Special shout out and congratulations go out to Andrew Duffy, our studio director here at Shaping Concepts for his very impressive finish while competing at the CrossFit Regionals held last weekend in West Palm Beach, FL.

Just to make it to the regional games was quite an impressive accomplishment all by itself. To qualify for the regionals Andrew had to be among the top 60 athletes from the Southeast “Open Competition.� The top 60 athletes were selected following a five week competition where one workout was conducted each week with an associated scoring system.

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I want to recognize Juila VanDame for being the latest Shaping Concepts “Client Of The Month.” In her first month on our programs she has lost 15 pounds and made significant progress towards reaching her goals. Way to go Julia! We’re all very proud of you.

Mandy recently sat down with Julia for a video interview and there were some golden nuggets of information she shared on the secret to her success.

One of the things we strive to do differently here at Shaping Concepts is provide our clients with personal coaching, education, and support. The fitness instruction and motivation with workouts is really only one piece of the puzzle.

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I want to officially welcome Bo Vicini to our team of fitness professionals here at Shaping Concepts. Although he’s only been with us for a few weeks I’ve been getting rave reviews from his clients.

He’s a true fitness professional in every sense and I feel very fortunate to have him as part of our team.

Two hallmarks of a true fitness professional that Bo exemplifies is passion and a genuine care for his clients. He’ll tell you straight up that he loves to coach and teach and use his acquired knowledge of fitness training to “pay it forward” to others.

While far too many personal trainers see their work as a “job” there’s no denying that Bo sees it as an opportunity to help others. It’s something you can’t fake and all the certifications and knowledge on exercise science won’t make up for it. I look forward to watching Bo inspire and change lives for his clients here at Shaping Concepts.

Here’s a brief rundown on his bio and background:

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Congratulations to Shaping Concepts’ own Andrew Duffy who recently placed 11th overall in the Men’s open division at the recent CrossFit games held in Charleston.

Integrity’s Revenge- The Battle of Charleston was part of the 15 contest Garage Games Series being held this year throughout the Southeast. The Charleston leg of this series had competitions at the Charleston Maritime Center and the USS Yorktown.

CrossFit is an exercise program that uses constantly varied functional movements from powerlifting and pull-ups to sprinting and rowing, executed at high intensity. CrossFitters typically get together as a community for the WOD, or “workout of the day,” where they challenge each other as friends and competitors.

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Oblique Magazine is holding its annual “Best Abs In Charleston� contest and this year our very own Kristine McNaney is one of the top six finalists!

I wanted to spotlight her on the blog today as we’re all so very proud of her for this tremendous achievement.

The winner will be determined by voting that is done through a text message ballot which runs until this Friday September 30th.

I’d like to encourage everyone in the Shaping Concepts family (current clients, inactive clients, and friends) to vote for Kristine by texting F005 to #27126.

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Shaping Concept’s Shawn McDonald, a certified Charleston personal trainer was recently recognized for his outstanding work helping a client achieve a body transformation.

Shawn and his client Jason Hightower of Daniel Island, were spotlighted in an interview which is included in this post.

Check out the video to hear Jason’s secrets to success with losing over 25 lbs and 10% body fat in only a few short months.

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For today’s post I wanted to recognize the achievements of a new client here at Shaping Concepts. In only a month, Jeff Crosby has successfully become a member of our “Over 20lb Club� by following the nutrition and exercise strategies provided by his trainer Andrew Duffy.

This is quite an accomplishment with dropping 20 pounds in the first month and is certainly a testament to Jeff’s commitment to following the burst training and Primal Blueprint diet principals we teach in our programs. Way to go Jeff! We’re proud of you and applaud all your dedication and hard work.

I’ve included a video interview Andrew recently did with Jeff where he shared some of the secrets to his success. There are some gems of valuable information in this video if you listen carefully.

Jeff is proof that the biggest secret is consistency and making your mind up to follow through with the time-tested and proven strategies that work time and again to change your shape. No quick fixes, pills, or short-cuts.

Check out the video to see how he did it…

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