Anyone thinking about doing a Fitness, Figure, Bikini or Bodybuilding competition needs to look no further than Rich Alvarez of One To One Fitness. It doesn't matter what your current level of fitness is now because he has the knowledge, tools, professionalism, coaching ability and compassion to get you stage-ready!
I am a 48 year-old woman who had dreamed of being in amazing shape for 25 years. Once
I decided to make the personal commitment, I was fortunate enough to find Rich to show me the way. And, I have him to thank for entering my first Figure competition with the NPC Gold Cup show on November 13, 2010. I would not have made it on stage without his help and encouragement. Preparing for this competition was a huge physical and mental challenge for me. Not only was Rich there for me as an excellent Personal Trainer to get my body prepared, he was also there for me mentally to keep me going and to make sure I did not give up.
Rich goes the extra mile with all of his competitors and clients to make sure he delivers the results that each individual is looking for. Due to his numerous years of experience, and also being a former champion competitor, he has the ability to assess your body and determine how to tweak your nutrition and exercise to make a champion out of all of us!
Even if you do not want to take your fitness to a competition level, I would still highly recommend Rich Alvarez to anyone who wants real results and who wants to have fun while working out. The circuit training style of group class is something that everyone can enjoy and will keep coming back for more.
I personally want to thank Rich and the entire staff of One To One Fitness for running the most top-notch Personal Training Studio in the area. You will not find another location that operates their facility with the highest standards of education, certification, knowledge and professionalism, and who treats each member like family. I cannot say enough about Rich and the One To One Fitness staff. I am blessed to have had the opportunity to be on the One To One Fitness Figure team twice in the past year. It has truly changed my life!
Three years ago I weighed 258 lbs of fat. After countless diets that did not work and one trip to the hospital, I decided to change my life dramatically. The first was my job; getting out of a stressful position gave me more time to think about my health and how I was to change. The next step was to stop all those useless diets and just start eating right. Although I did cut out a lot of food I loved, and that wasn't easy at first, as the months went by the lbs. started coming off, and made it all worth it.
With the encouragement of some friends I started weight training, never thinking of competing. Never thinking at my age (43) I ever had a chance. Well I was wrong. I met Rich Alvarez from One To One Fitness about 12 months ago, and with his expert knowledge and background, training me hard, taught me the correct diet and posing technique to get me where I am today. I have lost a total of 110 lbs, and with this before and after picture, hope to be an inspiration for others.
Truly,
Steve Taborsky
WOW!! It has been 4 years that I have worked toward my goal of competing in the Southern States Bodybuilding Championship. I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone at One To One Fitness for my transformation. As you can see by my pictures, I had a 44 inch + waist on June 2, 2005. The next month as I sat in the audience watching my daughter win her second Southern States title for Fitness and Figure, I got my wake up call. My daughter Megan said to me, “Daddy, I feel so sorry for you”! I asked her why and she said, “You paid for Manny to train me, a choreographer, music, suits and made sure that I had everything I needed to win in the competitions. You always wanted to do a contest and you never did”. I was shocked and totally disappointed in myself. I told everyone there that I would do the Southern States as a goal for my 50th birthday.
I had previously worked out with Manny and I took that knowledge to the gym with me. I had also learned a lot from him about how to eat properly. I put those things to work and lost 65 pounds over the first two years and gained a significant amount of muscle. I then started to work on how to get ripped. I ate less and worked more. No results. I raised the amount of protein and cut carbs. No results. Then Manny told me about the nutrition class he was having at the gym.. Martha Theran showed me how to really eat right. On the first night she asked me how I ate and I told her. I was stuck at 12% body fat and eating about 2300 calories a day with very few carbs. Martha showed me what to eat and more importantly what not to eat! It was May 2008 and I wanted to be at 7% on August 29th. I was eating 3500 calories a day and still losing body fat! I have fought the battle of the bulge my whole life and by following her plan I now have not only won the battle, but the whole war. Manny and Rich encouraged me to do a contest in November of 2008 to get used to competing in a show before taking on the Southern States. I entered in the Men's Master's 50 and the Light-Heavy Weight Division. I won the Master's 50 and came in third in the Light-Heavy Weight Division. I have to be honest, I was happier with the Light-Heavy Weight third than with winning the Master's...the reason...I beat several guys who were half my age.
I won and placed in the next two competitions and decided to have a master trainer get me ready for Southern States. Rich Alvarez has gotten more out of me than I knew was possible. In the first four weeks I saw changes all over my body and for the last contest my body fat was at 4.5%! Rich will get me to my goal of 3% by Southern States, I have no doubt. It is amazing to me that he has me putting less stress on my joints, spending less time in the gym and seeing incredible results on a weekly basis. I always thought I knew a lot about working out, but you know what? I know nothing in comparison to what the trainers at One To One Fitness know.
The one last thing that I want to share is this...It is great to have a new me. It is great to have strangers stop and ask me how old I am and what I do to look like I do. But the really great thing is the way the trainers at One To One Fitness really care about you. When my daughter went away to school, Manny stayed in touch with her, giving her workout and diet tips, as well as some sage advice. Even when I had stopped training with Manny he would call me from time to time to see how things were going. When I started training with Rich he would call me later to discuss the workout, my diet and any other number of things. I have called him at the crack of dawn to ask about part of my workout and he is always there to help. He is at my shows giving me support every time. I appreciate this so much because I once had young kids like he does and I know that the time you could be with your kids is the most valuable and he finds time for me. Kenny has also become a friend. We train together some times and go to the competitions together cheering each other on. Michelle always has a smile and a kind word of encouragement whenever I see her. Charles is always an inspiration as he has a “go get it” mentality which is infectious.
