The Weekend Workout 3-7-10
Yari Ferrao
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Yarixa Ferrao, AKA Coach Yari (Ya-di), is a Certified Personal Trainer (NASM), P.A.C.E Certified. She was recently voted “America’s Next Fitness Phenom” by ProjectBreakout.com. She has been passionately training for nearly 10 years. She is an expert in functional training, fat loss, weight loss, sports performance, and cellulite. Coach Yari is the founder of Get Fit in 6, a six week life transformation program for both men and women, and has also written an e-book on one of women’s most common problems: cellulite. In addition she serves as a health and fitness writer for Totalhealthbreakthroughs.com, EarlytoRise.com, and MyPureRadiance.com. Her website, GetFitin6.com, features her free newsletters educating people on healthy and cutting edge (unconventional) nutrition, body weight functional training for home and gym use, and her secrets on how to keep and maintain a healthy lifestyle all year round. Also featured are her online GetFitin6 program as well as her live classes, her e-book The Cellulite Reduction Program: Getting Rid of the “Dimples of Doom” and her new DVD The Unconventional Truth 99% of Trainers Don’t Tell You!
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Patrick Jacobs, Ph.D. earned his doctorate at the University of Miami. He is currently on faculty with the Department of Exercise Science and Health Promotion at Florida Atlantic University. Patrick is a Licensed Athletic Trainer (State of Florida). At The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis he is leading studies on Exostim, an advanced electrical stimulation system that allows for a decrease in the incidences of secondary disease in people with spinal cord injury. He has also recently done research on vibration training and the history of the hand-held model that has proliferated in many urban retail centers. Patrick’s writing has been featured in numerous publications including the Journal of Neural Engineering, American Journal of Sports Medicine, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and more.
Dara Wittenberg is a Certified Endurance Coach with USAT, USAC, USATF and RRCA. She has been a personal trainer for 10 years and a triathlon coach for seven. Dara has trained several athletes for whom fitness, health, and their sports must fit into very busy lives. Her clientele includes full time mothers, office workers, school teachers and entrepreneurs. The goal is to help them strike a balance between training to their maximum potential and balancing the various other aspects of their lives, as well as to provide motivation to perform at their best. These clients have done everything from complete their first 5k or sprint triathlon to qualify for the Boston Marathon and win age group awards in Ironman triathlons. She strives to employ cutting-edge training information to constantly take clients to the next level. Learn more by clicking 
David Sandler, M.S., CSCS*D, CCS, HFD is President and Co-Founder of StrengthPro Inc. He is a doctoral candidate at the University of Miami and has been a strength and conditioning consultant for more than 19 years. He has presented more than 230 lectures with organizations such as the NSCA, ACSM, AAHPERD, IFPA, SWIS, ECA and SCW Fitness. David has authored or co-authored five books: Sports Power, Weight Training Fundamentals, The Resistance Band Workout Book, Plyo Power, and Strength Training Everyone. He has also been the lead exercise and sports physiologist for more then 30 episodes of television for National Geographic’s series Fight Science, Super Strength, the Science of Steroids, Humanly Possible, and the Emmy Award winning Sport Science series on Fox Sports Network. He is the Chairman of The Arnold Strength Training Summit at the Arnold Classic and is a consultant and member of the advisory board for Muscle and Fitness magazine and the Performance Training Journal of the NSCA. He is a former powerlifter and focuses his research in strength and power development.
