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  Meet Lorraine, aka My Wife
   
 
  Lorraine has been a competitive speed skater, a jammer in roller derby for over 6 years, a bodybuilder holding her WNBF Pro Card and Nationally qualified for figure. 3 years ago, she injured her back causing a herniation in her L4, L5 and S1. She also suffers from a protrusion. She has had numerous encounters with PT, Rolfing, Counterstrain, and ultimately surgery that included a microdisectomy and eventually an ablation. I have been working with her the entire time with the goal of creating less daily pain and greater function. Last year, after immense hard work and struggles, she was able to compete in the NPC Northwest Championships. She placed first in open figure. Couldn’t have been more proud of her.
 
     
     
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
     
     
   
   
  Meet Cory
   
 
  Cory’s focus was to gain size and definition. Cory had never done any form of CrossFit, but was/is familiar with typical body building style workouts, but results were not coming and he was plateauing quickly. He signed up with me and has made great strides in increasing his fitness and body composition and is still going strong.
   
 
 
     
     
   
   
  Meet Mary
   
 
 

Mary’s goal has been to gain strength and to drop some weight. She has been struggling with this, but is an absolute go getter in the gym. She has been doing CrossFit classes for quite some time and has hired me to take her to the next level for individual programming. Mary has severe arthritis in her hip and we have been working to strengthen it before her hip surgery. 

 

Hear what Mary has to say about her time working with me:
 
  I started working with Ian about 6 months ago when I was diagnosed with arthritis in my hip. My range of motion was limiting me and I had to modify a lot of things. Since working with Ian, he has programmed workouts tailored to strengthen my whole body as well as muscle around that hip. I have never been stronger than I am now and my husband has commented on improvements in my physique! Ian is attentive and respectful of what you can or can’t do. He even incorporates my love for mTn biking in my workouts! Even though I will be getting a new hip, I am looking forward to working with Ian after surgery.
   
 
 
       
   
   
  Meet Carla
   
 
 

Carla has been working to lose weight through proper nutrition and fitness. Carla has a torn MCL in her knee, has prior knee surgery, a car accident causing a neck injury to her cervical spine and a cyst in her leg that required surgery for removal of that cyst. Despite all this, she has been a warrior in the gym, and can still back squat (with assistance), deadlift and do catered specific high intensity workouts. 

 

Hear what Carla has to say about her time working with me: 
 
  Ian has been my trainer for over 3 years. As a medical professional, I know the importance of good health care. Preventative maintenance is a key of staying healthy and living a long life. Therefore, I believe in exercise and healthy eating. With my age, (59), and multiple injuries, Ian has been able to work wonders in increasing my fitness and agility. His professionalism, encouragement, enthusiasm, and patience have shown through with every workout. He goes above and beyond for his clients, answering questions and assisting with performance objectives. I enjoy his humor, his competitive nature, his ability to believe in me when I didn’t always believe in myself, making me achieve physical maneuvers that I didn’t think I could do. His plans for workouts are exceptional and individual. I am so pleased to have the opportunity to work with such an excellent instructor. I would highly recommend him for personal training at any age or fitness level.
 
       
   
   
   
  Meet Rene
   
 
 

Rene spent her entire career in the classroom. After retirement, she put her physical self first and for the first time stepped into a gym. With absolute no background, an abundance of muscle imbalances, a knee replacement and another knee full of pain she came and began working with me. Her time has been spent to find quality of life for daily activities such as gardening and walking. Our time is spent strengthening her knees, hips and core all while correcting muscle imbalances and effective retraining her functional movements to prevent them from recurring. 

 

Hear what Rene has to say about her time working with me:

 
  Ian Sprehn is a truly outstanding personal trainer! I have worked with him for 3 years now, and am more than pleased to highly recommend him for his dedication, knowledge, creativity, and personable skills working with all types of people.  His years of experience as a trainer, together with his extensive education in physical anatomy and body mechanics gives him a really creative edge in designing personalized workouts and client-based exercises for specific needs.  Always prepared, he is professional and challenging, and positively motivates clients towards their goals.  His sense of humor and friendliness makes him a joy to work with all ages! I am happy to respond to any questions as a reference for potential employers.
 
 
         
   
   
  Meet Christine
   
 
  Christine had little experience with the gym before I began working with her. She had never done any barbell work and had only dabbled in circuit machines. Her goals were to lose weight and to gain strength. She is very motivated, a hard worker and through time she dropped weight, gained strength and learned the foundation of weightlifting, using compound movement such as the great deadlift
   
 
           
     

 

   
   
  Meet Sharon
   
 
 

Sharon’s goal is to prevent muscle atrophy, increase balance and strengthen the best she can to abate her Multiple Sclelerois (MS). We do not spend time doing high intensity work, we work with balance, isolated strengthening and functional movements to improve active daily living requirements. Weight training for MS, while many studies are inconclusive as to the best modality, has been very helpful for Sharon in maintaining strength and fighting atrophy that can occur through MS. 

 

Hear what Sharon has to say about her time working with me:

 
 

I have received personal training from Ian for over 5 years. He is knowledgeable, always attentive to ensuring I am using the correct technique to gain the most benefit and avoid injury. He is also very personable, making working out something to look forward to. To sum it up...would I recommend Ian for personal training...without a doubt.

   
   
   
  Meet Justin
   
 
 

When Justin began working with me, he had a little bit of experience in the gym from high school weightlifting. He hadn’t much knowledge on building a workout plan and was plateauing easily. Justin planned on learning the basics, get a good strength foundation and then just take it from there. Two years later, Justin is still working with me.

Hear what Justin has to say about his time working with me:

 
  Up until this point in my life, I had always drawn on the knowledge I had gotten from my weightlifting class in high school. Probably like most guys, I thought it was a waste of money to pay someone to coach me into being fit-I just needed to commit. In my late 20’s, I d I’d just that; workout out consistently for about a year.

There was a moment after that year where I was out at the lake with some buddies and I saw a photo of myself; within an instant, the confidence I had built after a year at the gym was shot. It was in that moment that I decided to trial a trainer for a month to see if I could make some substantial gains to my fitness goals.

That was hands down one of the best decisions I have made in my life. Two years later, I am still working with Ian- now at a lean 180lbs (Originally 213lbs), with more muscle, and a body I still don’t recognize in the mirror. Ian is absolutely a great trainer, always mixing new techniques that take into account your body type and goals. He’s going to push you hard, but honestly, what impressed me the most with Ian has been his ability to genuinely listen and provide invaluable insights and nuances that can get you to that next level.

It’s odd having your friend circle admit that you were the reason they started working out, but that’s
been my new reality. I never thought, two decades after high school, that I’d be in the best shape of my life. Don’t get me wrong, its been a lot of hard work, but with a workout plan that fits my life, and with support from Ian- I’ve been able to accomplish something I never thought I’d be able to.