Anthony has changed my life. He’s not just another trainer. First of all, he walks the walk. His body is amazingly chiseled and he genuinely cares for his clients. He has an amazing way of connecting, understanding and motivating you. He creates outcomes more than you thought were possible. He knows when to push and when to pull back. He sees you. He hears you. No matter what stories you are telling yourself about how weak you feel or how overweight you are. He is so inspirational. He is flexible with scheduling and does all he can to embrace your goals and help you achieve them. Choosing Anthony was one of the best things I have ever done for myself. I’ve lost 22lbs in just 2 months. His techniques are sound. He creates a program specific for you. This guy is the real deal.

I have trained with Anthony every single week for over a year. I am not a rich person by any means, so I assure you, if I was not getting significant and measurable results, I would have not stuck around this long. I actually improved my bone density, which at my age is unthinkable! I moved into the lowest Osteopenia range from the upper limit, lower than I was 10 years younger! Additionally, aside from being a skilled and careful trainer, he is one of the kindest, most generous, honest, gentle, funny, and pleasant human beings I have ever met in my life.

Since working with Anthony this past year I’ve gone from barely able to do one exercise to better health, greater stamina, losing weight, better mental health and lifting weights heavier than I ever imagined was possible. Plus I’ve made some great friends along the way. Anthony walked with me every step of the way, continually encouraging me to do just a bit more. I’ve had other trainers in the past but Anthony has that something special that puts him in a class of his own.

Many people say they find routines centering, stabilizing,
grounding, nourishing.  For me, a routine has always been a
source of boredom: uninteresting, tedious, difficult, and
therefore unsustainable.

I’ve gotten to middle age without many good habits.
And yet, for the past year, I’ve been showing up at
Organically Grown Muscle 4-6 times a week for personal
training, weightlifting 101,  boot camp,  cardio weightlifting,
and the Zoom versions of the same.
I have not come to love routine or become more diligent.  I
show up because Anthony makes strength training
enjoyable and satisfying. I show up eagerly – I don’t try to
talk myself out of it.   I don’t have to drag myself there, even
though what we’re doing is far from easy.

Anthony drives me, and all of us, through the hard parts of
training. He does this repeatedly, through a combination of
cleverness, humor, kindness, information, inspiration,
positive feedback, constructive criticism, and just being the
kind of person you like to see every day.

By getting us through the hard work repeatedly, and by
designing programs that promote good form and lead to
functional gains, he makes us all get stronger.   He points
out where we’ve made improvements, and we develop
confidence in our ability to get stronger.  

I’ve gone from lurching step by step into each burpee while
whining about how my belly is in the way, to bouncing in and out of “renegade row burpees” with a 10lb dumbbell in each hand. From thinking people who could squat to the ground were maybe a different species than me, to making it there and back myself without a peep from my knees.   From
thinking “no, I do not like hanging from this bar, it hurts and
is pointless” to hanging from it sort of cheerfully, while
repeatedly jackknifing my feet in front of me.

I doubt there many are other trainers out there who could
have accomplished this with someone like me.