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) 849-4123 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:
  • National Federation of Personal Training
  • 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

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

Certifications:
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

Certifications:
National Academy of Sports Medicine
Specialties:
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

Certifications:
American Council of Exercise
Specialties:
Senior fitness, athletic performance, fat loss
Favorite Quote:

“Fall seven times and stand up eight.”

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CRYSTAL BALL

CERTIFIED PERSONAL TRAINER

Certifications:

Nutrition at Stanford University

National Academy of Sports Medicine

Specialties:
Nutrition, fat loss, strength training, and balance + stabilization
Favorite Quote:
“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 Specialist
  • 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

MICHELLE CORNETT

CERTIFIED PERSONAL TRAINER

Certifications:
National Academy of Sports Medicine
Specializations:
Precision Nutrition, Weight lifting, and TRX
Activities you do 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
Favorite Quote:

Consistency + duration = impact

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DANIEL KRAMER

CERTIFIED PERSONAL TRAINER

Client specialist
Certifications:
NASM & ISSA certified
Specializations:
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 you do to stay fit:
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 you do to stay fit:
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 you do to stay fit:

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

Specializations:
HIIT, Boxing , strength training , assisted MYOFASCIAL RELEASE STRETCHING, and a full body rollout on massage table.
Favorite Quote:
Changing 1 life at a time
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DU NGUYEN

CERTIFIED PERSONAL TRAINER

Certifications:
Certified Functional Strength Coach
Hobbies:
Badminton, Muay Thai, Videography
Favorite Quote:
Do today what others won’t, so tomorrow you can do what others can’t
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ELIZABETH PARSEN

DIETICIAN

Specializations:
licensed dietitian
Favorite Quote:
Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are. – G.K. Chesterton
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EMMELY MAGNA

FITNESS COACH

Certifications:
B.S Kinesiology Degree
Activities you do to stay fit:

Gym, Playing Volleyball, Outdoors

Favorite Quote:
If you do not believe in yourself no one will do it for you. -KB
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SHEYDA

YOGA INSTRUCTOR

Certifications:
Yoga alliance
Hobbies:
Snowboarding, dancing, and reading
Favorite Quote:
You are one yoga class away from a good mood
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STEPHEN ELLIS

CERTIFIED PERSONAL TRAINER

Certifications:
NASM certified
Hobbies:
Former hooper, NBA fan, traveler, gamer, gymrat
Favorite Quote:
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts. – Winston Churchill
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AARON SCHWARTZ

ELITE PERSONAL TRAINER & MARTIAL ARTIST

Certifications:

ISSA Elite Personal Trainer

Nutritionist

Transformation Specialist

Master Self Defense Instructor

Favorite Quote:

It takes strength to conquer others, but true power lies within conquering oneself.

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ESEQUIEL MARTINEZ

CERTIFIED PERSONAL TRAINER

Certifications:
Issa certified personal trainer
Hobbies:
love to rescue and help stray cats and dogs
Favorite Quote:
Don’t stop , till the miracle happens
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KAYLA

CERTIFIED PERSONAL TRAINER

Certifications:
200hr RYT
Hobbies:
I practiced partner acrobatics.
Favorite Quote:
All good things are wild and free. – Thoreau
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Shania

CERTIFIED PERSONAL TRAINER

Certifications:
International Sports Science Association (ISSA)
Favorite Activities:
Core exercises, obliques, hips/glutes, and cardio.
Favorite Quote:

Success is the best revenge -ye/Kanye West