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I’d always been a tall and lean type, one who dabbled a bit in weight training in my late teens/early thirties until a traumatic shoulder injury made training very hard to do. A sedentary lifestyle, a job where I sat for hours on end and the changes that one’s body undertakes with age all chipped away at that lean form little by little. One day in 2007, after returning from a trip I was shocked to see a flabby, round, middle aged women with my face looking back at me from our vacation photos. Those pictures were a wake up call. I was advised to try out Andre Noel Potvin. My goals were to lose body fat but also to build good posture, muscle and strength. In about 14 months I went from a slouching person of 159 flabby pounds to a tall standing 146 lbs. of pretty lean muscle, losing pounds of fat while gaining pounds of solid muscle. It was hard work, but I stuck with it. Today, at age 42, I am leanest and strongest I’ve ever been in my life. Andre Noel Potvin deserves the credit for his effective training and rehabilitation programs, hard work and his obvious desire to see me reach whatever goals I set for myself. I felt there was more to my recovery from some of my health problems than what my doctors were foretelling. I couldn’t imagine a sedentary life with little hope of regular activity, after I had recovered from physical trauma. I knew in the back of my mind that becoming more active was my only hope for a reasonably healthy future, but I didn’t know where to start in that endeavor. I was stuck in lethargy limbo. Once I met Andre everything just clicked, and I decided to test his expertise. Andre views fitness as a part of total body health, and doesn’t just focus on my body’s component parts. Andre has been able to create and maintain a new and interesting fitness schedule for me that I doubt I would have found anywhere else. His unique combination of scientific knowledge, encouragement and motivation is far different from stories I’ve heard of other trainers. Most people think that a trainer is merely a disciplinarian who puts you on a “lift more or die” weight program. This is not the way Andre Noel Potvin works. Andre has become a trusted coach and advisor. He focuses on me as an individual and pays particular attention to my abilities and my physical limitations. He built my fitness program to meet my particular requirements in such a way that I have benefited far beyond my expectations. Andre’s knowledge of anatomy and body mechanics have kept my body safe as well as helped my body recover some of its youthful capacity. I started feeling some effects of working with Andre within a couple of weeks. After a few months, I felt that my life was changing. After six months, I felt that I was a new person. Today, I feel much better about my body and about how well the world sees me. I can also think much more clearly now that my body is working better. Now that I’ve been working with Andre for over a year, I feel that I am healthier, happier and have a brighter future. I might even live forever. My doctors are still stunned at my new life. Until you read this, Andre was my little secret. I would be happy to talk with anyone about Andre’s approach to total body health and fitness because nothing, and no one, has come close to making me feel this good and this proud of myself and my accomplishments.”
Posted by: Nicole D. | August 2009
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