Today I live by the mantras "WORK SMARTER NOT LONGER", and "FOOD IS FUEL FOR FAT BURNING". As an NASM-certified Personal Trainer, Weight Management Consultant, and Cardio-Fitness Specialist, and a figure competitor, I not only implement these concepts in my own day to day life, I try to instill them in anyone I come across and is willing to listen - from my clients to my Bootcamp group!
I have replaced fad diets, dangerous supplements, and the need for instant gratification with a game plan for guaranteed results, and I can do the same for you. I spent 10 years in the gym with little or no results. I finally figured out what works and what does not, and changed my body in 9 months.
Contact me and let me save you 9 years and 3 months of frustration. Let me take out the GUESSwork out of Workout.
Become your own "Before & After" success story. Let's discover your best self!
I decided to become a personal trainer because I believed my own fitness journey could serve as an example, and maybe even an inspiration, for others struggling with the same issues I have overcome.
I had always been active throughout my life, but was still never able to attain the kind of physique that made me happy when I looked in the mirror. I was an high-school athlete and continued to workout regularly at the gym throughout my twenties. But the combination of low self-esteem and lack of fitness knowledge set the stage for a battle with various eating disorders, yo-yo dieting, and compulsive exercise that ultimately did not get me any closer to the body I wanted.
A former cardio addict, I discovered resistance training and started to see changes in my body that were faster and more dramatic than anything I had achieved with countless hours of aerobics and cardio machines. As I learned more about nutrition, I learned that starving myself was actually the cause of my fluctuating weight and ultimately left me fatter than before.
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Did you know.....?
Research shows that of all the people who exercise, only 25% get the results they are looking for. Out of those people who do get results, 90% used a Personal Trainer (IHRSA 2002).
No templates and pre-designed programs. I will design a completely personalized training program, as well as give you nutritional and supplement recommendations guaranteed to get you to your goals.
Sessions begin with a free fitness assessment to review your current diet and workout program and take your starting measurements. Based on your goals and lifestyle, we will design a program together that will not only get you the results you want, but will fit seamlessly in to your lifestyle.
"Practical but powerful" is my philosophy. Your personal training sessions will include a short and long term game-plan, email diet coaching for the duration of your package, and strategies for breaking plateaus and setting new, higher goals as we go.
Whether your goal is to lose fat and inches, gain lean muscle, increase size, ramp up your metabolism, or all of the above, I can design a program specifically created for you based on your individual fitness level, preferences and lifestyle.
THEM
Fitness club trainers have monthly quotas they have to fill to keep their jobs, so their main focus is selling you a package, not actually servicing those sessions.
Fitness club trainers use pre-set,computer generated templates to build programs for their clients so there is no customization.
Fitness club trainers are encouraged to schedule their clients back to back, in order for their time on the floor to be profitable for the club, breeding an "assembly line" approach to training clients.
Fitness club trainers sell "packages" of sessions, usually with a minimum number of 10 sessions, which are non-refundable and non-transferrable.
ME
I am an independent trainer without the worry of making money for a health club, so my main focus is getting you to your goals.
Each of my clients has a completely individualized program based on his/her goals, fitness level, and unique postural concerns. Also,I do not charge for the time I spend outside the gym, customizing a program tailored to each of my clients.
I build breaks in between each client when setting my schedule, so that each client is given my undivided attention, without a "revolving door" mentality.
I do not sell training "packages", only sessions. I want my clients to stay withme for only as long as they are happy with my services.
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Chris Lindsay
"Few people, an overwhelming body of research shows, achieve significant weight loss with exercise alone, not without changing their eating habits...This does not mean that exercise has no impact on body weight...exercise seems to aid, physiologically, in the battle to keep off body fat "once it has been burned off through a combination of diet and exercise." (The New York Times, 11/18/2009).
Personal Training
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Current Specials
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1-time customized fitness and nutrition plan:
San Diego Residents- includes an in-person sit down meeting during which I will take your current measurements & stats, and we will discuss your goals & lifestyle. Based on this information, I will build a detailed workout & diet plan for you to follow on your own for 4-6 weeks.
