Marcia, 59
"From Mitch, I learned about my body's musculature and all the ways in which tightness or an injury in one part of the body can manifest in limitations in another part of the body. I also really "got" why sleep, hydration, diet (protein!) and mobilization are essential to meeting my strength & fitness goals."
"Working with Coach Mitch has been an amazing, impactful and fantastic experience. I injured my wrist in January at work and it just kept getting worse each month. Finally, after 3 month of pain and frustration, l started an 8 week mobility/recovery training program with Coach Mitch. (By that time, I was honestly starting to believe that I would just not ever be able to do a power clean or anything more than a deadlift again. Period.) But within 4 weeks of working with Mitch, not only was my wrist better from all the mobility work we did, but I was also getting stronger, had improved my lifting technique and learned new skills, regained confidence in myself and was thrilled to be hitting PRs practically every week. An unbelievable transformation!! When I PR'd my power clean without wrist pain, I practically cried because it was so beyond what I had thought I could ever do again. (Since then, I also PR'd my deadlift, back squat, front squat, hang power clean, strict, push & bench presses; yep - it's ridiculous!)
In our 8 sessions of focused one-on-one time, I really appreciate that Coach Mitch addressed not just my injury or symptom of the moment, but the big picture of my health. From the first day, we discussed sleep, hydration and diet, and set realistic goals for those foundations of good health that we gradually increased over time. As a medical doctor who also specializes in mobility and fitness, and who is an incredible athlete himself, Coach Mitch is able to do what no doctor at my HMO and no regular PT could do: connect all the dots between health, physiology and one's personal strength and fitness goals.
From Mitch, I learned about my body's musculature and all the ways in which tightness or an injury in one part of the body can manifest in limitations in another part of the body. I also really "got" why sleep, hydration, diet (protein!) and mobilization are essential to meeting my strength & fitness goals. Throughout our 8 weeks, Coach Mitch provided me with concrete and very do-able ways to mobilize and do the soft tissue work that enabled me to address the underlying issues of my injury, while also observing and suggesting subtle changes to my lifting technique that made all the difference. Not only that, but he checked in via text regularly between sessions as well, to see how I was doing, and even after our formal 8 week course was over. I highly doubt that there's any fitness gym (or HMO!) anywhere, where you will get that kind of expert care and personalized attention.
Finally - this is really important - Coach Mitch always ALWAYS brings so much positive energy and enthusiasm to his coaching, and total confidence in what we can do, so every session was also uplifting and FUN, and I found myself rising beyond my own expectations with a big smile on my face. I truly can't say enough good things about Coach Mitch. I 110% recommend Coach Mitch to anyone working with injury or anyone just wanting to excel, get stronger and more fit, and feel comfortable, confident and at ease in one's body."