I’ve known Sam for about 14 years and when it was time to find a new personal trainer, I thought of him first.

I had a sense that he’d be good, but I had no idea how good. Here are three great reasons why I would never hesitate to recommend Sam:

1. He really personalizes our work together. Sam pays CLOSE attention to my individual workouts, strengths and weaknesses and needs… he recently noticed that it’s motivating for me at the end of a set when he counts down the last few reps (“only 5 more… 5… 4… 3… 2 more… 1 more….”) so now he’s started doing that for all our exercises. I am impressed at that level of attention and detail that he’s focused on for me, and pleased that when we discover something that works for me, it starts showing up in my workouts regularly. This is one way in that I’m getting great results.
2. He’s whole-body, not just muscle man. Sam and I talk about nutrition and diet, we talk about cardio exercise, we talk about what else is going on in my life and how it might affect my health and well-being, we talk about my sleep patterns, etc. Of course, Sam’s a charming guy and easy to talk to, but I like that as we just chat and he asks questions about how I’m doing, the all the while, the wheels are turning in his head about how he can further improve my results.
3. Sam runs his business like a business. Over the years I’ve worked with four other personal trainers, and I’d have to say Sam is the best, and most conscientious. Sam lets me know when I’m about to run out of sessions. Sam tracks all the exercise we do so I can see my results. Sam knows when it’s time to mix up our workouts and add and remove exercises. Sam is constantly studying things on the internet and will occasionally bring me something and say “hey, I read this article, and it reminded me of something we talked about…” If I mention that I’m struggling with eating too much junk food and I make a promise to eat well for the week, I’ll get a text message from Sam on a random afternoon just reminding me of my commitment to eating well. The bottom line is, I don’t feel like “just another client,” I feel like Sam is really taking time and energy to focus on me and my specific situation, and I love that. (Who wouldn’t?

There are a heck of a lot of personal trainers running around Los Angeles, but Sam is definitely one of the few that I’d say is a PRO and produces GREAT results. (Oh, and that’s the one thing I didn’t mention above: I’m lookin’ really good, all thanks to him, heh.)

~Eric Mueller
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