I wanted to thank you for helping me achieve the goals that I've set for myself.

I am a competitive dragon boat athlete, and aim to qualify at the World Cup Crew Championship in 2004 with my team, the RBC dragons.

I was very specific in my objectives, which were to improve my technique in dead lifting and cleaning to ultimately, become stronger.Since working with you in February 2003, I have not only become stronger (bench pressing 240 lbs to 255 lbs, then, to 265 lbs, and just last week, I bench pressed, 275 lbs!), I have also benefited from the lifting techniques you have suggested. I am confident I will pass the maximum lifting test for the bench press, an integral component to qualify.

When we started to work together, you very quickly diagnosed that I was not contracting all of the required muscles simultaneously. You also showed me that I was tensing some muscles too soon, and limiting their ability to contract. Without your help, my performance would have remained less than optimal. Two specific examples: I was not using my gluts and legs together when squatting and I was relying on my triceps when benching, rather than using my triceps and pectorals together. These are issues that I would not have identified or remedied on my own.

Before working with you, I never thought that I needed a personal trainer. In a very short time, I have seen great results, even for an athletic person, such as myself. Now, after great improvement, I am reluctant to give you up.

You also gave great guidelines on eating to increase and maintain energy, and strengthen muscles. My body benefits from your well-rounded eating suggests, like including fiber and eating proteins and fats in proper proportions. I no longer eat concentrated/instant carbs, which only causes my energy level to crash.

You have great knowledge of exercise physiology and a great ability to transfer that knowledge to clients like me. Thank you. See next Wednesday at 9pm!

Mike O'Neill
President
First Contact Ontario (1999) Inc.
31 Rose Avenue, Unit 2
Toronto ON M4X 1N7
416.892.1264
mike@callfirstcontact.com
www.callfirstcontact.com