Rob is not your stereotypical personal trainer. Having grown up when 8-bit systems were new and his dad’s 300 baud modem was bleeding edge, he considers himself a Geek-of-All-Trades(-Except-Math). Never really into playing competitive sports, he attended an artsy-fartsy high school where he still managed to earn more athletic credits than most of the jocks by taking numerous dance classes and joining the school’s ultimate frisbee team.
Since then, he’s held various professional titles such as glassblower, internet tech support monkey, chef, and Weight Watchers group leader. He also spent a few years working for various Renaissance faires as a leatherworker, stage combatant, and Dirty Gamer. It was while working the faires that he met his wife and also picked up his panchant for wearing UtiliKilts whenever possible.
Rob is no stranger to weight issues, having put on a considerable amount of weight while cooking, and then losing 75 pounds on Weight Watchers. During his weight loss journey, he became a bit of a fitness nut. It wasn’t long before he earned his personal trainer certification through the National Academy of Sports Medicine.
Currently, Rob spends his days working at a gym, where he extols the virtues of kettlebells, sledgehammers, sandbags, and other odd-lifting techniques for functional fitness. In his spare time, he plays City of Heroes where he pretends to fight crime, or Rock Band where he pretends that he has musical talent. He and his wife also have attended Gen Con Indy for the past 3 years, and plan to go again this summer. They currently reside in the Tampa Bay area with their Siberian husky, Zhenya.
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