I have never written a review before, but feel compelled to do so after completing about 50…read moretraining sessions with Greg at Fitbody over the past 5 months. About me: 41 years old, male, college athlete (rowing), 25 years experience lifting weights. I'm 6'5" and weighed about 210 lbs. when I started at Fitbody. Greg is the first personal trainer I have ever worked with.
Fitbody is located on the second floor of a commercial building in Avon, CT. It is clean and private. There are a wide variety of dumbbells, weighted balls, resistance bands, mats, and benches. There is also a Smith Machine with plenty of plates for presses and squats. Lots of natural light and good music to motivate you.
Having never worked with a trainer before, I wasn't sure what to expect from Greg. Whatever expectations I had going in, Greg exceeded them. First, Greg is extremely professional: he is accommodating when it comes to scheduling workouts; always on time; always prepared when I enter the gym; never on his cell phone or distracted with other things; completely focused on me and my workout. Second, he is knowledgeable: he explains the purpose of every exercise, varies workouts to keep things challenging, and introduced many new exercises to my routine. Third, Greg is motivating: he has a positive attitude; compliments me when I work hard or show improvement; pushes me when he sees that I'm dogging it; and makes difficult workouts more fun.
The workouts are challenging. Each session, we focus on a specific body part: for me, the split is as follows: (1) chest, (2) biceps, (3) shoulders, (4) back, (5) triceps, and (6) legs. We usually do 4 sets of various exercises focused on the applicable body part (i.e. on chest day we may do incline bench press, dumbbell press, push-ups, and cable flys). Between sets is where the real fun happens- rather than rest, Greg has me perform various plyometric exercises like running up and down stairs, pushing a weighted sled, jumping on and off a bench, hitting the punching bag, etc. The cumulative effect is exhausting but very effective. Every workout concludes with some abdominal work.
There is a tremendous feeling of accomplishment after each workout that I appreciate almost as much as the gains I have made. Greg has provided me with an opportunity to work hard and feel good about my effort and progress. And I have definitely made great progress, especially when I worked with Greg on my diet. I have lost 20 lbs. over the course of about 5 months- I'm now 190 lbs. and 10% body fat. I can see veins in my abs, arms, chest, and shoulders. At 41 years old, I don't think I've ever looked this good. I am proud of my body and the progress I've made while working with Greg at Fitbody
It took me a while to pick up the phone and call Greg to schedule my first workout, but I'm really glad that I did. I highly recommend Fitbody. I hope this review was helpful.
