for this were shallow. I thought it was so cool how big and strong he was compared to all of the other dads! This started a snowball effect of me buying further and further into a life of focusing on diet and exercise so that I too could have a strong presence and self confidence.
Why did you get into personal training?
After an early departure from my studies at Northwest Missouri State University in Winter 2013, I bounced around in the work force from job to job, ranging from serving tables to carpentry and self contracting work. I soon realized that what I was REALLY good at was what I had been so passionate about the whole time! And that was embodying a healthy and active lifestyle and helping those around me find their own path on that similar journey. So when the opportunity presented itself, I jumped at the opportunity to become certified in the fitness field and started my career of helping others become happier, healthier variations of who they are and who they hope to become.
How would you describe your personal training style and/or philosophy?
One word to describe my philosophy when it comes to training others would be diversity. I see every client as the individual that they are. I look at any perspective clients goals (short and long term), injury history, diet, days and hours available to train, and then use all those factors to devise a plan and make up the best program to help them achieve their idea of success in fitness, and in return, the rest of their lives.
Do you have a specialty or anything that makes you unique?
I think one thing that makes me a unique trainer is that I am open minded about different ways and styles used in reaching one individual’s fitness goals. I pride myself in finding the reasons a certain style might work for someone, as opposed to being unfamiliar with something and instantly negating it as an option.
What is your personal favorite exercise or workout?
My personal favorite exercise is the squat snatch, simply because of the amount of hours of practice that must go into mastering the movement. The squat snatch is unarguably the most technical movement there is in fitness, demonstrating speed, power, strength, and mobility all in under 0:01.
Is there anything you would like to tell a prospective client before they take the leap to sign up for workouts with you?
When you sign on with me, understand that this isn’t any sort of “my way or the highway” type of relationship. We become a two person team with the same goal; to make you happier and healthier in your life.