Shelley L. Devane

I would like to start by saying that I have never felt better mentally or physically since I have started working with Adam. I worked with him for sixteen weeks and have changed the way I think about physical exercise and the way I will approach my work out sessions, in the future.

Adam has explained visual training along with talking me through each training session and throughout the entire program so that I would understand why I was approaching a certain exercise. This way I would get the best results from each training session.

Adam would start each session sitting down and explaining what we were going to do for that day/night session. He would walk me through what muscle group we would be working and what results we should strive for. At the end of each workout session we would sit down again and he would reiterate what I need to improve on or what he might change in the next session to improve my form or change the amount of weight I was using.

I cannot say enough about his training and the program he offers. Adam puts his heart and soul into each individual as his clients mean a lot to him.

I wish everyone could work out with Adam and see the dedication and determination he provides to help each individual achieve his or her goal. I have never felt better than I do at this point in my life and I owe it all to Adam. He has taught me how to achieve physical and mental focus.

One other comment I want to add: I have a medical issue with some cysts located internally that were painful... not life threatening, but painful. My doctor told me that exercise could help with the pain and help possibly with dissolving these cysts.

The program that Adam set up for me involved one night a week working with him on a series of sets that were strictly focused on the abs. In doing this, when I returned eleven weeks later to the doctor, the ultrasound showed that the cysts were dissolving on their own. I informed my doctor that I was working with a trainer and had a program set up that incorporated exercises strictly for the abs section of the body. He stated that this definitely was an asset to my health issues and agreed that this type of training had helped with the discomfort of the cysts.

I want to thank Adam for all he has taught me and I owe the positive changes I have made in my life to his teachings.

Instructor Comments

Shelley Devane began working with me in March of 2003, looking to improve her physique, with a focus on her midsection. A C-section birthing of twins several years ago led to a distention of her abdominals at the lower half -- an area, she was informed by medical professionals, that would not be possible to tighten up. (A quick look at the before and after pictures from the side tell a different story...)

Through dietary strategy and brutally hard exercise (3 resistance training sessions/week + interval cardio under my watch), Shelley dropped 12 lbs. over 16 weeks while increasing her flexed arm measurements by 1/8" -- adding some lean tissue as well as dropping body fat. Other positive changes included a drop of 1.5" and 2.5" respectively, at her belly button and at the smallest abdominal circumference.

But more dramatic than the improvement in appearance were the health benefits, both psychological and physical, as listed in her comments. Her self-esteem has never been better (case in point: taking her shirt off at the beach for the first time in years!), and she values the improvements enough to continue working under my guidance in a more tolerable, long-term manner.