Meet the Owners:
 
  
Rebecca Manda
A graduate of the University of Central Florida, Rebecca holds a B.S. in Health Services, with interest in athletic training nutrition, and natural health. She is also certified by the NSCA, is a USAW Sports Performance Coach and a PCIP Level 2 Trainer.

She utilizes a preventative approach to help clients stay healthy, while achieving optimal goals. Rebecca competed in gymnastics from the age of 6 until 17, reaching the Junior Olympic level. During this time, she weight trained to supplement her gymnastics, and was coached by several former Olympians. Her summers were spent attending gymnastics camps filled with intense training, learning from some of the best gymnasts and coaches in the world.

Since then she has also become experienced in cycling and the unique sport of traditional Irish Currach Rowing. Having learned the dedication and commitment necessary to excel, she now successfully motivates her clients to reach their own goals in the gym. Her rapidly growing client base verifies this approach.

   
 
 Brad Cardoza
Brad Cardoza graduated from UMass Amherst in 1999. A dedicated student and member of the Umass Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field teams, some of Brad's collegiate athletic accomplishments include: being named to the all east and all New England Track and Field teams 6 times, breaking a 27 year old Umass Amherst record in the hammer throw, as well as the Umass Dartmouth school record in the 35lb weight throw.

Brad Cardoza graduated from UMass Amherst in 1999. A dedicated student and member of the Umass Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field teams, some of Brad's collegiate athletic accomplishments include: being named to the all east and all New England Track and Field teams 6 times, breaking a 27 year old Umass Amherst record in the hammer throw, as well as the Umass Dartmouth school record in the 35lb weight throw.

Brad has also continued his career as a strength coach opening his own company Pinnacle Strength and Fitness, which currently remains at a facility in Dartmouth, MA. Here Brad works with a broad spectrum of personal training clients and athletes. Pinnacle Strength and Fitness has become very well known across the nation because of Brad's training knowledge and strongman efforts, and Excel Sports and Fitness Training will experience the same exposure due to Brad's constant promotion efforts across the nation. Current certifications include NSCA Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), NSCA Certified Personal Trainer (NSCA-CPT), USA Weightlifting Club Coach and USA Weightlifting Sport Performance Coach.
 
John Sullivan

John first began weight training as a way to improve his strength for wrestling and martial arts. As his interest in training for sports performance increased, he began competing in powerlifting and strongman competitions. Since he started competing in 2002, John has qualified for the North American Strongman National Championships four times (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006), placing 5th in his class in 2004, 2nd in his class in 2005 and currently preparing for 2006. 

Constantly seeking new and unique training strategies, John credits much of his success in strongman to intelligently designed training programs. His diverse techniques, borrowed from Olympic weightlifting, powerlifting and track & field training, has enabled him to effectively prepare for the unusual demands of strongman competitions.

Over the past decade he has integrated countless nutritional and physical conditioning programs for a wide range of clientele ranging from high level athletes to general fitness buffs. John utilizes a unique approach of theoretical knowledge mixed with practical experience drawn from years of martial arts, weight training and competitive sports. In addition to his "in the trenches" experience, he is also a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist, USA Weightlifting Sports Performance Coach and a PCIP Level 1 Certified Coach.

 
 
Meet Our Staff: 

 

Matt Delaney

Matt Delaney has been a competitive Olympic weightlifter for four years. He entered his first weightlifting meet after just three weeks of training. Since this initial contest, intelligent training and an ever expanding knowledge of the sport have allowed him to make vast improvements, he now competes on the national level. At a bodyweight of only 160 pounds, Matt has cleaned over 300 pounds, and has snatched over 230 pounds. Matt has supplemented his competition experience by working alongside several USA weightlifting coaches. In this time he has gained invaluable insight into maximizing the body’s potential to become stronger and more explosive. Matt’s extensive knowledge of the Olympic lifts can help anyone, from athletes to competitive weightlifters, reach new levels of performance.

 

Dave Coffin

Dave received a B.S. degree in Exercise Science with a focus in Exercise Physiology from the University of Massachusetts.  He is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association and a Certified Personal Trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine.  Prior to graduation from Umass, Dave completed his strength and conditioning internship at Boston University, where he assisted with the training of Division I athletes in sports such as wrestling, tennis, soccer, basketball, ice hockey, softball, etc. 

In addition to his academic background, Dave has been lifting weights as a means to prepare for sports since his freshman year of high school.  A four year varsity wrestler, Dave was ranked 2nd in the state as a junior and since then has continued coaching and training wrestlers from local area high schools.  It is his experience in the sport of wrestling that has taught him the work ethic and dedication necessary to succeed.  With a no non-sense but thoughtful approach to training, Dave is able to draw from his own experiences to motivate athletes and clients.   

Tom Reavis

Tom has been training in martial arts for close to 30 years.  He has trained with some of the countries best instructors in Muay Thai, Tae Kwon Do, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Uechi Ryu Karate, Wu Shu, and San Shou.  The son of a boxer, he has dabbled in the “sweet science” his entire life and was a division 1 wrestler.  Tom believes everyone can benefit from martial arts/self defense training, whether you want a different way to work out, are looking to build self-confidence or want to be the next MMA champion; this is training that all can enjoy.

  

 
 

Our experienced staff members – all highly successful athletes in their own right – have worked with a broad class of high-level clients, including:

  •   National Football League athletes
  •   National Basketball Association athletes
  •   National Hockey League athletes
  •   Major League Baseball athletes
  •   Major League Soccer athletes
  •   Olympic Medalists
  •   World Record-Setting Powerlifters, Olympic lifters, and Strongmen
  •   Ironman Triathletes
  •   Marathon runners
  •   Professional Golfers
  •   Professional Tennis Players
  •   NCAA athletes from over 20 different sports – including countless All-Americans and professional draft picks – from all divisions
  •   NCAA Champion teams
  •   All-State and All-Conference High School Athletes from a wide variety of sports
  •   Countless Boston Globe All-Stars
  •   State Champion teams
  •   Models 


However, for every one of these elite athletes or highly recognized personalities, we’ve worked with dozens of people with goals just like you with tremendous success. These people have wanted to:

 

  •   Look good in that wedding dress before walking down the aisle
  •   Prevent an ACL injury in a daughter who loves basketball
  •   Finish that 5k they’ve wanted to run for years
  •   Fit into the suit they haven’t been able to wear for five years
  •   Drop 20 pounds before and upcoming vacation 
  •   Get rid of that chronic, nagging shoulder pain
  •   Learn how to adopt habits instead of just programs and fad diets
  •   Remember what it is like to actually feel great!
 
 

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