 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||
 |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
For a map and directions to the studio click here. |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Order the |
||||||||||||||||||||
 |
|||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carlos has been my personal trainer for 3 years. I have more body strength now than I did 30 years ago. He is able to meet people where they are and construct a program that takes them to the next step. He has proved to me that people can grow in strength steadily, no matter what age. Carlos makes the discipline of building body strength and capacity great fun. He understands the mind/body/spirit mix very well. He models the idea that body strength is as much an attitude as it is physical capability. He laces in conversations on diet, life style health theory as the session proceeds. Kind of a moving classroom. I like working with Carlos because of the variety, the pace and the professionalism. He mixes and matches the day's session to match any health issues I have that week. His approach is Challenging, interesting and flexible. R. Dunsing |
|||||||||
|
I am a medical doctor, Internal Medicine, and have been in practice now for 28 years. I have a wife and 3 children, and 3 grandchildren. Needless to say, I lead a busy life. I first met Carlos in the early 1980's when, in my 30's, I began a regular exercise program at a fitness center in town, and he was a personal trainer for some of the other clients. When that facility closed, my commitment to exercise fizzled out and I got away form it. Then in the late 80's, I went to a chiropractor for a back problem and he recommended an exercise program. He was using Carlos personally as a trainer, so he invited me to a few sessions, and we became reacquainted. Again, my commitment fizzled out as my professional career was all consuming. One day at work, around 1991, I got a call from Carlos, "out of the Blue," asking me how my exercise routine was going. I told him it wasn't, and he encouraged me to come and see him and work with him on a personal program designed for me and my personal needs. I took him up on the offer, and have been working out under his supervision now for 16 years. I just turned 60, and I have to say that if it were not for my relationship with Carlos, I don't know how I would have overcome some of the adversities that I have had to face during the past 16 years. After each so called set back, he would bring me back. As a physician, I recognize the importance of exercise. As a busy person, I recognize the difficulty of adhering to and exercise program. For the first 44 years of my life, I tried to commit to exercise on my own with sporadic compliance at best. So, how has my relationship with Carlos made a difference? I could outline many reasons, but I believe the following are paramount:
John A. Harler, MD |
|||||||||
|
I was referred to Carlos from a friend because I was experiencing back and neck pain from an old injury, and I also desparately needed to improve my Body Mass Index, which was less than satisfactory. I was convinced that all that I needed was to go to the gym, but I was not disciplined enough to go regularly, and I didn't know what to work on when I got there. Carlos taught me not only the correct ways of strength-training and cardio-work-out, but counseled me on many different issues that I had as far as my health was concerned. I trained for two years, and in that time, I gained a positive attitude mentally and physically about my body and mind. Carlos is extremely patient and supportive, and he encouraged me to find my own way of improving my lifestyle, which he called the philosophy of "One". I lost fifteen pounds and gained muscle weight, which helped me tone my body and increased my confidence greatly. Carlos became not only my trainer but a good friend. It was an immensely positive experience! Bekah Hughes
|
|||||||||
|
My first knowledge of Carlos DeJesus came about as I read an article about personal training in the city newspaper, which featured him and one of his clients. I was able to get his phone number and made an appointment to see him for an initial evaluation. I had never been intensively involved in a weight training regimen although I had done weight training (mainly without any in-depth direction) at a few gyms and therefore had little knowledge of the styles of weight training before our meeting. During our first meeting I was very impressed with Carlos' attention to detail in obtaining a history and describing his methods of weight training. My real objectives were to tone and strengthen muscle rather than 'bulking up'. To my relief, Carlos was immediately sympathetic to what I had in mind and began to develop a regimen that would give me the results I wanted. As we went through those initial work-outs, Carlos led me through a challenging but not overpowering series of exercises that achieved their intent of working every major muscle group. This was exactly what I needed. As we made progress and I worked into a schedule of three times per week with Carlos, he encouraged small advances and really made sure that I realized that I was, indeed, making progress. By the time I had spent several months working with Carlos, I was seeing definite advances toward my goal. My exercise tolerance, strength, flexibility all showed dramatic improvements. Authentic encouragement and congratulatory remarks from Carlos boosted my self-esteem far above my previous efforts at weight training Above and beyond that, Carlos' friendly manner and encouragement enhanced my efforts. I never left a session feeling condescended to or reproached by my coach. In essence, I had a friend as well as a personal fitness trainer to help me through my work-outs. As challenging as they were, I soon came to really look forward to my work-out sessions with Carlos. Never pushing me beyond what I felt I could do on a particular day, Carlos always made each session compliant with and in line with what I felt I could accomplish on a day-to-day basis. As a trainer, Carlos DeJesus knows his stuff and how to motivate his clients to achieve their very best at every session, changing up exercises to prevent sessions from becoming mundane or monotonous and yet continuing to work every part of the body. It was obvious that here was a trainer who had developed 'many ways to skin a cat'. On a personal level, we achieved a level of easy rapport which greatly facilitated the hard work that we put in. As a person, Carlos DeJesus remains always positive, focused on the task at hand and scientific in his methods to helping his clients achieve their greatest potential. In short, we became fast friends and shared many facets of our lives outside the gym. Carlos works by positive reinforcement and is genuinely delighted to see the results that his clients achieve. He is at heart a quiet and introspective man who knows his business and how to motivate his clientele with words of encouragement softly spoken.
