John, I can’t say enough about your patience with me! Through all my nonsense you were able to wrangle me in and keep me on track. Your attention to detail in the training programs and dialing in nutrition to support workloads made the prep 1000 times less stressful. Thank you so much!
Amber
My name is Desiree and I am a 35 year old single mom of two beautiful daughters, ages 8 and 9 and I never thought that I would be where I am today and I have John to thank. He has known me since I was almost 200 pounds. I started to train with John back in the Spring of 2003 because I wanted to lose weight to fit into my wedding dress. I did everything he told me, from diet down to exercising and in the short amount of time I managed to lose 20 pounds. I was now 180 pounds on my wedding day and fit into my dress. That was my goal.
Over the next three years I had two beautiful daughters, 14 months apart and gained even more weight than ever after I had my second daughter. Sure I tried dieting and tried losing the weight but it kept coming back and every time I gained more and more weight. It wasn’t until October 2010 when I weighed at least 280 pounds and wore a size 22 WIDE in both pants and tops, that I realized I needed help. I wanted to lose weight the right way. I wanted it to come off and stay off. So that’s when I reached out to John again.
I knew this time it would be a challenge for me to lose the weight for many reasons but the main one was John living in San Diego, California and me living 2800 miles away in Silver Point, Tennessee. But I made the phone call that ultimately changed my life forever. When I called John, he was very supportive. Like he always has been, and told me he was just a phone call away. I remembered everything he told me, not only over the phone but also everything he taught me back in 2003; and that was watch what I eat, don’t starve yourself and don’t deprive yourself because if you do then once you eat your indulgence you will go overboard and that was so true for me. If I ever deprived my body of that donut or piece of cake, I'd end up eating more than one donut and almost the whole cake then feel awful or guilty soon afterwards.
Me at 260, I gained even 20 more pounds after this pic was taken in July 2010 (I just do not have a pic at that weight, this was the last pic I took) . My new, healthy self at 150 pounds this Christmas 2013. That’s a total of 130 pounds lost.
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To Future Clients of SEPS:
When I first started working with John Haubenstricker I was about 40 pounds heavier and had very little interest in the gym.
I decided to change my life around as I was approaching 40 years old, and in four short months John transformed both my mindset and my body to produce amazing results. I was thrilled when I placed second in my very first NPC bikini competition ever and became a whole new woman (inside and out).
John has a wonderful ability to truly make magic happen within the realm of hard-core science. He tailors his years of schooling and expertise to each individual client’s needs, and applies his vast knowledge to both the workout script and nutrition plans provided in his competition prep.
I am excited to continue my work with John, and I am currently on the road to Nationals, the IFBB pro-qualifying competition in Las Vegas. I have seen epic changes in my body that are preparing me to do really do well on stage this July. Also, the new body and mindset John has encouraged in me has set an excitement for a healthier lifestyle that I will continue for the rest of my life.
I am confident in John Haubenstricker’s science-based approach to both the workout and the meal plans he creates and stands behind. I whole-heartedly recommend him to anyone looking to improve their completion prep and come out a winner in the NPC and IFBB circuit. Thank you John for making me a winner!
Sincerely,Toni H.
Model & NPC Bikini Competitor
I have had HORRIBLE previous experiences with trainers when it comes to competition preps. My coach before I met John had me on very restrictive, low-calorie diets and I was doing between 1-2 hours of cardio a day. I was constantly hungry and my energy levels were at a zero.
When I met John I was coming from a year of not competing and had been doing my own thing when it came to diet and workouts. He had me monitor my everyday food intake and then based my diet off some of the foods I liked to eat and my everyday activity level.
I LOVED opening my emails from him and reading, “Ok, we are increasing the calories again this week.” We increased my calorie intake every single week for 9 weeks until I reached my plateau. I was not used to this at all and it was amazing seeing how my body responded so well while still being on a higher calorie diet.
I was consistently losing weight, seeing muscular changes and I felt better than ever!
When it came to cardio it was always very consistent. I switched between moderate cardio and HITT training, each of which never took longer than 20 minutes. The most cardio I did was right around show time and that was 40 minutes. A HUGE change from my previous 2 hour a day cardio sessions my last prep.
John always took the time to explain every single change he made to my routine and discuss how I was feeling mentally and physically. He also gave great recommendations of other professionals that would accommodate all my “show” needs, such as posing, suits, tanning, etc.
John taught me to understand that I did not have to endure crazy diets, tons of cardio and basically be miserable to get to where I needed to be, which gave me a whole new light on the sport I love so much. I cannot thank him enough for everything and CANNOT wait to start my next prep with him!
Jesse D.
NPC Bikini Competitor
