Have you checked out my consultation services? I’m presuming your answer is ‘yes’ given the growth of my online client roster, so thank you. That said, I want to share with you, my readers, a testimonial that found its way into my inbox a few weeks back. It made me smile over my morning coffee and near spill my coveted Breakfast Blend all over my counter-top. It’s from one of my former clients, and, well, enough preamble. Here you go:
“I hate getting training and weight loss advice from people who’ve been thin and fit their whole lives. Listening to someone with a naturally amazing metabolism talk about their diet tips is like getting business advice from someone who inherited all their money – yeah, they have what you want, but they never had to work for it.
Ryan Zielonka is different. I’ve known Ryan for years, and I watched from a front-row seat as he went from significantly overweight to cut, ripped, and lifting weights that should have squashed him like a bug. More importantly, though, I watched how he did it – saw the countless hours of research and education, the science and methodology, and the sheer grit that went into it. In the end, it was watching him transform himself that convinced me there might be hope for me as well.
Unlike a lot of trainers, Ryan understood my limitations, my apprehension. Working under the significant constraints I requested – no more than a few hours of working out a week, plus my eccentric vegetarian diet which most people said could never mesh with bodybuilding – Ryan crafted a unique workout and diet plan designed to maximize my gains with minimal impact on my life. What’s more, he was able to succinctly and specifically answer my questions about the science behind each choice. Understanding why we did things didn’t just satisfy my need to know, it also made it easier for me to get out there and do the work.
When we started, after several years of fruitless exercising on my own, I was among the weakest and slowest of my friends, with zero muscle definition. With Ryan’s help, I began making steady advances almost from day one, and in no time at all I was packing on muscle, losing fat, and lifting more than I’d every imagined – I even got asked to pose for a charity swimsuit calendar. But most of all, I’ll never forget that first moment in the gym when, after several months of Ryan’s instruction, I dead-lifted well over my body-weight for reps and was hit by the sudden realization that I was someone who could dead-lift. A lot. Me. The wimpy, nerdy kid. Somewhere back in middle school, a twelve-year-old me smiled.
Talk to Ryan Zielonka. He’s been where you are now, and he’ll get you where you want to be.”
