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  • Nicola Strother

    Certified Personal Trainer

    nstrother@ca.rr.com

    (310) 210-7052

    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

    Personal Trainer

    949-633-6741

     

    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.

     

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