Testimonials

Want to know what it’s like to train with Tommy? Are you curious what kind of results you can get?

Shanon Thomas, Biggest Loser Season 7 Contestant

Tommy helped Shanon achieve the second highest percentage of weight loss during her time at home. Shanon returned to the ranch with incredible results. Boxing was a huge tool in helping Shanon get fit and helping her burn a TON of calories.

Do you want to have fun while you lose weight and get in shape? Check out our boxing classes and bootcamps!

Brooke Lost 150 Pounds!

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Brooke lost 150 pounds with the help of Tommy’s services. Adding strength training to his program in addition to running really helped accelerate results!

With his new physique, Brooke has run a handful of Half-Marathons and is planning on running a full marathon in the near future.

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Lorely Bec lost inches, shred fat, and fit into her Bridesmaid’s dress with time to spare

See what Lorely has to say about training with Tommy.

“Back in December 2008, just before the new year, I had to order a dress online that I would be wearing to stand up in my best friend’s wedding on May 23.  Without being able to try on the dress first, I ordered my usual size, a 6, despite the fact that most of my other clothes were fitting a bit snug after all of the holiday eating.  I expected the dress to be a little tight, but nothing I couldn’t fix once I got back to my “normal” eating habits after the holidays.  When the dresses arrived in January, not only was the dress tight because of my “holiday weight”, but they also ran extremely small.  I wasn’t the only bridesmaid with size issues.  I couldn’t zip the dress more than halfway up.  The dresses could not be returned or exchanged nor did the style allow them to be altered, so if we couldn’t fit into them by May 23 then we had serious issues.  At the time, I had not been working out on a regular basis since my own wedding back in August 2007.  In mid-January, with a dress that was nowhere close to fitting and my best friend’s wedding just over 4 months away, I enrolled with several coworkers in Tommy’s Fitness Boxing class.  A month later I, along with a friend, added a Friday morning personal training session with Tommy to our workout routine.  I’m not much of a scale watcher and instead measure my progress by the way my clothes fit.  By the end of March I was feeling pretty good.  My clothes were fitting better, my energy levels were up, but I still didn’t try on the dress again for fear of becoming unmotivated if it didn’t fit quite right just yet.  I wanted to wait until the end of April to try it on again.  That way, in an act of desperation I could go into starvation mode for 3 weeks in May if the dress still didn’t fit.  Well, at the end of April all of my hard work paid off.  The dress fit and by May 23 it fit even better. As a result of having to fit into that dress, I am now a size 4 in other clothes and able to maintain it.  For the first time in my life I enjoy working out.  I no longer view it as a chore and actually now get upset when I have to miss a workout.  I owe my change in attitude to Tommy’s training style.  I especially enjoy Tommy’s boxing drills and his circuit style of training.  Circuit training doesn’t get monotonous like running or other cardio workouts can and it keeps your heart rate and intensity level up. Tommy is a great teacher and trainer.  He helps you achieve your fitness goals in a safe and healthy way by burning fat, but at the same time strengthening your body.Working out has now become a part of my routine.  It is no longer a special event that I have to make time for.  The “after picture” that is attached is a picture of me in the dress that I was so desperate to fit into.  The ribbon material for the straps and around the bust and waist is a grosgrain ribbon that has absolutely no elasticity.  The material for the rest of the dress did have a little stretch.  So, To give you an idea of what I would have looked like in a “before picture”, picture a water balloon cinched with rubber bands at the chest and waist and the parts that are not cinched are ready to explode.  That’s what I looked like!”

2008 Michiganian of the year gets Fit and trim with Tommy Mack’s fitness Training

Hear what Marilyn Wittstock has to say about training with Tommy: “On October 4, 2008 I began my personal training with Tommy Mack. Tom has not only helped me week by week with workout programs but he has given me great advice on day by day nutrition. His workout programs were always new and challenging. Tom knew my limits but also pushed me to gain confidence in my body. My workouts with Tom focused on building my core, strength and balance. Tom has always been available to answer any questions and always willing to give suggestions of ways to obtain fitness results.”

“His motivation and encouragement has resulted in my own workouts 5 to 6 days a week. I am seeing consistent results in my strength, weight loss and inches.”

“Losing weight and working out is something that we all struggle with everyday. Before training with Tom, I struggled with eating healthy and exercising, blaming it on aging and hormones. Training with Tom has given me a new outlook on exercising and nutrition. I look forward to working out because the benefits are very rewarding. I also have had great blood test results, lower cholesterol numbers, especially LDL levels!”

“I am thankful for Tom’s caring and helpful ways and I hope to one day continue additional training with Tom. I would highly recommend Tom to friends and family who are looking for a personal trainer.”

