Your Personal Best/athletes

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Matt did a 3 month program with a goal of being accepted at a camp in Lake Placid for the sport of Skeleton. Only athletes who proved themselves to be in top condition and showing potential were accepted.

Not only was he accepted, but he went on to compete in the National championships in his first year. Matt is now competing internationally on the America's Cup team and has a goal of qualifying for the 2014 Olympics.

Matt was named the 2009 Rookie of the Year. In addition, he received the 2009 Skelton Athlete Choice Award, and was named the 2009 Skeleton Athlete of the Year.

To learn more about Matt's quest for the Olympics and the sport of Skeleton click on the link below to visit Matt's website.

Qualifying for the _______________ was the ultimate challenge for me. This was a goal I wanted to embrace wholeheartedly. I had books that described how to increase race times. I downloaded on line training plans that detailed how to customize the “perfect” plan for me. I quickly became overwhelmed with all the calculations surrounding “splits”, intervals and speed work. Coupled with all the specifics regarding hill training, heart rates, recovery and otherwise, preparing and qualifying for Boston started to sound incredibly complicated.

I came to the conclusion that I wanted to do what I did best --- RUN. At the same time, I needed to take all the guesswork out of my training schedule. I decided to work with Moe, knowing that his years of expertise, marathon running and first hand race experience would help me achieve my goal.

I wasn’t disappointed! Based on the qualifying marathon I had selected to run, Moe designed a personalized training plan for me. When needed, he modified my schedule. We ran together to ensure I was at the proper pace and peaking at the appropriate time. He provided supplement suggestions and finalized my training schedule with a pre-race carb loading plan.

I have never felt as comfortable or prepared for a marathon. I savored every mile of the 26.2 experience and shaved 24 minutes off my PR. I qualified for Boston. Mission accomplished! Working with Moe allowed me to enjoy every step of my marathon journey. I set new running goals and continue to work with Moe. I am excited to see all that I can accomplish!
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I was finding it difficult to balance training and work and was tired of the basic gym routine. I chose to train for the CRASH-B's, an indoor rowing event held in Boston each February, as a way to hopefully regain the fitness level that I had sustained as a college athlete. After conducting research on several local fitness facilities, Your Personal Best stood out. I signed up for the one year "Lifestyle" program.

There were many qualities which I sought in a trainer, but most importantly I wanted someone who was as committed to my goals as I was and who had the exercise physiology knowledge and background to design a program that would effectively challenge me. I started my program with an average "weekend warrior" recreational level of fitness and sought to improve aerobic capacity, anaerobic capacity, strength, flexibility, core strength, power, explosiveness and race day performance. My expectations were exceeded in all measures.

A program was designed that incorporated all of my fitness goals and more. I was introduced to the concept of periodization in training and had both micro-cycles and macro-cycles devised that steadily increased my fitness level without overtraining. Over the course of the program I significantly increased my lean body mass, lactate threshold, and VO2 max, and on race day I posted a personal best. Through it all Moe demonstrated a consistent high level commitment to excellence.

I would recommend Your Personal Best to anyone seeking to improve their health for the long term, whether in the context of pursuing an athletic goal or for general fitness purposes.
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