Big Bricks Training

I thought I would update my review. I have been training with sara and Rachel. (Replaced Glenn) since sept 2014. They have been life changing trainers. They have helped me push myself to new physical levels I never knew I could achieve. Every challenge I wanted to accomplish they helped me complete them (full wheel, headstand, running a 5k, powered cleans, ropes, trx, convention center stairs, box jumps, chatarangas and over coming my fear of boot camps and now spinning) I have gained so much confidence with working out at different classes in the community and gained functional strength. If I had not started without them I would probably have injured myself in a group setting and never returned to the gym. I have now become a regular gym rat working out 6 times a week. You can also purchase turning point nutritional meals a the gym. This is a very comfortable studio. Rachels boot camps have been an amazing regular social and challenging workout for me. Made some really great workout friends here! Saras tabata classes and Pilates classes are also a great challenge for me. They have water service and towels and they are also part of Classpass. If you are in the area and want to learn how to Exercise SAFELY and correctly this is the place to go!!! Thank you sara and Rachel for your unconditional support and giving me more freedom to experience a richer quality of life!

I’ve never enjoyed the gym– I’d rather be outside in nature or playing a sport. Or doing 5 oz wine curls. But having to overcome injuries & chronic pain, I’ve had to work hard to build core strength and work on specific areas so I can continue to hike & play golf or walk 10 miles while on vacation. Yes when I first started training with Glenn, I often had issues walking long distances without pain due to an accident. So the gym, weight training etc became necessary.
I’ve tried different trainers & studios and the reason I’ve stuck with Big Bricks is because I’m constantly challenged as the hour long workout is never the same, Glenn works to personalize my workouts each & every time to how my body is feeling that day, and most importantly I see results. I’m stronger and fitter than I’ve ever been.
The other reason I’ve stuck with these awesome personal trainers is because I actually like them! I’m proud to call Sara & Glenn friends. They are trainers who will meet you in their free time to join you for cardio or a hike. This isn’t just a job for them it’s their lifestyle.

Glenn is awesome, I’ve trained with him several times while visiting San Diego. He remembers details about your body, injuries, etc and gives you a great workout while making it really fun. The hour just whizzes by. I definitely recommend him to anyone who not only wants to get fit, but shape their body and meet specific goals. Glenn has been training my friend for over a year and she never lifted weights before because she swore they would bulk her up — but he’s gotten her on a program that has her looking great and she’ll look & feel perfect for her wedding!

No excuses to not be fit in sporty San Diego. Possibilities for training abound and we customers are graciously invited to try new types of workouts or trainings, no questions asked.
So in my quest to get to know more about Crossfit I went by mistake to Big Bricks, just realizing after walking to mega fit, ultra upbeat Glen that he was a personal trainer and not a Crossfir coach. Even with the initial confusion, he accepted my companion and myself for an hour of workout at his gym, located in the same building as the New School of Architecture.
Glen has an extensive background in posture improvement and workouts that fit your medical needs. He tailors the workout for you and personal training sessions are around $ 40/​hour/​person if you are in a party of 2. I like the personal approach and the possibilities of how can you shape your body.
As per the gym, is like one of those ’boutique hotels’: petite but with everything, in a vintage building and with excellent views to the Coronado bridge and central library dime.

I am finally going to share my thoughts… Glenn is a great trainer yet also has a background in physical therapy. Combine the 2 and u r golden! I’ve trained with Big Bricks for over 4 years and highly recommend them for great training. Private and small group. Definitely worth giving Glenn and his team a try for a great workout!

I hit that wonderful place called your 30’s and my body stopped being predictable. What had always worked in the past stopped working, and no matter how hard I tried on my own — I got nowhere except to a place where I racked up miles and miles of cardio with no real result.
These days, I know for a fact that I am more in shape and healthier than I have ever been before! I also know that I owe it all to Glen, his patience and his style of training that does not make me run screaming for the door. I personally do not work well with trainers who yell a lot, put me down, or otherwise do the whole «break you down to build you back up» thing. Glen isn’t constantly selling me anything, and even has gone above and beyond to help me style workouts for when I am not with him in the gym or travelling. With that said, I have not once wondered if I was getting a good work out because I know I am. He accommodates what I like and dislike, and any moans or groans I have about my body on any particular day.
Very importantly — Glen found a way for me to afford him, which is huge because being in your 30’s is expensive.
As long as I can make this workout work, I will be here and only here!

