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The Overload training system is something I wish I had access to when I played for the Cleveland Cavaliers. When I trained in the past, it was about long hours and hundreds of reps to achieve my goals. Now I focus on both the positive and negative phases of the exercise and not just trying to lift as much weight as possible. It takes less time and I feel better now more so then I did in my playing days, and with all of my injury problems that is saying a lot! Thanks Overload! -- Austin Carr, The Cleveland Cavaliers

I have been working out with Team Overload for almost 1½ years now…and it has changed my “work out” life. They have taken me to places that I never thought I could go…and certainly would not have achieved on my own. I had tried everything for my constant back pain . . .typical cardiovascular, free weights, physical therapy, pilates, yoga…you name it. This unique workout regimen has allowed me to achieve maximum results in the most time-efficient manner possible. I strongly recommend it! -- Grant Dinner, Weinberg Wealth Management, LLC

When I was younger, I joined about a half dozen health clubs, signed up for exercise classes, and owned a bike, a treadmill, and countless work-out videos. Unfortunately, none of these expensive memberships or gadgets worked for me because I would quit after a short time. Weight training at Overload is the only thing I have ever done consistently, and I have been doing the training for four years. I can’t imagine ever quitting. -- Nancy Tondy, Bright Ideas Press, LLC

My body is my career. I must look my best, be strong and endure long, very active days teaching and performing ballroom dance. Overload has allowed me to gain endurance strength and cross train with minimal time away from my business. I also have the piece of mind in knowing that the professional trainers at Overload help to minimize risk of work out related injuries. It has REALLY paid off in terms of my dancing and my business! -- Lisa Vegas, President, Cleveland Ballroom Company

A life changing experience is an apt description of OVERLOAD....On November 13, 2006, some six months ago, I began twenty minute workouts twice a week under the watchful eye of an energetic owner and motivated staff.  The personal trainers are a focused group that encourages you to do your very best each and every workout session. It is the very best of health insurance without a contract.  I have personally lost fifty three pounds in weight, lost major inches in the waistline and improved my energy level.  As a known diabetic of thirteen years and at fifty-seven years of age I felt I needed to do something to keep up with my nine-year old twin daughters. Well, I did it! OVERLOAD was the answer.  Health wise I have reduced my medications in half, curtailed completely an acid-reflux problems and enjoy a fitful sleep each and every night. The way of life OVERLOAD offers is priceless. It has now and always will be a part of my life. -- G. Timothy Marshall, The Law Office of G. Timothy Marshall, Attorney and Counselor at Law

It is no exaggeration to say that Overload has transformed me from the inside out … and continues to do so with each and every session.

After a lifetime struggle with poor body image, the result of an overweight childhood and physical limitations due to multiple spinal treatments and surgeries for scoliosis (severe curvature of the spine), now, at the age of 52, I am just beginning to realize my potential and have never felt or looked better.

Raised in a blue-collar family, home cooking was heavy on starch, with breads and dessert served virtually every night, and food was the panacea cure-all for any hurt, large or small.  When diagnosed with Scoliosis at age 12, physical activity was strictly forbidden and a surgical spinal fusion was performed at age 13.  This medical procedure and recovery protocol was vastly different in 1968 from what it is today, as the rigid, solid steel Harrington Rod was implanted alongside my newly fused vertebrae and I was strapped to a circle bed frame for five weeks while the bones knit.  I had to learn to walk again following the surgery and was encased from neck to hips in a 30-pound body cast for three months.  My long-term prognosis, however, was good.  Even though my lower spine would retain a significant curvature and the implant would remain to stabilize the upper spine, I would regain much, if not all, mobility.

Exercise remained an unknown concept during these years and by mid-thirty, I was a veteran dieter constantly yo-yoing up and down, losing and re-gaining the same 30 pounds over and over again.  Chronic pain from weak back muscles and scar tissue around the implant forced me to walk with a cane -- at 34 years old – and for the first time an organized weight training regimen was recommended to strengthen long unused back muscles.  Improper training; however, lead to a second surgery to remove the implant and the yo-yo cycle continued … until I was introduced to Overload.

Recommended by an associate, I first met with owning partner Jeff Tomaszewski last year and began my Overload training as a 51st birthday gift to myself on August 24, 2006.  I immediately embraced the disciplined protocol and by October was eager to achieve even faster results, only possible by adding the nutrition component to my program.

I met with team member Mark Schmitt who, after obtaining my resting metabolic rate and mineral analysis, formulated a custom macronutrient diet designed specifically for me to reduce fat while my workouts increased lean muscle; both combined to increase my metabolic rate. 

Within four months, friends were demanding to know my ‘secret’ as I morphed from an optimistic size 8 to a fantastic size 4.  I’ve amazed myself with my intensity, focus, and unlimited potential and have a notably improved range of motion as well as a much lower risk of bone loss as I age.  I work out with confidence, knowing that my Overload trainer will challenge me while keeping me safe from injury with a program specifically designed for me, crooked spine and all.

No, I don’t want to look or even feel younger, I want to be strong, healthy and look “well tended.”  Thanks to having Mark, Jeff, Mike, Heather, and everyone at Team Overload in my corner, I know my transformation will continue … from the inside out.   August 24, 2006:  146 Lbs – Size 8    February 14, 2007:  130 Lbs – Size 4.  -- Jeanne C. Michaelides