BUCKLE DOWN AND GRIND

The thoughts below stem from reflecting on an exchange with a client… Just some things to think about when you are working towards a goal, fitness oriented or otherwise, and it comes time to buckle down and grind. Anyone that has ever competed in a bodybuilding...

GAME OF INCHES

I am tired, but I look at the clock, and I count the minutes—not in misery, not in suffering, but in honor of a small goal accomplished. One minute down, only fifty-nine left; two minutes down, a mere fifty-eight left. The minutes pass one at a time. Nothing can speed them up. So my stride remains steady and true.

Jack of All Trades, King of None

For anybody who has ever prepped successfully for a physique competition, you know that it pretty much takes your entire focus on a daily basis, just to be able to get through life and function. The combo of the training and the restrictive diet make it almost impossible to add in anything else demanding.

BISHOP GREEN, NPC BIKINI COMPETITOR

301After giving birth to my daughter (October 2012) I realized I needed something new. I wasn’t going to go back into my beer drinking/greasy food ways, and I knew I did not want to carry around the baby weight for months or even years! A client of Davids finally sent...

LARRY HOLT, NPC MEN’S PHYSIQUE COMPETITOR

                  David, your combined training, diet, and preparation advice took my mind and my body to a whole new level.  At 49 years old, this is without question the absolute best shape I’ve ever been in my...

STEPHANIE IRISH, IFPA PRO FIGURE COMPETITOR

After training for only 6 months total, Stephanie Irish was able to walk into her first physique competition, and take straight firsts in every single division she entered, along with nabbing her IFPA Pro Card at the 2012 OCB Charm City Classic under the guidance of...

PAUL ROY, NPC MEN’S PHYSIQUE COMPETITOR

David is a rockstar trainer.  To me, he is like a doctor of exercise & nutrition science.  All you have to do, is to listen to him step by step & whatever your goal is, he will get you there.  I have been working with him almost a year & have learned a lot...

NAOMI MILLER, NPC WOMEN’S BODYBUILDER

I was referred to David Johnston from my daughter’s cheer coach. I was looking for someone who could assess my ability to compete in a ladies body building competition.  During the initial consultation  process, David took my medical history, current diet and...