Glenn is phenomenal. Can’t recommend him highly enough and can’t say enough good things about him. Love his approach to training — not only the actual workouts, but the energy he brings to them. Even if I just got my ass kicked I always walk out the door feeling better and more energized than I did going in.
But what I appreciate most about Glenn is that he is realistic, which may sound like a bad thing or even defeatist, but in actuality is hugely important. Each session reflects where my body and fitness are at that day. If I’ve been running and eating well, we hit it hard. If I haven’t gotten up from my desk for a week and subsisted on a diet of coffee and pizza, we go back to basics to get that fitness level back up. And if I walked in the door on crutches I’m sure he’d come up with a way to work around that too.
To me, it means that he not only knows his stuff, but also understands his clients’ individual goals, fitness levels and lifestyles and tailors his approach accordingly. The results speak for themselves.

I was referred to Glenn at Big Bricks Training in the summer of 2011 to help prepare for my fall wedding. I walked into our first training session as someone who had never been athletic, was completely out of shape and had not seen the inside of a gym in quite a while. Glenn welcomed me to his studio, understood my wedding goals and put together a fitness and nutrition plan which included training 3 times per week. With Glenn’s help, I lost 17 pounds in only 2 months and felt amazing on my wedding day! Unfortunately, after the honeymoon, I quickly went back to my previous habits and was soon in the same place I originally started.
In the fall of 2012, I decided to make a complete lifestyle change with the foundation formed on healthy fitness and nutrition as a way of life –not just a quick fix for an event. I knew that Glenn had to be a part of this change. Over the course of 5 months, I lost 30 pounds and continue to maintain the goal weight, fitness and nutrition lifestyle with the help of training with Glenn two times per week. One amazing area that Glenn has helped me in as well is with my posture. By focusing on developing strength in specific target areas, I have seen a vast improvement in my overall posture.
Bottom line is that no matter what your fitness and weight goals are, not only will Glenn help you get there but he truly cares about you as an individual and what you are trying to achieve. You add those qualities on to his extensive experience, ability to keep workouts ever changing and challenging, you find out that Glenn is an all around amazing trainer and motivator. Glenn has truly helped me transform my life. I am extremely grateful to have the opportunity to work with him on a regular basis and would recommended Glenn to anyone –no matter what their fitness background or goals are. As a result of working with Glenn over the past year and a half, I am an all around healthier and happier individual. Thank you Glenn and Big Bricks Training!

As a former fat girl, my foray into health and fitness was stressful at first, and finding a trainer that wasn’t pushy or sales-​y, who aligned with my fitness goals and wasn’t belittling or aggro was a challenge I wasn’t sure I would be able to conquer. But I’m happy too say that Big Bricks has stepped up to the plate and proven to be a great partner in fitness.
Glen paired me (and my stronger training buddy Amy) with Sara, who I will say is nothing short of amazing. She not only kicks our ass on a regular basis with her workouts that are tailored to our goals and focus areas, but she goes the extra mile to be an amazing mentor, motivator, and support system in our fitness endeavors. Glen and Sara care about their clients, when they are in their training sessions and more notably when they aren’t.
Amy — my co-​pilot in this whole exercise thing — and I signed up for the Tough Mudder, and indeed planned on completing the Tough Mudder. Sara modified our training régime to make us the best Tough Mudders we could be. She also gave us cute cards of encouragement and met up with us AFTER we completed our race for our celebratory shoving-​of-​the-​face-​with-​tater-​tots-​extravaganza. Glen busted out some awesome t-​shirts for us to wear to the race.
Sara and Glen continuously support us in whatever we want to do, keep our workouts interesting (kickboxing anyone?) and in line with our goals, and make our training an experience I recommend to anyone and everyone. They give you the skills to work out safely independently, but make it such an amazing experience working with them that you don’t want to.
I really can’t say enough good things about Glen and Sara at Big Bricks. They have completely changed the way I look at fitness, and have improved my life drastically. I can easily say I’m in the best shape of my life, and it’s due to the amazing services Big Bricks provides.

Aside from being an all around great guy Glenn is an amazing trainer. I have had the pleasure of training with many who are considered among the best. Chris Keith for example and honestly, he could not hold a candle to Glenn. I presented to Glenn after reading reviews on Unilocal.A writer, I had started developing knee and leg pain despite rocking cardio at least five times per week. My leg was KILLING me. Glenn assessed my knee and leg and we went to work. Well it has been six weeks and aside from gaining a very cool cat as a friend — presto, my knee and leg are essentially pain free. I have never left his gym less than soaking wet, wonder what the hell just happened and thrilled to be working myself beyond what I thought was possible. Glenn is not a dominant militant a**. So if you need that go elsewhere. What he is, is a top drawer professional who will have you working your hardest and looking your best. Not to mention the bonus that he is very easy on the eyes. If you want to take it to the next level or just work with a professional contact Glenn. He will not disappoint.

