Stone Dragon Strength Training

This guy is a strength whisperer. I was initially quite nervous to visit Nathan because of my age, especially considering he trains my beastly strong son. However, I quickly discovered that he is an exceptional teacher suitable for all levels! He made an immediate and noticeable difference in my everyday life. Walking up the stairs, lifting the dogs and groceries, all of these have become more thoughtful and powerful after working with him. His expertise is truly remarkable.

What sets Nathan apart is his ability to understand his clients and help them progress right from where they are. With me, there was no pressure to be amazing, just to improve. I like that. It doesn't matter where you are in your journey; he has the knowledge and skills to guide you effectively to the next level and beyond!

I'm planning to continue working with Nathan to maintain and improve my health because he's an essential element! If you're searching for a top-notch trainer who delivers results, Nathan at Stone Dragon is the one.

Working with Nathan, has been one of the best decisions. I’ve had trainers before and have never been as satisfied with the results as I have with Stone Dragon strength Training. Not only have I noticed changes in body, I’m noticeably stronger than I have ever been.

Along with the fact that Nathan provides an encouraging atmosphere. Pushing me to my limits in a way that still makes me feel comfortable and educates me on fitness while doing it.

I have been training for awhile with Nathan starting with no experience working out and having the dreaded lock down wine binge muffin top body. My goal with seeking a trainer was to have understanding of how to actually work out, target muscle groups, push myself, and most importantly no hurt myself. As a hairstylist I’m constantly using my hands/arms and standing for 6-12 hours a day, so it was important that I was not pushed in certain ways to ensure I was without down time that prevented me from doing my job. Nathan is excellent with taking limitations into account, and making adjustments to routines on the fly if I expressed an exercise wasn’t feeling like it was comfortable. He’s extremely attentive and cares that you are reaching your progress with health in mind. Since working with him and building my strength, I was able to stop sleeping with my wrist braces for Carpal tunnel which was a huge benefit. He works with you on diet recommendations for reaching goals. I also reached my goal of gaining 10 pounds of muscle, and going up a shirt size. On top of it all, I was able to establish a routine of working out on my own, something I struggled to do- especially without the confidence of doing workouts correctly. I would 10/10 recommend for value, experience, and results.

Nathan is a great instructor (and listener) he understands the connection you need to know between muscle, bone and nutritional needs to achieve your goals… definitely will be back 👍🏋🏼

If you want the TL; DR: I'm 35, never lifted weights, here is my "before" and "after" of 24 weeks of training with Nathan.

I've been working with Nathan since April - about 6 months to the day. I'm a casual runner who had never touched weights before starting our program - first for 1 hour a week, then 2 hours a week. I can't say enough great things about Nathan - he:

-Is a calm, supportive, motivating teacher: he's great at ensuring you execute movements with the right technique, especially tricky compound movements like deadlifts. He helped me progress from the trap bar to stiff-legged deadlifts to Romanian deadlifts and show me how all of the muscle groups are connected. Nathan makes sure that when you're working out you're working *efficiently* and maximizing the amount of gains for the energy you expend.
-Keeps things interesting: I've learned the major compound barbell movements and a ton of accessory movements with cable machines and dumbbells. He's a wealth of information, is at your service for questions during the session (and over text if you need), and challenges you while also being flexible if certain weights or reps or movements don't agree with you (e.g. if you need to build more mobility first, he'll do that with you)
-Is science-based: Nathan is NSCA-certified and knows his stuff when it comes to exercise science. There's no pushing weird supplements, or "too good to be true" routines, just rock solid, evidence-based training. He'll program your nutrition, too!

I'd highly recommend Nathan to anyone looking for high quality strength training from a supportive coach at reasonable rates. Even though I've moved to Seattle I'm continuing to get my programming from him - he's that good!