Member of the Month

Kasey Clonts - May 2008
Congratulations to Kasey Clonts for her recent victory in the SNBF figure tall competition! Kasey was trained by Xpress Fitness trainer Coach Bailey. She took time to tell us about her experience and this is what she had to say.

"Around December of 2007 I started noticing that I wasn't in the best shape. I had a shape...but not the shape that a 23 year old wants. As I ate my Christmas cookies and tried to go to the gym, I noticed that it just wasn't working the way I thought it should. As I was leaving the gym one day I noticed Coach Bailey's fitness portfolio. I have always been a competitor at heart and decided that this was the best time to compete in a competition. I had wanted to do fitness competitions forever and now was the time. Summer was approaching fast!! I had heard MANY great things about Coach Bailey. The best info that I heard that caught my attention was, "He'll definitely get you in the best shape of your life", "He'll get you where you want to be", and best of all,”He'll kick your butt every day". I loved the last piece of advice because that’s a call to a great challenge for me!

I called the front desk of Xpress Fitness and told them what I was planning to do. They quickly gave me his phone number and told me to give him a call. I called Coach Bailey and he told me all of the things that competing involves and set up an introduction session for that next Monday. The anticipation killed me just wondering what I was getting myself into.

As I waited that Monday for my future trainer to come in, I just wondered what was in store for what I now consider the biggest challenge of my life.

After my intro session with Coach, I was ecstatic!!! He was the most motivating trainer ever! He was very organized and prepared. He tested my initial body fat and we were off!

My first training session, to put it nicely, was pretty darn hard. I thought I was going to pass out. He assured me that this was normal. What he also assured me of was the challenge that I was talking about earlier...the kick your butt every day challenge. Boy was he right! But for me...this made me want to show him what I was made of!!!

The next three months were Awesome!!! Coach worked me hard! But I feel like I worked him hard too! He had no idea that someone could laugh in the face of pain! For some reason, Pain makes me laugh. He looked at me like I was crazy when I couldn’t even lift the weights anymore...but was giving him a good laugh. Training was fun! Coach always was prepared for a unique workout. There was never a boring workout! It was always new and exciting. He would look up unique workouts specific to my needs.

Another great thing about training with Coach is that he sets up a diet for you. He lays it out straight. You HAVE to stick to it to be successful along with the training.
So here’s the big deal. April 12 was approaching fast. Since it was my first competition, I had no idea what to expect. As I get to the competition, I get all suited up into my posing suit along with the help of my mom and Charlotte Hall, a5 pro bodybuilder from Xpress Fitness. I go on stage and had a blast! I felt prepared due to the help of my trainer and other experienced members at Xpress Fitness. The Competition was so much fun!!! I ended up winning 1st place!

All in all, the Xpress Fitness Staff and facilities, and Coach Bailey made this experience possible. The Staff is very helpful and you can’t beat the facility. 24/7 Access to the gym made working our very convenient. The machines and free weights are unbeatable. The machines can be tailored to any body size and they even have Hammer Strength equipment where you can add your own plates to the machine. I love working out with Coach Bailey and Xpress Fitness!!!"