Dr. Paul Stairs |
|||||||||
|
I started working out with Carlos in 1995 as a gift from my husband who was tired of me complaining about my weight gain from his gourmet cooking. My husband's hobby and career are both food oriented so he decided if I had a professional trainer He would be able to continue to enjoy his lust for food with me. That was a gift that has changed my life and continues to encourage me as I age into the 70's. I have been with Carlos now for over 12 years. My life has changed in many ways as we have dealt with various issues of my lifestyle over the years. I quickly learned that Carlos believed in an experiment of one. Each person was unique and each session with each client was unique as well. Carlos is able to adapt training to the needs and desires of the client for that day.. Over the years I have addressed weight gain, stress, mood swings, illness, and lack of self esteem. Through exercise and direction from Carlos many of these problems have ceased to exist. It is amazing for me to see how little people know about their own bodies. It amazes me to reflect today on the past 12 years and realize all the different problems that have been solved or eased through Exercise Therapy.
Need a secret weapon? Need some good counsel from a man who is genuinely interested in the individual and his/her needs? Need a new lifestyle? Get involved with a good training program from Carlos deJesus, Medical Exercise Therapist, Trainer of Bodybuilders, Champion and Judge, Encourager and Motivator who is credentialed and certified by the best. He can be your secret weapon also. ---Jaye Parma, Vice President |
|||||||||
|
I first met Carlos DeJesus back in the mid-80s. I had just joined a gym because I wanted to change the way I looked and felt. It was very lucky for me that Carlos worked out there, too. Because of his kindness and true interest in helping others learn the correct methods involved in resistance training, he patiently showed me how to perform the proper biomechanical movements and breathing techniques of each exercise. Further, as a direct result of his tutelage, I began to see rapid results which, of course, piqued my interest to learn more and work harder. |
|||||||||
|
I am a type two diabetic. At my doctor's suggestion, I undertook physical training with Carlos DeJesus. The experience was nothing short of miraculous. In addition to helping me "shape up", Carlos' program helped me quickly bring my diabetes under control. Buff Harman, Attorney |
|||||||||
|
I have used the services and expertise of Dr. Carlos DeJesus off and on for at least 20 years and my expectations have always been exceeded. I have never run across anyone who is as knowledgeable and practical about exercise, nutrition, injury rehab, and sports cross training, as he is, yet so approachable, personable, and wise. In my experience, he is exceptional, the best of the best. My whole understanding about exercise, athletics, motivation, and weight management has been revolutionized by his distinctive mentoring. I started out having Carlos write out exercise programs that I would do at the local gym. I would come back periodically to update the workouts as my needs and goals changed. My workouts were on again, off again between two car accidents and overuse syndrome from hours of professional flute playing. At a time when I needed extra motivation and help sticking to my goals I started coming to his exercise studio on a regular basis. Under his direct coaching and training, I have watched my body be transformed to a lean, athletic 128 pounds, my body fat percentage decrease to 15%, and I've seen my goal of fitness be far exceeded. I attribute my recent successes as a budding triathlon athlete, and personal bests in swimming, cycling and running, to Carlos' encouragement, and the strength program that remains a staple in my training. For an example, in four short years I have seen my squats go from not much more than my own body weight to using 255 pounds for 15 reps, almost twice my body weight, and at 55 years young! From his rehab protocol, I went from not being able to play my flute for any length of time without pain, to having the physical resources to play for hours, and beyond, totally pain free. We've also worked through a couple of sports injuries along the way. His model not only has brought back full function, but with additional strength to prevent a reoccurrence. When you come to Carlos, you get far more than just an exercise session, you receive the wealth of knowledge and wisdom gained over his lifetime applied to you personally, the individualized motivation of an expert coach, and the compassion and interest of a real humanitarian. He's a rare kind of life-coach. Besides the evolution in my physical appearance, he's been instrumental in the transformation in how I think and what I believe about myself. These are priceless gifts. Carlos, you are the best! Susan West RTT |
|||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
