Hello, I'm the owner of GN Strength, a private training gym in Portage, Mi.  My goal is to help as many middle-aged folks get fit & lean as possible, so even though you might not live in my area, I'm confident I can still help you. If you have any questions about my free or paid offerings, I'd love to hear from you!

Here are a few highlights about me:

• Personal Trainer and Certified Nutrition Coach for over 10 yrs.

• 100's of clients helped.

• 53 yrs old, husband, and father of 2 teenagers.

• Marine Corps Veteran.

• I enjoy tailgating & IPAs, even on a diet.

• Focused primarily on resistance training to build strength and muscle. This may take the form of bodyweight workouts, dumbbell workouts at home, or commercial gym workouts using a mix of machines/barbells etc., depending on client's abilities, interests, schedule and equipment available. 

• Conditioning may be added to a training plan if the client needs to improve cardiovascular health and endurance. It is NOT to be used as a "fat loss" strategy. 

• Beginners and those who have not trained consistently in the past year or more, will see great results starting at 2-3 strength sessions per week. 

• Keys to success: focus on good technique, consistency, and resisting the urge to jump on the internet and incorporating that dumb shit into GN Strength's carefully designed program. 

• Diet plans are customized to maximize the clients' success, with a focus on fat loss, weight gain, or fuel-for-performance.

• Diets are strategically paired with the training program to maximize strength and muscle, while reducing fat.

• Equally spaced meals, high protein, lower fat, and enough carbs to fuel workouts and daily activity.

• Keys to success: Macro tracking, incorporating our key habits, and resisting the urge to jump on the internet and incorporating that dumb shit into GN Strength's carefully designed program. 

• Consistent actions done over time become habits, which then become part of our character.  While we want to "build better habits", what we are committing to is a laser-like focus on key daily actions.

• Identifying and working on the appropriate actions/habits for you will lay the strong foundation for your continued progress.

• Meal planning and batch cooking are actions that creates of habit of eating healthy (and breaks the habit of eating fast food)

• Stress reduction techniques are actions that create the habit of recovering from training faster and prevents us from "over-indulging" so frequently.

• Keys to success: Choose actions/habits that are moderately challenging, but obtainable. And don't let setbacks derail your entire program (because it will happen to everyone at some point!)