Roger M.

I have 7 years of experience at the University, professional, and private level as a personal trainer and strength and conditioning coach. I currently own my own Personal Training Company called IM Possible Personal Training based out of Downtown St. Petersburg with my partner Heather. I also work for the Yankees based out of Tampa part time as a Performance Science Assisntant. I have also worked abroad in Kuwait and New Zealand as a personal trainer/strength coach so I bring backgrounds from many different parts of the world. I have worked with highly successful athletes as well as the elderly population trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle. From kids aspiring to be pros to someone trying to lose weight and have a positive self image. I can work with you and get to your goals through different acquired training methods I have learned over the different places I have been. My ultimate goal is to make you, your own hero. I have been involved in aquatics all my life. I enjoy swimming, playing water polo and lifting weights. I prefer to train outdoors and like to go for long vertical hikes when not in Florida. I also love traveling. Fun fact, I have traveled to 33 countries!

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What to Expect

When I get a new client, we talk about goals, expectations, nutrition, and previous health history. I put them through a series of tests to measure flexibility and functionality to see if you are at a level to get into normal everyday positions though your movement patterns. Once we establish basic movement we start moving onto strength and endurance to see what you are capable of doing and establish a baseline. We have to establish were we are to know were we are going! My training sessions always start with warm up and end with cool down in a dynamic manner. In between we do what is needed for your goal, that being cardio, weightlifting, injury rehabilitation, or a combination of everything through a results driven approach that gets the most out of your time. I will devote my entire knowledge and attention to you while you are with me. I want to empower you to succeed at becoming your own hero and achieving your goals.

Client Success Story

I would very highly recommend Roger as a Personal Trainer for the following reasons: 1) I was seeking a certified strength and conditioning trainer with a degree in Exercise Science, who is currently or has in the past, worked with athletes as well as a trainer who works with the "average" person, such as myself...60+ years old, and looking to improve my fitness, diet and nutrition. 2) I wanted Roger to help me with 2 major muscle groups (legs and back), and then create a program for me for the other major muscle groups. The program he created was iPhone and iPad friendly for use in the gym and included "How To" videos for each exercise as well as daily tracking, which Roger would review weekly...an amazing feature of his training programs. 3) Finally, I wanted a trainer with a calm, highly focused demeanor, who educated me in layman's terms on each exercise and who also provided that necessary "push" when required and a 👍🏼, for a job well done. Roger provided me with the very best personal training experience that I could have ever hoped for. -Craig C Since having Coach Montenegro work with me as a strength coach I have nothing but good things to say. He always put a lot of emphasis on perfecting my form before I moved on to more advanced exercises. Day in and day out Coach Montenegro proved to me that he was very knowledgable when it came to the different facets of weight training. I have worked with Coach Montenegro for 4 plus years and and now I am a second year at UCLA and a Division 1 Athlete. Even to this day I still use some of the pointers that Roger instilled in me even in California. Eric Goldenberg

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