29 years old
5'6"

  Mary came to me after learning about MiBoLife through a friend of hers.  The fact that I designed a program for her friend that lead to her getting into the best shape of her life, and winning her first figure contest was pretty compelling to Mary.

Mary is a natural athlete who played division 1 basketball and went on to a roll as assistant coach at the NCAA level.

When I met Mary, I was excited about her potential and I knew right away where our focus would be.  I felt she would not have any issues with conditioning. But, the focus would be on adding a bit of quality size and building out her physique. We would need to work on her overall structure, aiming for that undeniable "figure competitor look"... Strong, sexy shoulders, nice v-tapered back. Great legs with signature outer "sweep".

The best news was that we had plenty of time because we targeted a show for her debut that was 7 months away!  So, I put together a winning program for Mary with the aforementioned goals in mind. Phase 1 was her 12-week "off- season" build out. Phase 2 would be her 16-week contest preparation which would lead to a stunning package unveiled on stage.

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Growing up I’ve always wanted to compete. However, I never really had the time or someone to properly guide me in the right direction until now. I met Ben Yosef in August of 2009 after being recommended to him by a friend of mine that had a lot of success working with him.  Since then my entire thought process and physique have changed.  Ben has not only trained my body but trained my mind as well.

Over the past 8 months Ben has pushed me harder than I thought possible. His program challenged me physically and mentally. By working with Ben, I not only significantly improved my overall physique but also acquired life-long fitness and nutrition habits as well as a new perspective on both what my body deserves and is capable of achieving. His experience and vast knowledge enables him to put together a personalized program. He balances the right amount of weight training, cardio exercise, and nutrition, tailored to meet the needs of each individual client. Ben gave me a list of good, acceptable foods and let me know what I needed to eat and when.  The best part was how easy it was to follow. I didn't have to worry about counting calories or grams of protein or anything like that. (Ben did it all!!)

What’s also great is that Ben takes pride in every client he works with. He's fully vested in your success and pushes even the most avid and knowledgeable fitness buff, like myself, to levels they thought were unattainable. The man definitely knows his stuff and pushes you to do what he knows is in you without ever letting you give up! You may at times want to punch & scream at him but in the end you’re thanking him for pushing you to your limit and that's when you know you have the best trainer. My props go out to Mr. Yosef for putting up with me all those times!

Ben helped me get in phenomenal shape and gave me the confidence to get up on stage and strut my stuff for my 1st ever Natural Figure Competition.  Now that my 1st competition is done and over with I have a greater knowledge of my body, training and nutrition.  I have Ben to thank for that.  Even now, that I consider myself more knowledgeable, I still wish to rely on Ben’s guidance and continue to work with him in hopes of obtaining that PRO CARD under his wings!

Mary