Hello. My name is Nicola Strother, and I am
the personal trainer at the Racquet Club of Irvine.
I would like to take this opportunity to introduce
myself. I am a NESTA certified personal
trainer and a certified nutrition coach. As a
teenager, I was a competitive gymnast, training 6
days a weeks, 5 hours a day. Being in peak
condition was critical. As I grew, I continued
along the path of strength training and
cardiovascular workouts, and eventually parlayed my
athleticism into a career as a stuntwoman in Los
Angeles. Again, being in great shape and
knowing my muscles - their strengths and limits,
helped me succeed in another fiercely competitive
field. Some of the actresses that I have
doubled are Jessical Biel, Krista allen, Lauren
Holly and Sasha Alexander from NCIS. I have
worked on such movies as MIB, Spiderman II, The
Italian Job and even boxed Hilary Swank in Million
Dollar Baby. Although I love flipping, kicking
and falling, I also have a passion for fitness,
training and living a healthy lifestyle.
As I
am at the end of my career of smashing into the
ground and through windows, I have become more
focused on educating and training adults and juniors
who want to improve their conditioning, endurance
and strength, as well as tone, tighten and build
muscle.
In
addition to one-on-one training. I also offer
group agility, flexibility and balance training.
If
you have any questions about how to safely and
properly use the cardio equipment or weight
machines, please don't hesitate to ask.
My Philosophy
In
today's world, we are so busy and constantly on the
move, that sometimes that the last thing we want to
do is to spend an 1 1/2 hour at the gym.
So
how do I train?
My
workouts are 1/2 hour long and are similar to
circuit training. I believe that an hour is
just too long. After about 40 minutes, our
brains start to wander, our muscles are fatigued,
and it is harder to concentrate.
My
workouts focus on what you want to train, be it
specific muscle groups or a full body workout.
Trust me, you can get a great full body workout in
1/2 hour. There isn't much rest in that 1/2
hour. Instead of doing one set of a particular
exercise and then resting before repeating another
set, we will do one exercise, then work the opposing
muscle group, and then come back to the original
exercise.
After our session, I recommend that my clients head
over to the cardiovascular machines and do at least
1/2 hour of conditioning.
These workouts allow you to be in and out of the gym
in about an hour, so you feel like you have been in
the gym forever.
I
can also look at your eating habits and recommend
changes that will help you reach your goals.
Tony Babarino is a professional personal trainer for
25 years, a Kettlebell coach, and joint mobility expert and comes
from the NJ & New York city area. Tony is also the only properly
trained Clubbell trainer in southern California. He brings advanced
Kettlebell training, Clubbell training, and joint mobility
exercises, along with other training methods, to the Spearman Clubs.
Much of the knowledge that Tony brings to the clubs is the newest
and improved training skills currently unknown to many individuals
and trainers in the fitness business. Some of which has not yet made
its way into the college systems and text books! Tony is the leading
personal trainer in Orange County to addresses both muscles and
joints in training programs for fitness and sport activities. It is
not enough for a trainer to just know about joints. One must
understand multi-level training applications and consequences of
working with joints. Cell: 949-633-6741.
Nicola Strother
