Taylor Tells His Tale...

Taylor had been going to another local gym for a couple of years and had hit a plateau. He spoke with a personal trainer and they recommended $8,000 worth of training over a 10-month period to achieve his goals. It wasn’t that he thought he couldn’t benefit from the $8,000 of personal training, but he did feel as though it was a little steep and his wife suggested that he buy another car instead and simply push it around town as a more cost effective form of exercise. In two years at his gym, the trainer was the first and only person Taylor had ever spoken to and the idea of someone counting his reps for ten months seemed like it could only end with him bludgeoning them with a barbell.

After this consultation it motivated Taylor to look into alternatives and he remembered seeing a sign at Starke that read “Don’t use a machine, become one.” This slogan really resonated with him and he took the opportunity to explore what Starke offered. Then he found out that his old friend Paul Dyck was behind it and he knew it was something of substance. He started his one on one Foundations in January 2015, signed up for two workouts a week thereafter, and come April he switched his membership to Unlimited making it to the gym daily (twice on Saturdays).

“The trainers at Starke are very good at finding the correct way to motivate people to do their best.  They don't have a “one size fits all” mentality to motivation.  This requires far more from them then knowing the technique (which they do), it requires that they understand / empathize with the mindset of their clients.  Also, and maybe most importantly, not once have the staff asked me in a chipper voice,  "What do you plan on working on today?"...You get some funny looks when you reply "Kegel Exercises...” – Taylor Kostiuk

Taylor was one of the individuals who signed up for this past 60-Day Challenge. He weighed in at 265lbs, final weigh in being 246lbs, finishing with a percentage of 7.17% weight loss. “Starke and Paul have given me a whole new set of challenges.  Not only to learn new movements but also to be able to see myself improve on each one.  There is no aspect of the work done at Starke that I won't continue to improve upon for a very long time.  This is really important to keep me engaged and interested.  In addition, Paul has created a fantastic environment that is fun, welcoming and supportive,” Taylor shares. 

"Because of Starke, when I die the city won't need to cut out a large portion of my bedroom wall just to get my body."