Hello there all of you fitness nuts, welcome back for what is my third installment of Big Cal’s Fitness Blog! I promise I will stop counting these blogs soon, it is getting a little silly. Last week, I told you about Andrew Eppinger’s Burn class. This week, I want to tell you about Personal Training with young Andrew.
The early part of my career here at summit heath + fitness has been working with Andrew. It started with me taking his Burn class then I moved to working with him on an individual basis for Personal Training. Before we started working out, Andrew took the time to sit with me and find out EXACTLY what my goals were. It is important that ANY trainer review your goals with you before you start working out. How else would he or or she know if they are pushing you in the right direction? I told Andrew that my goals were to get in better condition for my upcoming hockey season as well as to tone my body, essentially, to get everything tighter. Andrew took into consideration my goals and also helped me add to my “wish list” by simply having a discussion about what I thought looked good and where I wanted to be. In the end, we made a plan to get me in excellent cardiovascular condition for hockey, get my body tighter and we also set a goal to increase my strength and build muscle significantly in the shoulder, chest and arm areas.
Since making these goals together, Andrew has developed all of our workouts together to meet each and every one of these goals. He takes the time to explain each exercise that I will be performing and will also explain exactly why I am doing it. Andrew says “ I feel it is important for the client to know exactly why he or she is doing each exercise. That way, they know exactly where they should be feeling the exercise. It also helps with motivation”. Upon request, I asked Andrew to push me past my limits. When it gets tough and you feel like quitting, Andrew is there with motivation and words that push you to keep going. I feel that you get the best results when you are pushing yourself past your limits. Go until it gets difficult, AND THEN do some more. That is my attitude towards working out, however, not everyone shares the same mentality. Upon watching Andrew work with other clients, I see that he is fully capable of figuring out just how hard to push each person. Andrew has the skill to know just when to push you harder and when to “ease off the gas pedal”.
I have obviously enjoyed my workouts with Andrew, but I wanted to see what some of his clients had to say about working with him. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive. Amy Scully has been working with Andrew for just over a month. “ It has only been a month and I am already seeing the change that I want to see. Training with Andrew is ever-changing and motivating. His flexible nature will certainly help me achieve my fitness goals”. Amy is an extremely hard worker in the gym and Andrew has successfully harnessed that energy and given Amy the pathway to reach whatever goals she wishes. Chris Lesperance went to Andrew with the goal of losing 35 pounds and to build muscle. He has been working with Andrew for three months and is pleased with the results he has seen so far. “Working with Andrew is definitely challenging. Each workout is different which keeps it interesting. I have already almost reached my weigh-loss goal and I couldn’t be any happier with the results”. In talking with Chris, it is clear that he is not going to rest on his success. He and Andrew are going to come up with new goals to keep Chris moving in the right direction.
Working with Andrew will push you to your limits. You will work hard ALL THE TIME and will sweat immensely. You will do this knowing that your trainer wants nothing but success for you. He also wants you to reach your goals without getting hurt. Andrew Eppinger is at the beginning of a promising career as a Personal Trainer. Give him the opportunity to help you reach your goals and he will not let you down. If you would like to set up a meeting with Andrew, feel free to send him an email at aeppinger@summitbedford.com. or you can simply let me know at the front desk and I will have him get in touch with you.
Thanks for your time and checking back in with me. Next week, I will tell you about my adventures in Les Mill’s BODYFLOW class. This is a class that should be experienced by everybody. I was totally skeptical walking in, but now I am convinced about its benefits. Check in next week to find out more!
Please feel free to share your thoughts. I haven’t received any on the blog yet. Don’t be shy!
Cal
I have worked closely with Andrew the last several months and could share similar vanilla stories as posted above, but I prefer to share what makes training with Andrew different (and better).
ReplyDeleteBy way of background, I am a professional that sits in an office all day and haven't done much exercise in close to a decade. I have a wife and two children.
I have joined several gyms, took several initial training sessions and everyone single trainer asked me about my goals and what I wanted to accomplish. Every single trainer told me I did a good job in my initial session and waived their cheerleading pom poms up and down for me. Yes, Andrew will shake the pom poms for you too!
The difference: The most tangible difference was that I received an email from Andrew the next day asking how I was feeling since he could tell that I was pushed so hard. Andrew has made it easier for me to make this "lifestyle change". He follows up via email periodically during the week to see how I am feeling, inquire what exercising I am doing outside of sessions, provide nutritional information, etc...most importantly the periodic dialogue answers my questions without waiting until the next session and keeps me motivated. I truly feel like I am a client of Andrew's all the time and not just when I am in a session. This is the lifestyle difference that I needed.
My experience with Andrew has been one of great improvement and I can tell from some of his other clients they have had similar experiences. No session is ever easy and I always end up achieving more than I thought that I would prior to the session.
I am proud of what Andrew has helped me accomplish: weight loss, increase in strength, improved cardio endurance, better nutrition, etc...However, most of all I am happy to see that I am a healthier person and look forward to much continued progress to obtain my goals.
Thank you Andrew!
JG
Thanks for the post Jason! I think it is a great point to mention the follow-up after the sessions and the constant contact. Alot of damage can be done to progress when you are away from the gym. I feel like this contact can help prevent that. Good stuff!
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