Meet Our Team
Our certified personal trainers at GYMGUYZ Silicon Valley have the education and experience you want in a fitness coach. Whether you're looking for strength training, weight loss, or general health and fitness, our trainers will customize your personal training services to target your goals and preferences. Get to know them below, then call us at (408) 430-5999 or reach out to us online and schedule your first workout. Your initial session is free, so you have nothing to lose but excuses!
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Fermen Smith
VP of Operations
Fermen's purpose in life is to truly re-represent health and fitness to the lost and found, by providing an accessible , custom world class health program. As Head Coach, he cultivates a 360 culture of trainers that lead with love, while educating and influencing the community into enhancing quality of life, through health.
Certifications:
National Federation of Personal Training
Specialization:
- Advanced Corrective Exercise
- Elite Sports Conditioning
- Youth Fitness Specialist
- Men's Physique Competition Prep
Favorite Quote:
" There is no defense against an excellence, that meets a pressing public need" John H. Johnson
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Shannon Sevor
GYMGUYZ Owner
Shannon’s definite purpose in life is to serve others, do something meaningful, and nurture relationships. Shannon possess a growth and contribution mindset and he truly believes that we are what we think.
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Queene Resngit
Certified Personal Trainer
Certifications: National Academy of Sports Medicine
Activities to stay fit: Resistance training
Favorite quote: Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.
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Austin
Certified Personal Trainer
Certifications:
National Academy of Sports Medicine certification. Masters in sports conditioning
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Daron True
Certified Personal Trainer
Certifications:
ACE Personal Trainer certification and some of my CE's include Nutrition for Sports, Exercise and Weight Loss
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Jennifer Zimmerman
Certified Personal Trainer
Certifications:
Group fitness certification, pt, cardio kickboxing cert.
Activities you do to stay fit:
I love to do cardio kickboxing and hit the heavy bag, cycling, and kettlebell!
Favorite Quote:
"Still I Rise" Maya Angelou
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Luciana Mendonca
Certified Personal Trainer
Certification:
NASM
ACSM
Favorite Quote:
Pain is weakness leaving the body
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Michael Tran
Certified Personal Trainer
Certifications:
NASM, AFAA, IDEA, ISSA,
Specialties:
CPT, Advanced Corrective Exercise, Trigger Point, Adaptive Training, & Functional Corrective Movement.
Favorite Quote:
"Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting."
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Eric Narvar
Certified Personal Trainer
- National Academy of Sports Medicine
- Specialties include: fat loss, strength training, and cross-fit
- Favorite quote: “Jobs fill your pocket adventure fills your soul.”
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Tami Wooden
Certified Personal Trainer
- American Council of Exercise
- Specialties: Senior fitness, athletic performance, fat loss
- Fall seven times and stand up eight.
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Crystal Ball
Certified Personal Trainer
- Nutrition at Stanford University
- National Academy of Sports Medicine
- Specialties: Nutrition, fat loss, strength training, and balance + stabilization
- “Everything you want is on the other side of fear.” – Jack Canfield
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Joanna Schimmel
Certified Personal Trainer
Certifications:
NASM-CPT
Favorite Quote: “
Six months from now, you’ll wish you started today.”
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Marlen Diaz
Certified Personal Trainer
Certifications:
National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) - Certified Personal Trainer
Favorite Quote:
"Your hard work is your reward"-unknown. I love to challenge you to your fullest potential.
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Elana Zobin
Certified Personal Trainer
Certifications:
- American Council on Exercise - Personal Trainer
- American Council on Exercise -Weight Management Specialist
- American Council on Exercise - Senior Fitness Specialis
- EXOS Fitness Specialist
- PhysioChain Education - Parkinson’s Regeneration Training (NASM and AFAA accepted)
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Daniel Barrera
Certified Personal Trainer
Certifications:
National Academy of Sports Medicine, CrossFit Level 1.
Activities you do to stay fit:
Snowboarding, wakeboarding and TRX workout.
Favorite Quote:
"If it doesn't challenge you it doesn't change you"
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Elite Coach, Ernie
Certified Personal Trainer
I have 13 years of experience and am a certified EMT. I have a diverse background of training from working with athletes to those with special needs.
Certifications: NSCA, NCSF, ISSA, NESTA
Specializations: Certified inclusion fitness specialist (CIFT) - ACSM
Bachelor's in Biology/Physiology
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Michelle Cornett
Certified Personal Trainer
- National Academy of Sports Medicine
- Specialties: Precision Nutrition, Weight lifting, and TRX
- To stay fit: I love to lift weights 5-6 days a week and keep up with my step count throughout the day to stay active
- Consistency + duration = impact
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Daniel Kramer
Certified Personal Trainer
Client specialist
Certifications: NASM & ISSA certified
Weight loss, chronic condition, and athletic sports training specialization
Favorite Quote: "A person only starts to live when he can live beyond himself" - Albert Einstein
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Hadji
Certified Personal Trainer
Certifications: NSCA strength and conditioning specialist, kettlebell specialist, battle rope specialist, CPR/AED certified
Activities: weight lifting and dancing
Favorite quote: movement is medicine
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Jahray Hayes
Certified Personal Trainer
Certifications: National Academy of Sports medicine certified
Activities: weight lifting and dancing
Favorite quote: “Your expectations should never be higher than your work ethic.” — Inky Johnson
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Amber Leisinger
Certified Personal Trainer
Certifications: NASM Certified Personal Trainer and Nutrition Coach
Activities: I initially found my love of fitness over a decade ago when I was training to join the Army National Guard in order to pay for college After earning my bachelor's degree in business and completing a deployment, I decided to focus my efforts on a career path that would benefit the health of my community - while being loads of fun!
Favorite quote: "If it were easy, everybody would do it. Hard is what makes i great". -Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own
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Kisha
Certified Personal Trainer
Favorite quote: Changing 1 life at a time
Specialties: HIIT, Boxing , strength training , assisted MYOFASCIAL RELEASE STRETCHING, and a full body rollout on massage table .
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Elizabeth Parsen
Dietician
Favorite quote: “ Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.” – G.K. Chesterton.
Specialties: licensed dietitian
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Sheyda
Yoga Instructor
Certification:
- Yoga alliance
Hobbies:
- Snowboarding, dancing, and reading
Favorite quote:
- You are one yoga class away from a good mood
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Emmely Magna
Fitness Coach
Certification: B.S Kinesiology Degree
Activities: Gym, Playing Volleyball, Outdoors
Quote: "If you do not believe in yourself no one will do it for you."-KB