“My goal was to get myself prepared for fire fighting physicals and to improve my overall strength. Jon introduced me to a 5-day cycle, 5-phase workout routine that he made specifically for me. He took his time to explain the proper technique to me so I could get the best results from each exercise that I was doing. I can honestly say Jon has brought me to a higher level than I thought was obtainable. My muscle endurance has skyrocketed since doing this program, and the weight that I used to do each exercise has gone up a considerable amount. I would recommend Jon to anybody who is looking for a personal trainer and especially to any individual looking to get into the fire service. He is an expert at what he does and the results will prove it!”
Kyle W.
Vancouver, BC
JIBC Firefighter Pre-employment Program graduate
"One day I was looking on the internet for a trainer particularly for strength and conditioning and I came across Jon’s details through his website. I felt that I needed a trainer to help take my existing training to the next level as I was involved in several Fire Departments Recruitment processes at the time. Now for people who do not know, the physical fitness exams for fire departments are potentially the most difficult twenty to thirty minutes you can willingly put yourself through. I had been working out in a gym for several years and thought that I was where I needed to be strength-wise, and would just need a few ‘touch ups’ to push me over the edge.
After sitting down with Jon, discussing what I was looking to get from our sessions, I felt like we were on the same page and focused on the task at hand. When the training started I quickly realized that Jon had designed a very challenging workout consisting of bear crawls, upright rows, sled-drags, stair climbs, farmer’s carries amongst other exercises; moreover, all of these task were completed with a 40lb weight vest on to simulate wearing the personal protective gear in firefighting. All of the exercises pushed me to my upper limits aerobically and anaerobically, and being a pretty competitive person I wasn’t going to back down, so Jon made the exercises progressively more challenging.
This went on for over 8 weeks, and at the end of the training I was performing all of the above mentioned exercises with a 470+ pound sled, and doing stair-climbs with 70 pound weights in each hand. Afterwards I felt very strong, confident, and comfortable that I was going to be very successful with my physical fitness exam.
I am now one of Burnaby’s newest firefighters; I started with the department in July of 2008. I firmly believe that if I had only continued with my normal gym routine and hadn’t trained with Jon; I wouldn’t have made the cut with the department.
I have nothing but the highest regards for the help that Jon provided me, and I hold Jon in the highest regard, he helped me achieve my dream, I am sure he can help others achieve theirs’.
Thanks for everything Jon, I am incredibly grateful, I really appreciated everything you did for me!!"
Ben Barnard
Firefighter
Burnaby Fire Department, BC, Canada
