DIAKADI Featured Trainer | Chris Dovale
Trainer Name | Chris Dovale
Chris Dovale has been a Personal Trainer in the Bay Area, California for 6+ years. He has extensive training in Karate and Boxing. In his mid-teens, Chris was the skinny kid wanting to get bigger. He hit the gym focusing on a body-building style of weight lifting. While he got bigger and stronger, Chris realized total strength didn’t necessarily come with size. He was bigger and stronger, but his overall fitness was weak. This realization led him to pursue a more “primal” style of fitness — raw strength training and intense conditioning. Through this evolution and adaptation of fitness philosophies A3 Training was born.
Featured DIAKADI Trainer | Gavin Birmingham
Trainer Name | Gavin Birmingham
Gavin’s love of fitness training and love of soccer coaching came together to form the popular SoccerSculpt work outs at Crissy Fields and Golden Gate Park.
“I have always been taught never to give in, always strive to win and to always have fun doing it, Champions find a way!”
The Fat Loss Hierarchy
Author | DIAKADI Trainer Nate Miyaki
“Well, it depends on the rest of the diet.”
That’s been my answer for most of the questions I’ve received. It’s not because I’m being lazy or blowing people off, it’s just the honest truth.
It seems as if our information-overload era has caused beginners and advanced athletes alike to focus way too much on the extras of dietary programs and not enough on the basics. This isn’t good.
Tweaks and theories and out-of-the-box dietary protocols might make for interesting LiveSpill discussion, but they’re all just the proverbial icing on your gluten-free cake. You must first understand – and then implement – the major steps necessary if you’re ever to achieve your “get shredded” goals.
Featured DIAKADI Trainer | Caitlyn Allen
Trainer Name | Caitlyn Allen
I believe that it is not the destination but the journey that helps us to grow and change and thrive. Developing a healthy body as well as a strong mind and spirit enables us to meet our daily challenges with enough energy and strength to perform at our best and the will and power to succeed in life.
Featured DIAKADI Trainer | Gina Gutierrez
Trainer Name | Gina Gutierrez
Gina Gutierrez is the General Manager of DIAKADI. With an undergraduate degree in Exercise Science from Marquette University and a Masters degree in Sport Management from the University of San Francisco, Gina enjoys sharing her passion for fitness, wellness, and sport.
Growing up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Gina has always had the desire to participate and compete in sports. Starting at the age of three she excelled as a gymnast for eleven years.
Featured DIAKADI Trainer | Tom Armenta
Trainer Name | Tom Armenta
Tom, with 10 years of training experience, combines his thirst for knowledge and personal transformation to consistently catapult his practice to new levels. He values personal evolution, knows he is a work in progress, and is committed to improving himself on a daily basis. He practices the art of being present in each moment and gives to others unconditionally, which allows him to connect with people in a meaningful way.
Tom’s mission is to help clients find balance in their body, by creating functional, structural systems that allow free movement and performance without pain.
Featured DIAKADI Trainer | Susan Sullivan
Trainer Name | Susan Sullivan
Susan’s goal with clients is to create their own unique path to fitness, which is rewarding, progressive and yes, fun! Each client is assessed and their program designed. Workouts are a synthesis of corrective stretching, core training, resistance work and balance. Alignment and good form are part of the training process, so that each client learns the safest way to move. Susan often uses circuit training to maximize session time. She believes the only “miracles” in training are consistency, focus and work.
Welcome New DIAKADI Trainer Rachel Stallman
Author | DIAKADI Trainer Rachel Stallman
Rachel Stallman is both a Certified Personal Trainer by the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and a Certified Teacher of the Alexander Technique.
The Alexander Technique is a hundred-year-old method of neuromuscular education that can be applied to any activity. It is widely known among performing artists as a discipline to enhance performance quality. Working from the inherently intelligent design of the human body, Alexander Technique lessons promote fluid, efficient movement and unrestricted breathing.
Featured DIAKADI Trainer | Martin Spector
Trainer Name | Martin Spector
LET THE CLIENTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES
“I’m a corporate road warrior. Martin helped me minimize my stress level, increase my strength and keep the weight off so my physical image matched the mental one.” | Mark , 50
“I‘ve dropped 20 pounds, gotten calmer, improved my posture and really feel I now have the energy to tackle everyday head-on.” | Alan , 42
“I’m a 46-year old professional who sits at a desk all day. I developed severe neck, back and shoulder pain. Martin’s a genius! No more pain and I look great, too.” | Lynne , 46
Featured DIAKADI Trainer | Josh Christopher
Trainer Name | Josh Christopher
Josh Christopher is a certified fitness trainer with fitness industry leaders ISSA and NASM as well as a licensed Medical and Swedish massage therapist. Josh has been living and teaching a life of fitness for over a decade and continues to push the limits of his self and his clients. He trains clients of all ages, levels, and from all fitness backgrounds, as well as those with injuries, physical challenges, and other special conditions.