One To One Fitness has been exceptional in helping me obtain my personal goals. At any gym you can get a trainer. At One To One you get trainers who are qualified and take it personally if they don't see the results you should achieve. I know that some of you reading this are thinking that I am just the exception, that you might not get the results that I got. I am NOT exceptional; I am a Food-a-holic. I got the support I needed from my family and the people here at One To One. I can honestly say that without the proper training and the nutritional planning I learned at One To One I could not have accomplished my goal. On July 10th, 2009, I will be competing in the Men's Fitness and on July 11th I will be competing in Men's Master's 50 Division. Winning at this point does not matter. I already won! I am competing in the contest I said I would and I am doing it with my daughter, Megan, who is competing in Women's Figure. If you are going to change your life the place to start is with yourself and having One To One help get you there in both body and mind! To everyone at the gym...thank you for everything you have done!
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Working with Rich Alvarez is
one of the best things I have ever done. I have been
training with Rich since August of 2004, following full
surgery for breast cancer.
Rich came highly recommended and boy were they right. Rich
is kind, understanding and pushed me both mentally and
physically to the limit.
I am in full remission and so proud of the results. I have lost 11 pounds of fat and moved by body fat index from 29.4 to 21.1 in 2 year’s time and I am still working to improve this. Rich has seen me thru it all, no hair, no stamina and yet he was there for me the whole time, pushing, counseling and helping me even though I could not even lift my arms after having 14 nodes removed. We laughed at my new 17 year old breasts and he was there telling me the whole time all would be o-k- he was so right!
I consider myself the mentor and counselor to those around me, well Rich is the best mentor that one can find. His expert persistence is unmatched and he has a wonderful sense of humor which comes in handy at 7:00 AM in the morning. Rich is an extraordinary trainer with tremendous versatility, intelligence and discipline and he is a lot of fun too.
His attitude is inspiring and his knowledge exceptional. I look forward to my twice weekly training sessions with one of South Florida’s best trainers and only wish that I had more time so that I could train more.
All the best,
Lana Joy Fish
Chief Operating Officer
TESTIMONIAL FOR RICH ALVAREZ
BY TRACY DEFRANCO
I HAVE BEEN TRAINING WITH RICH FOR ALMOST 5 YEARS NOW AND I’M IN THE BEST SHAPE OF MY LIFE. AT 43 I’M IN BETTER SHAPE THAN WHEN I WAS 23. SINCE I’VE BEEN WORKING OUT WITH RICH, I AM LEANER, STRONGER AND MORE TONED THAN I WAS IN MY 20’S OR 30’S. HE CONSTANTLY MOTIVATES ME TO TRY HARDER AND STRIVE FOR MORE. EVEN WHEN I THINK THAT I CAN’T DO A CERTAIN EXERCISE OR IF I THINK THAT SOMETHING IS IMPOSSIBLE, HE GIVES ME THE COURAGE TO TRY IT ANYWAY. USUALLY I FIND THAT I CAN ACHIEVE IT WITH HIS HELP.
EVEN WHEN I’M NOT FEELING WELL, OR WHEN I’M TIRED, I STILL SHOW UP FOR MY WORKOUT AT 5:30 IN THE MORNING BECAUSE I KNOW THAT RICH WILL HELP ME THROUGH IT. I MAY NOT ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO MY SESSION, BUT I KNOW THAT I ALWAYS FEEL BETTER WHEN I’M FINISHED. RICH IS VERY PATIENT AND HE SHOWS ME HOW TO DO EACH EXERCISE PROPERLY. EVEN IF I DON’T UNDERSTAND HOW TO DO SOMETHING, HE WILL TAKE HIS TIME AND EXPLAIN IT TO ME.
I HAVE HAD OTHER TRAINERS IN THE PAST, BUT HAVE NEVER ACHIEVED THE RESULTS THAT I HAVE WITH RICH. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND HIM AS A TRAINER FOR ANYONE REGARDLESS IF THEY ARE A BEGINNER OR ADVANCED, MALE OR FEMALE, YOUNG OR OLD. HE IS VERY VERSATILE AND CAN WORK WITH ANYONE.
RICH HAS HELPED ME TO CHANGE NOT ONLY MY PHYSICAL APPEARANCE BUT HAS ALSO HELPED ME IMPROVE MY SELF-CONFIDENCE. HE IS TRULY AN INSPIRATION.
Dear Richie,
As I complete a full year of training and began my second, I can’t believe how I have changed – mentally and physically. I want to thank you for all you have done for me. All my life I have struggled with what I thought should be the perfect body and weight. It wasn’t until I entered your program that I’ve been able to address the mental and physical demons I’ve wrestled with my entire life. As an adolescent I was always the chubby sister and when I married I gained a lot of weight with each pregnancy. Through all of my body and weight changes, I thought that my body would never transform back and look decent again. Because of your program I have lost weight and trimmed areas that I thought could never be slimmed due to child birth. Although I need to continue working, I already like the results I see.
Thank
you for giving me the tools I needed to live a healthier
life. I have improved my diet, flexibility, strength and
most importantly my self esteem. Not that these won’t
continue to need work, but I have come a long way. I don’t
mind shopping for clothes and can actually take a compliment
from my husband and believe it! I am now convinced that I am
not a big boned woman.
For many years I have tried to use my husband as a coach but his impatience led to frustration. I needed a clean slate with someone who knew when to push me and when to ease off, your friendly and calm demeanor along with your endless, positive encouragement has pushed me to be successful.
I hope to be an example for other women who struggle with their weight and self image. Your program would be a great way for other people who have similar challenges to begin a new and healthier life.
Thank You! – Thank You! –
Thank You!
P.S. My husband thanks you too!
Jeanne Barys