Testimonial for Hyperfit USA (Bill Correll, Jr.)
I started training with Doug Chapman 4 years ago. With 13 straight years of my own gym workouts and 3 semesters of college strength training classes, I had already done some group training and was consistently training myself. What could be different and worthwhile about his classes? Watching Doug train his students through the window at One on One Athletic Club while running my 6.5 mph for 20 minutes on a treadmill before doing my Nautilus circuit after work, I had to admit to myself that his students were working out harder than I had been. When I was 14 I dislocated my right knee in a Tae Kwon Do class and played varsity golf after that so I never quite found out what the guys on the basketball team went through with suicide sprints or what 2-a-days during pre-season high school football might feel like. At 31, with a sedentary job as an engineer and some demanding, stressful years of college and grad school behind me, I was a steady plodder at the gym but wasn't quite getting the results I wanted. My PDGA disc golf player rating had dipped below 900. I had even gained some weight. Is this how middle age creeps up on people?
During my first class with Doug I gasped for air and gutted it out through the lunges, pushups, sit-ups, mountain climbers, arm haulers and other drills. I was disgusted with how quickly I reached my limits and knew I could do better so I signed up for one class a week to supplement my membership. Excited to redefine my personal limits, I found myself looking forward to the best workout I had all week and began to wonder how fit I could become if I were to always trained with Doug. The thought of paying hundreds of extra dollars a year for my fitness worried me at first. I was in decent shape but did I really need such rigorous training? I realized that that I would if I didn't want mediocrity to creep into my life. I went from 206 lbs to 180 lbs and am stronger now and in the best shape of my life. In the spring of 2006 I discovered that my strength gains had added 30 feet to my distance throws. Since then I've increased my PDGA player rating nearly 30 points to the highest it has ever been and qualified for the 2008 US Amateur Disc Golf Championship (I finished 77th out of 101). I have learned to lift, climb, and move safely and effectively and have made some lasting friendships along the way.
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