"If someone had told me a few years ago that I would be competing in a bodybuilding contest in 2003, I would have laughed so hysterically that I would essentially have been considered 'straight-jacket material'.

"However, I was rapidly approaching 50 years of age and already paying the bodily price for my lifelong mindset of what I considered being FIT. I felt awful all day, every day, and thought the time had come to hang up the Spandex and take up leisurely walking for my exercise du joir.

"Then I met Ron. From that moment, I instinctively knew that I wanted to learn as much as I could from him. I am not easily impressed (I consider myself at best an “exercise snob”) and am very much disheartened at how many “personal trainers” are essentially inept at what they do. However, Ron embraces total mastery with flawless technique, ingenuity, and passion for resistance-weight training.

"So, here it is – 2003. I have a physique that I could not in my wildest dreams have imagined! My exercise regimen is more balanced – my body composition has changed dramatically and consequently more metabolically efficient (courtesy of Ron’s nutritional guidance) – and lastly, I am infinitely more confident, outgoing, optimistic, and feel better than ever!

Thanks, Ron – I know for certain that my transformation would not have happened without you!"

-Deborah Bandrosky, Emerald Cup Champion '03