How it all Began…
After arriving in Los Angeles after moving from Connecticut in 1989 I struggled to find my way. I couldn't figure out what career suited me best with my business degree. I started my own Auto Detailing business the first few years but I knew that wasn't going to be my career. After work I would go to the gym and got myself in great shape and people asked me to train them. My girlfriend at the time knew a guy in Hollywood who needed a trainer so I would drive up to Hollywood and train him and then come back and detail 2 cars(on my own) 3 plus hours on each. After a year of going up to Hollywood and after picking up several clients there I ended that and shifted my focus on the South Bay and clients locally at the gym I worked out of here. After 2 years I was informed I couldn't do that anymore and so then I purchased my first weight equipment and invested $10,000K dollars and started training out of my apartment. Eventually the Auto Detailing ended and I was training full time and did that for 2.5 years out of my apartment in Manhattan Beach. One day a client of mine told me of a space for rent around the corner from my apartment and I went to take a look. I knew at that moment that was going to be my new gym location and it has been since August of 1996. I've been in my current location now 25 years thru good times and many bad/dark times solo. During the current Pandemic was probably the most harrowing of times and shifted my training out of my home in Redondo and thankfully a small contingent of my clients stayed with me keeping me afloat. It was not an easy year on any business but especially gym owners. I love what I do. I love what I have created. I feel I have the best Private Training Studio in the South Bay. With 34 years of experience and a ultra clean environment and THE BEST music you have to ask yourself........what is holding you back from calling and at least trying it out? Sometimes the hardest part is just making the phone call. I promise you that will be the easiest part. You have a great Private Gym awaiting you.....a virtual "playground" of fitness equipment just waiting to help you shape up and tone up that body. This time you will have a trainer that listens to you, sounds like a trainer, looks like a trainer and is your number 1 supporter.
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Mark Gontar - 1993
My Training Philosophy
Mark Gontar - 2020
No two clients are alike. I won't know how I am going to train you until we meet and I see you and we discuss your goals and objectives. Together we put a plan together but I will admit it is better if I lead fully and direct because I feel after 34 years in the industry I know the quickest way to achieve your goals and I don't want to waste a lot of time on exercises I feel are not as effective. I have many exercises for each body part but I have those that are my favorites. I do believe in exhausting a body part to make it respond but I don't believe in exhausting a client(especially a new client) so there is a difference and it is with a keen and sensitive eye I watch you. I watch how you are breathing etc etc. How I train you the first month will be different than how I train you in the subsequent months as we step things up. Some exercises you will love and some you might not like as much. We will find the ones that work for you. Yes this is a collaborative approach(you and I) but all I ask is you defer to me and my expertise and lets try different exercises and find the best ones for you. I guarantee you will be taxed but everyone needs to be handled differently and I understand and respect that. There is no "cookie cutter" approach at my gym. Yes it is trial and error but success only is achieved when we push ourselves outside of our comfort zones. My job is a delicate one to push you but not to overwhelm you(especially someone new) and after 34 years I feel I strike that delicate balance 99% of the time. I'm not perfect but I will give you 60 minutes like you haven't experienced before. You will know you were at my gym the next day! I get no enjoyment in making you super sore but I'm always a little disappointed if your not at least a little sore so I am constantly tweaking and altering working strategies for everyone. If you haven't seen my gym in person it really has everything you need. This IS a complete gym. I'd love to be your trainer and help you reach your goals.
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