About

Journey through competitive fitness and coaching

It’s pretty intense what we go through as competitors. Newbies start to think they’re going crazy, but no, you are not alone! lol. I love to chat about what I do, and find this to be the best way I can share the day to day with those who are interested in the sport of Figure Competitions. Also, the challenge of training others in addition to yourself. It’s hard being a coach! But SO rewarding! 😉

I have been a trainer for quite a while, and the things I see or deal with on a daily basis are enough to challenge you, make you laugh, or drive you nuts.

I graduated with a BA from UCSB in Sociology. Some people think I ‘read into things’ too much, but that’s what I was taught. I excelled at it and was asked by one of my professors if I would continue on to the Graduate program. (UCSB is known for their Graduate Sociology program.) However, it was my minor I was passionate about.

I had a dual-track minor in both Personal Training and Group Exercise Instruction. Yes, that’s right. What people now think they learn in a weekend, I had over 20 units in. Anatomy (rabbits and studying real cadavers) took me 3 tries to pass. Physiology with lab, exercise programming, PE classes. I had internships at a Cardiac Stage III rehab center, an adult living facility where I trained older adults and got to see a state of the art Therapy pool. Taught step to a HUGE PE class of high school girls(like 100+ and some were very pregnant). Co-taught a sculpt class at Gold’s Gym downtown Santa Barbara. I had a class (a full quarter) on how to teach each format; step, strength, hi-lo (hehe, yeah back a few years!), etc. We learned how to count beats, 32 count phrases, how to put choreography together (add-on, layers, …) and music selection (copyrights, BPM[beats per minute] for each format). So when I mentor people for training and group ex, I’m a lot more thorough than most. Now, they turn out ‘training’s buy the hundreds. I’ve even had ‘instructors’ looking to get hired tell me “I don’t teach Group Ex, what Is that? I teach….”. O-M-G. But I digress.

Needless to say, I have LOTS of stories. If you are a client, maybe you’ll get it and understand why we do some of what we do. If you are a trainer, you’ll understand. Some will be sarcastic, I’m a smartass. Some will be how I found out how to help a client and maybe it will help. Most will be stories I tell to give examples, not necessarily about a specific client. And maybe it’ll be just to vent.

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