Online clients - service will be the same, however you will need to provide me with your measurements, stats, & photos via email.
$200
COME TO MY LOCATION:
1-on-1 training
$65/single session
$60/session - 4 sessions min.
Partner training:
$100/session ($50/person)
$90/session - 4 session min.
I COME TO YOU:
1-on-1 training:
$75/single session
$70/session - 4 sessions min.
$120/session ($60/person)
$110/session - 4 session min.
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Method of Payment
You may purchase services via this website using Paypal. Please contact me via the contact form for instructions on how to pay by check or cash.
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12-week monitored fitness & nutrition plan:
Same service as above, but also includes weekly monitoring of your diet via an online food diary, along with monthly modifications and revisions based on your progress.
$400
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Policies
*All sessions are 50 minutes long.
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I’m a long-time endurance athlete and ironman. I went to Nicky after suffering a plateau in both my race times and in my physique. She is a phenomenal trainer and has taken me out of my comfort zone, helping me appreciate the benefits of working out smarter, not longer. Every workout is a challenge for me mentally and physically. She doesn’t allow me to quit even when I seriously think I can’t give it one more. She’s kept my body guessing with variety and intensity and I look forward to her changing my body inside and out for the long haul.
-Lee-Ann W.
I'm a glutton for punishment. In addition to "enjoying" Nicky's bootcamp, I was also a personal training client of Nicky's for over a year and a half...of course until she decided to move away. Why, why?? Twice a week I'd face the "Silent Assassin", the very best personal trainer I have ever had the pleasure of working with, and I have had a few. She customizes each and every workout to keep your body guessing and won't let you quit even when you think you can't go anymore. Nicky truly invests 150% of herself in you. If you want awesome results, Nicky is truly the one for you.
-Laurie K.
If you're interested in getting results... "Nicky Perry is the best choice!!!" I began working out a few years ago seeing minimal results and like a lot of people just decided to push harder as if the results would magically appear. Wrong! I decided to get help. Nicky's programs are not templates but custom designed for the individual. After Nicky learned about my diet, rest and workout patterns; she made very detailed and accurate changes catering to my fitness goals... Within months, I noticed, felt and was commented on the change on my body. I will not say it didn't not take dedication on my behalf but after reading Nicky's own personal struggles... I felt she was a perfect fit to help me... I was right!
Don't pass up the chance to get results from Nicky and don't waste time and money with trainers who will further frustrate you.... "Nicky's professional training and diet program has me feeling and looking great!!!"
-Mark W.
Nicky Perry is a blessing in my life! Not only did she whip me into amazing shape but she also educated me on fitness, she redefined my definition of diet/food, and encouraged a healthy balance between the two by sharing her past experiences with me. She has helped me change my life! She is an amazingly knowledgeable trainer that will get you where you want to be, then will push you to where you never thought you could go.
-Shawna W.
Bootcamp Media
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Click here to read my "Transformation of the Week" on Muscledog.com
Click here to see our feature in Midweek Newspaper
Click here for an About-muscle.com feature.
Click here to read my interview for www.jimmysmithtraining.com
Click here to read my column for the Examiner.com about fitness in the San Diego area
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March 13, 2010: Lower Body Lesson
For all my triathlete ladies trying to bring down the size of their legs, this is yet another example of how your aesthetic goals compete with your performance goals and therefore can't be accomplished at the same time:
From Muscle & Fitness Hers, Mar/Apr 2010:
"Finnish researchers found that...subjects who performed both cycling and resistance exercise saw a 50% greater increase in thigh muscle size compared to those that only hit weights."
This is great news if you are trying to bring up lagging quads, but not so good for many ladies trying to balance our their upper and lower body symmetry.
Rep Tempo & Goals
Many of us know about changing up our rep range, and volume when it comes to weight training to promote continued muscle confusion and prevent plateaus. But rep tempo or speed is another variable few of us ever consider.
"Researchers at The university of Sydney (New South Wales, Australia) compared the effect of slow and fast rep speeds on muscle growth and strength, and found that slower reps had the edge when it came to boosting hypertrophy (size gains) while faster reps were superior for strength".
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