"Approximately 20 months ago a friend of mine introduced me to Warren.  Like many individuals I was trying to lose weight and had reached a plateau. I had also been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in my lower back, making it extremely painful to workout.  I was on a regular regimen of muscle relaxers so I could sleep at night and move during the day.  Needless to say I was VERY discouraged and did not enjoy working out.  The first day I met with Warren, I explained all my aches, pains, eating habits, exercise routines and diets I had previously tried.  Through a serious of assessment exercises he was able to determine what areas I needed work. He requested I keep track of my food intake for one week to enable him to suggest a menu providing me with the adequate nutrients I would need to lose weight and still feel good.  During one of our early visits Warren mentioned muscle strengthening and range of motion exercises which would help strengthen the back muscles, assisting with posture and eliminating some of the pain in my lower back.  He told me I was “out of balance” – imagine that?!?  Of course, I was very skeptical at this point, but figured I would work with it and see what happened.  At the beginning workouts were mostly stretching, core and balancing exercises.  As time progressed weights and cardio were added.  I began to see the pounds and inches disappear.  I was following the suggested nutrition pIan (not perfectly), working out 4-5 times per week and I had more energy than I had in years!!  What was even more amazing I had not taken a muscle relaxer in weeks!  My back felt better than it had in years and workouts were now something I looked forward to.  In March 2010 I ran the Little Rock half-marathon and finished in just under 3 hours.  I began training for this in October 2009 with Warren’s assistance.  If you had asked me a few years ago if I would run any distance, I would have said ‘absolutely not’.  Now I am considering running again in March 2012.  There is a lot more to Warren than just losing weight.  He provides motivation, nutritional advice, stretching and core exercises.  He listens to what you desire as an individual and develops a plan tailor made for you."

Age: 21

Weight: 198 lbs.

"When I started with Warren, I was a hefty junior in high school and I weighed about 265 pounds. Needless to say, when I went to a girl’s house there were no dads afraid of me being behind a closed door with their daughters. The first time I met with Warren, he sat me down and listened to my goals and provided me with all of the information, tips, motivation, and assistance that I needed to get into shape. My original goal was strictly weight loss, which through hard work and good dieting, was accomplished over the next year and a half. After having lost 80 lbs and at the time weighing about 185 lbs. I somehow was still not satisfied. Since I had lost the weight that I needed to, Warren proposed that I begin on my next goal. For 18 years of my life I had never been able to do more than one pull up or much more than a few push-ups. With Warrens help I started working on gaining muscle and I’m now able to exceed far more than a single pull up or push up plus 13lbs of added muscle. Throughout my whole ordeal with weight loss and now muscle gain I have not had a single injury, due to Warren’s ability to recognize my limits and push me to my full potential, but never exceeding my physical ability. The key to my success with warren as compared to trying to do it on my own is that, it’s easier to cheat or lie to yourself than it is to lie to your trainer because the scale tells the truth. Before I started with Warren, I found the hardest part of motivating myself to go to the gym was that I had nobody to go with that could help me. Warren has not just helped me, but other in my family too. Over the years he has become an extension of our family. Warren goes beyond just helping you with you physical goals; he actually takes an interest in your personal life, and shares his experiences with similar situations. To me Warren is far more than just a trainer he is a reliable friend."

"About 18 months ago, I was in an auto accident and sustained several injuries including, dislocated ankle, torn ACL and shattered foot.  After six months of physical therapy, I still could not climb stairs, stand on the ball of my foot or step up on the curb in stride. After interviewing several personal trainers in Conway, my husband found Warren Martin.  Warren has been working on improving my mobility for the last year by tailoring workouts around my injuries for both strength and flexibility and stability.  Today, I am able to climb stairs, take the curb in stride and stand on the ball of my foot.  I still have those days where I have pain in my ankle, foot and knee but Warren has taught me so much this last year that I am able to roll out the muscle and tendons just like he has taught me which relieves the level of pain.  The techniques really does help.  I have also been amazed at the balance that I have been able to achieve with his training."

Hey Warren,  I couldn't make it to your seminar this time because my sister needed me to help her.  We saw one of her customers that I hadn't seen in a while and she spoke,  kinda cordially and I wondered why she wasn't as warm as she used to be? But I acted like I always did and then she said "this is your sister, huh?" And I answered "Yes!! I'm her sister!!"I was confused:-). She was on phone and then her eyes got real big and she told the person she talking to to hold on and she said "OH MY GOD!!!! This is you??? You look so good!!!! I was thinking that you were another sister that I hadn't met because you look so much like your mother!". She was talking so loud and so excited that the person must have asked what was going on cause she started talking to them telling them that this is somebody that used to be at least a 26 which is my size and now she's..." And I said "these are 6's" LOL. She was gushing and carrying on and then she said "OMG you are gonna make me cry".  And she did!!!! Then of  course I started too.  I told her I was gonna have to tell my trainer about this....making folks cry when they see me!!! She said "I'm just so happy for you and you are giving me hope for myself."  She asked for your info and I gave it to her and told her that I'd give you her email address so you could start sending her the fitness tips.  Ok this is more than a note, but I wanted to share :-). You know my head has swollen to gynormous proportions....bigger than before. But you know what? Yours should swell too because you helped make this happen and you know I LOVE YOU for it.  Oh, the original purpose was to give you her email address -    See you Monday!!! :-)