My name is John Venditti, like of most of you, I started out with a dream of becoming a professional/successful bodybuilder. Having a prior athletic background that was successfull and rewarding. I felt that I could apply those same principles, discipline, drive and dedication in acheving my quest for professional bodybuilding success! Like most I dove headfirst into all the materials I could get my hands on. I reviewed, read and researched every magazine, book, television show and contest I could digest, as we all know "knowledge is power," so I thought. My career in bodybuilding began with a bang after competing successfully as a teen. I took some time off. At the age of 25, I entered and won the North Atlantic States a non tested contest. I went on to further success by winning the Keystone States and the Mid Atlantic Championships, both tested contests. Before you start saying, "what's this guys problem, seems like he's doing well!" It was at this point that I decided to take the next step in my "climb to the top." I started competing at a national level in the supposed "natural contests." Although, by some standards second and third place finishes are good, for me I had a vision and goal and just wasn't satisfying these, to what I thought my potential was. At this point I started to have second thoughts about getting on an "even playing field," with my competition. After careful thought I decided to enter one more national level contest. This contest was a national championship, with the opportunity to earn a WNBF Professional card for the first place finisher. As my story goes, I again finished second, so close yet so far. Some of you might say well he probably wasn't happy and decided to retire. Believe it or not, it was the first time in my life that I felt like more of a winner than winning. Because in the audience sat a man who introduced himself to me and said "you have all the genetic potential to be a champion and you won't need to use any drugs to achieve this success." My thought, "Yeah right and I'm going to win the lottery tomorrow!" The man's name Carlos DeJesus. Since day one of our training and plan, I began to learn more things than I learned in 8 years of trial and error. I learned how to train in a system that totally defied all the theories I had learned. It was one of the greatest learning experiences in my life. I would not have believed it, if I didn't watch my body transform daily. Every phase, every workout and every system had a purpose and was backed by science. You're probably asking yourself "well what hapened." In two short years of competing, I was on a national and World level of competition, becoming the top finisher in the 1991 World Championships for the USA. I also earned my WNBF Professional Card. Since that time I have taken that knowledge, trained champions of my own and owe that success to Carlos. Without his knowledge, I would probably be another beaten and frustrated former competitor, who hasn't trained for many years. I have watched Carlos train other individuals also with the same success. Since the imparting of his knowledge I have built on it and still train to this day and still keep my condition at optimum levels. I have also developed my own training routine, through his knowledge! In closing, I must say that if Joe Weider is the founding father of bodybuilding, then Carlos DeJesus is the founding father of Natural Bodybuilding. His methods and system have been in the recent spotlight, as new and exciting material. All of his students sit back when reviewing these"new ideas," with big smiles on our faces, knowing that we were doing these things 10 years ago!! Thank You Carlos, you have mentored me and have given me a gift that I will cherish and use for the rest of my Life! Sincerely, John Venditti |
|||||
|
"Carlos DeJesus is a magnificent trainer way ahead of his time in the fitness world. He literally transformed my physique within a short time and I became a world champion. Thanks Carlos you changed my life!" Kathy Brady |
|||||
|
I’m Al Robinson, In 1991 I found the fountain of youth. (Ponce de Leon thought it was in Florida). I had retired and was referred to Carlos DeJesus by my Chiropractor. He felt I needed to be on a supervised exercise program. I was 60 years old and not in the best shape. I had tried Fitness Centers. Waiting in line for machines, and little help usually from inexperienced staff didn’t appeal to me. Imagine my delight to meet an Exercise Therapist with many years of experience. His studio is equipped with custom machines designed and built by Carlos. He helped me determine my goals and prepared a program. The program changes to accommodate my meeds and to prevent boredom or lack of progress. All sessions are one on one. Sixteen years later, I look and feel younger than when I started. I am stronger than I have ever been. Few believe I am now 76. |
|||||
|
When my eldest was born, as a gift, my husband gave me thirty sessions with Carlos. That was 14 years ago. Since then I've had another baby, developed arthritis in both my hips and knees, broken my foot, and had one major surgery. Although I have always been active, I am stronger and more limber now than I was 20 years ago. I am physically unafraid to try new things (like jumping horses) because of the excellent conditioning Carlos has helped me achieve. Carlos has a common sense, balanced approach to exercise developing a program that takes into account your real life commitments (I forgot to mention that I also work outside of the home). I am pushing 50 now, but can squat more than I weigh, do countless situps and still get into my wedding dress! Thank you Carlos! Marsha Feldstein |
| [Home] [My Story] [Weight Loss ?] [Exercise Therapy] [Fitness Conditioning] [Personal Training] [Where to Start?] [Testimonies] [Quad Blaster] [Experiment of One] [Forms] [Reasons] |
|
|
Personal Fitness Concepts
|