Ashley Cooper, an NPC Figure Competitor, fitness writer, personal trainer and fitness model, has done more in only two years than many do in their entire career. Moving from Cincinnati to Miami in 2002, she attended the University of Miami and studied Journalism and Sports Administration. Her goals after graduating included becoming a sportscaster and hosting her own TV show. Having been an athlete all her life, Ashley realized she did not just want to simply talk about other people’s athletic accomplishments, she wanted to accomplish more of her own. She switched gears into fitness and has since been featured in a workout DVD, asked to write for many credited fitness sites, been shot by some of the top photographers in the business and is currently working on publishing her first book. For more information about Ashley click 
Trina Goosby, an IFBB Bikini Pro, just recently won the 2009 NPC Nationals Bikini Class A division, earning her IFBB Pro Status. She is also a 2-time Overall Figure Champion, Overall Fitness Champion, and a full-time Fitness Professional. Graduating in 1999 with her B.S. in Kinesiology and Exercise Physiology from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Trina was also the captain, choreographer, and dancer for the UWEC Blugold Dance Team. She is now pursuing her M.S. in Exercise Science and Health Promotion. Trina is a National Exercise & Sports Trainer Association (NESTA) Certified Personal Trainer, Functional Training Specialist, Group Exercise Instructor and is the owner of TLG Fitness, Inc., which offers 1-on-1 personal training, small group training, group fitness instruction, wellness coaching and Figure, Fitness and Bikini competition preparation and stage presence seminars. For more info click 
MeMe Roth is a regular expert guest on the topics of “Obesity” and “Junk Food” in mass media across the country and abroad including FOX News’ Bill O’Reilly and Neil Cavuto shows, CNN, MSNBC, Inside Edition, and even a spoof on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. She regularly supplies quotes in The New York Times, USA Today, The New York Post, US Weekly, BusinessWeek, TIME and more. She is known for no-nonsense, politically irreverent, unflinching commentary on America’s obesity crisis. MeMe Roth received her training to practice Health Counseling at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (in a partnership with Columbia University Teachers College), which is the only nutrition school integrating all the different dietary theories — combining the knowledge of traditional philosophies with modern concepts like the USDA food pyramid, the glycemic index, the Zone and raw foods. Learn more by clicking 
Douglas S. Kalman, Ph.D., RD is a Director in both the Phase I Unit and Departments of Endocrinology and Nutrition Division of 
Melissa Binkley is the founder of Chic Fitness. Her career in fitness began after graduating from Ohio State University in 2000, when she began competing in NPC fitness and figure contests. She became addicted to her new sporting adventure and soon sought certification through ISSA. In 2001 she opened her own training company dedicated to helping empower people of all ages by working with them to realize their fitness goals. She is continuously studying and learning all aspects of kinesiology and nutrition to assist her clients during their fitness journey. Melissa hopes to convey life lessons to her clients which include increased confidence and self-esteem, a dedication to fitness discipline and improved focus on their goals. Melissa offers Lifestyle Fitness Coaching, Kitchen and Diet Makeovers, Boot Camps, and Sport Specific Athletic training as well as general fitness training in your home or gym. She is currently working to develop a wellness center that encompasses all aspects of her passion and to create a line of scientifically tested holistic supplements. Learn more on 
Bernadett Fejszes is a group dance and fitness instructor with over 20 years of experience in the industry. Originally from Hungary, she began training in ballet at age four followed by 13 years in an Eastern European folk-dance ensemble. Bernadett also has experience in ballroom dancing, hip-hop and Latin dancing. In 2005 she was introduced to 
Heather Frey is the owner, founder and President of 
Darryn Willoughby, Ph.D., FISSN holds an M.Ed. degree in Exercise Science and a Ph.D. in Neuromuscular Physiology and Biochemistry with a sub-emphasis in Nutritional Biochemistry. Dr. Willoughby is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and International Society of Sport Nutrition (ISSN). He is also the current President of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist from the National Strength and Conditioning Association and a certified exercise and sport nutritionist from the ISSN. He is well published in scientific research journals such as the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, Journal of Sport Science and Medicine, and the International Journal of Sports Medicine. Learn more by clicking 
Billy Beck earned his undergraduate degree in Exercise Science and his Masters in Exercise Physiology. He has attained numerous certifications during his career and continues to dedicate himself to daily study and research. Billy has been awarded many honors including the MET-Rx World’s Best Personal Trainer contest (two times) and was named the PEAK and Personal Fitness Professional Magazine Personal Trainer of the Year. As President and CEO of 
Darlene Cavalier is a senior advisor and contributor to Discover Magazine. She is on the 
Rick Collins, JD, CSCS is a celebrated personality in the bodybuilding, fitness and nutritional supplements industry. He is a principal in the New York law firm of 
Kristen Birth
Kristen Birth is one of the key nutritionists in the Department of Nutrition at 