I bought a Groupon and it included a few classes here. So far, I’ve only been to 2 classes, but they are great! Glenn really focuses on building my weak points (upper body, core). I also really like the atmosphere. He usually lets you choose the music and he rocks to any beat.
The workout was definitely intense. Glenn really pushed me, and I was actually shocked by how much I did. I left feeling really good, stronger, and excited to come back and see myself improve.
I am still not sure if I will be able to afford personal training classes here after my Groupon expires. Though I would LOVE to have a personal trainer and I think Glenn definitely goes above and beyond others out there, I can’t shell out a couple hundred bucks a month for it with the job I have now.
That reality makes me sad, because I REALLY don’t want to go to CrossFit ha. The warehouse scene is not my style.

I have trained with other trainers before and none of them have taken the time to assess my weaknesses and injuries and to keep them in focus during all of my workouts. Glenn makes sure that I’m working on improving everything I was doing wrong, so we can correct issues I have had for years. Over the course of a couple months I have already made progress toward my goal of strengthening my back. He was also able to spot my husband’s leg strength weaknesses from the beginning, which greatly impressed him, because he’s worked with other trainers and they never noticed this. Glenn keeps the workouts varied so you don’t get bored. Overall Glenn is a great trainer and I highly recommend him.

Glenn is an awesome trainer who caters to your individual needs and issues. He is supportive and challenging at the same time. The workouts are different each time and go by fast. I have worked out with lots of trainers and he has taught me things that others have not, he’s very knowledgable!

I started training with Glenn in 2006 by accident. I had a wedding to get ready for and started working out with a personal trainer whose work-​outs were boring and who really didn’t seem to care one way or the other if I was progressing toward my goals. One day, my personal trainer needed to call out sick and so she asked Glenn to fill-​in for her. I had never had a personal trainer before, so it wasn’t until I worked out with Glenn that I realized what I was missing.
Glenn is unique for several reasons. For example, he is extraordinarily prepared, tailoring work-​outs to meet both your goals and capabilities. In addition, being an athlete himself, he has dealt with various injuries and can easily adjust at the last minute if you walk in the door and tell him that you’ve pulled a muscle, for example. More importantly, he wants you to succeed and gets amped up when he sees that you are making progress, which just motivates you even more.
I still train with Glenn today and he has helped me reach several goals. With the help of Glenn, I lost 15 lbs. and toned up for my wedding; I kept a regular work-​out regimen throughout my first pregnancy; and I am now working off the baby weight. If you’re thinking of training, then definitely try working out with Glenn for a session or two before going elsewhere.

Glenn has been my trainer for several years now… can’t say enough wonderful things about him! I have had several different trainers over the years and he has shown me what a good trainer truly does.
The workouts are always varied and he continually comes up with new and fun exercises to try so I never get bored.
The greatest part though is that he is concerned with total body wellness and fitness and works on all those little ‘hard to reach’ places that I have no idea how to target on my own.
Thanks Glen!

Ok so I am biased because I have worked out with Glenn around 3 ½ years and we’re good friends… but when we started working out, we didn’t know each other and at the end of the day, he has gotten me into the best shape of my life.
Do you want somene who will yell and belittle you into training hard, only to go home and wish and pray that somehow a bus «accidentally» hit your personal trainer?
Do you want a trainer that calls you all the time to see what you are eating like a prison guard constantly searching you for contraband?
Do you want to work out someone who cancels without notice, improperly bills you or says you are going to have 1-​on-​1 sessions only to invite several d-​bags they met at Intervention to join in?
Well, if you answered «Yes» to any of these questions, don’t call Big Bricks. Glenn is on time, treats you like an adult, doesnt yell and scream, and if you want to work out in a class — he’ll give you a class, but if you want a solo session (and he has the time available), you will get a solo session.
Again, no trainer, and I mean nooooooo trainer will get you to be in shape if you don’t want to, so don’t expect just to workout an hour a week and watch the pounds melt off. But what Glenn does is he gives you the tools to work out correctly, talks to you about what you should be doing on your own (food/​workouts) and doesn’t blow smoke up your ass about imaginary results just to keep you coming back for more.
As I said, I’ve known Glenn and have worked out with him since 2008 and it wasn’t until mid last year when I finally decided to do workouts outside my comfort zone (comfort zone = treadmill for 45 min and weights; not comfort zone = workouts that made me sweat like a whore in church) that I saw amazing results and hopefully will continue to.