ShulaSports Personal Training
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333 Valencia StSan Francisco, CA 94103
Neighborhood: Mission
(415) 287-3900
- Hours:
Mon-Sat 7 am - 9:30 pm
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- By Appointment Only:
- Yes
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3 reviews for ShulaSports Personal Training
3 reviews in English
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Review from Lisa H.
San Francisco, CA
10/27/2008
I've been working with Alex for a few weeks now. I'm super excited about training with him. We established what my goals are, and I know that he is committed 100% to helping me get there. He is very attentive, and I am learning so much. I came to him without any weight training experience, and he makes sure that my form is perfect. And, he doesn't let me just go through the motions. He pushes me past what my preconceived limits are.
I had concerns about working with a trainer, mainly because I had to get past my notion of it being a frivolous expense. Those thoughts are way gone because there is no way I could do these workouts on my own. I want to be in the best shape of my life, and I know I have to pay the price to get there, both physically and metaphorically speaking. -
Review from Vincent C.
San Francisco, CA
10/4/2008
When I initially tried to seek out a trainer, I was told "no" by a few. They felt that I needed a trainer who could get me through the plateaus and push past the areas where I had been stuck before.
The former manager of SF Gold's Trainers introduced me to Alex and said, "This is the guy for you". I must admit, I was a little intimidated. But after a few talks with Alex, I knew this was the guy that would help me fulfill my nutritional and physical goals to bring my body to a place where I have always wanted it to go. Defined, healthy and happy!!!
He was there at every turn. He believed in me when I didn't think I could believe in myself. He questioned my motives and gave me helpful, daily tools that allowed me to achieve success!!!
Well, two NPC bodybuilding competitions later with the trophies to prove it--you can't find a better gym trainer and nutritional counselor than Alex Shula!!
If you are a person who truly wants to set goals, learn to be disciplined, both inside and outside of the gym, you will see results with Alex within a week or two. You'll feel better about yourself and you'll know that he's with you 150%.
Sign-up, show-up and get busy. He's the man for you. -
Review from Tyler M.
San Francisco, CA
10/6/2008
I met Alex two years ago off of a Craigslist posting, and he's simply one of the best! First of all, I was a beginner dealing with weights, and he is patient, very attentive to form, and a great motivator. Many other trainers I've worked with get stuck in ruts of the same routines every week. Not so with Alex: I've never been bored with a workout with him and every workout seems so fresh.
Alex's understanding of physiology is simply brilliant. If you have any sort of muscle or joint issue, he will deftly tailor the workout around it, and help you find solutions to fixing the issue. I can think of several times where my neck or back was hurting (unrelated to Alex's workouts) and he was able to find ways of fixing my form, and help me build strength around the area in question.
And finally.. Alex walks the walk and talks the talk. As a former body builder himself, you can see first hand the guy knows what he's doing. Even if you don't want to become "huge" and are just looking for a great workout, Alex is your man.
Specialties
Strength and conditioning training
Bodybuilding (beginner to high level competitive)
Beginner training
Post natal
Flexibility
Weight Loss
Endurance Training
Sports conditioning
Weight loss
Functional
Core stabilization
Nutrition assistance
Post-Rehab
Postural and gait analysis
Post-rehab
Core stabilization
Functional training
Muscle imbalance correction
Yoga
Integrated strength training
Weight management
Stress reduction
History
Established in 1995
Established around 1995 in San Francisco. We are currently training out of Valencia Muscle and Fitness, as well as running several bootcamps all across the city. Please see website for details and register for your complimentary bootcamp session or ask about a complimentary consultation.
Meet the Business Owner: Alexander S.
Alexander has over 20 years of experience in competitive sports as both athlete and a coach. He has started out as a successfull national-level competitive cyclist and a coach in Ukraine and then a successfull competitive bodybuilder in the U.S.
Alexander is a prominent member of the Bay Area Russian community. Among other initiatives, he has started a Sports club for Russian-speaking youth in San Francisco (Dynamo SF) and is currently working on starting a non-profit after-school fitness club for children.
Alexander has appeared in SF Guardian; Mens Fitness; Examiner; ABC primetime news cast, etc. He also publishes a regular column in the local russian language weekly magazine "Kstati". Many of Alexander's articles about adult and child fitness have been published by popular publications. Some of the articles could be found on a popular site Ezine Articles