Marilyn Wittstock

Katrina Guerrero not only fit into her Wedding dress in time but had to have it altered to fit her new physique as she shredded fat and lost inches Training with Tommy

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Katrina- Before

“Tommy has done more for me in 6 months than any of my previous coaches or trainers did over years.”

“Tommy is one of those rare people that finds a way to push you in ways you never thought you could push yourself. I pushed myself to limits I really never thought I had, he has this way of making you not want to quit. If he says 20 pushups…I’m doing 21. If he says one more sprint, I’m doing two. I found something within myself that no teacher, coach, trainer or boss did before. I found myself wanting more!”

What is different and unique about training with Tommy?

“Tommy makes his workouts addicting. You’re so tired by the time you’re done that you don’t even realize how hard you really worked till you see the results. Between the actual boxing drills, weight lifting, conditioning, ring work, tire flips…there was never a dull moment so it made you want to come back for more. You just never knew what was coming next.”

How has Tommy’s expertise helped you see results and motivate you?

“I have been in sports all my life and played at the Division I level as well. I can tell you I have had some great coaches in my time but not one coach or trainer has ever taught me more in the four years I played in college than Tommy has in the 6 months I trained with him. The best part is when you start to see the results from how hard you worked and realize that it really does work. If you truly commit to it and give all you got to it, it will work. Tommy’s motivation is better than any energy drink or ephra pill, you can’t help but work hard when your with him. He makes you want to push yourself. He also takes the time to understand you and what you’re looking for and your goals. He really explained food recommendations and what was going to be best for me.”

What do you like best about training with Tommy?

“EVERYTHING! I know that sounds cliche but honestly there was a point when I literally wanted more. I was already seeing him three times a week and my body was sore all the time but seeing those results actually happen made me want more because I loved the way he pushed me and the way I pushed myself when I was with him. It’s like you didn’t want to let him down and eventually you don’t want to let yourself down. The soreness goes away but the motivation and results continue. Some days of course I could barely move my legs to walk to my desk at work but once the workout was over that night I couldn’t have felt better. Tommy’s workouts are more than a class it’s a lifestyle.

Why would you recommend Tommy to others seeking fitness results?

“I would and have recommended Tommy to friends of mine numerous times. The best part is when people ask me what I’m doing because they could see the results. They know I have always been one to workout and keep decently fit but when my fiance was sent overseas this last year and I was home planning our wedding with my sisters and mom something changed and I didn’t want to work as hard. I was making every excuse not to go to the gym…I was tired, I have a late meeting at work and won’t be home in time or I forgot my workout clothes at home and don’t want to come all the way back to the gym. Finally when my sister and I got in touch with the boxing gym near my home I met Tommy and it was over. I immediately became addicted with going and my body started to come back to where it was before. I started to make excuses for why I needed to be there and couldn’t go shopping for example!”

How has Tommy specifically helped you improve fitness, performance, or other goals?

“Tommy gave me…me again! I found that fighter within me that wanted to be better. I noticed myself working harder at my career and I was just happier in general. When you feel good and look good; it shows and people notice it! Tommy not only help me hit my weight loss goal but gave me my confidence back and that was something I needed before my wedding and the day my fiancé came home from overseas. To see his face when he saw me was amazing. He could see the results even though I wasn’t much smaller from when he left. It meant the world to me. He saw the difference in my attitude and how I felt about myself, when he would give my compliments before I wouldn’t take them very well but now it was like since I believed it I knew he did too. Trust me having that confidence is much sexier to him too!”

What have you learned from training with Tommy?

“I have learned how to balance my diet and make my workout plan work for not only me but once I got married make it work for both my husband and me. I think that is the hardest part; at least for me it was. When my husband would say “don’t go to the gym just stay home with me” I would have such a hard time going because he just got home from an 8 month tour overseas and all I wanted was to be with him all the time. But I had to stick to my guns. He became really supportive when he saw how happy I was, how committed I was and the results I was getting from it. As long as I was happy that’s all that matters.”

How has this training experience helped you?

“Like I said it has helped me physically and mentally. Of course seeing the results was amazing but the change in attitude on my part was even better. When my family, friends and fiancé (at the time) noticed a change in my attitude, it was worth all the sweat!”

Have you lost a significant amount of weight, dropped a clothing size, etc: please discuss this below in detail and describe how it has made you feel or what kind of difference it has made in your life:

“In a nut shell it was February 2008 and my girlfriends were taking me out for my birthday to the comedy club. We took a million pictures that night to send overseas to our boyfriends and husbands. When I got the pictures back something hit me and I realized I had hit my heaviest I have ever been and you could really tell, I was 196lbs. There was no way I was sending my fiancé these pictures. Now that may not seem like much for some but for me that was more than I have ever seen on the scale and knowing my fiancé was coming home in three months I had to do something before then. My sister and I had done boxing in the past and the results are great and fast which was what I needed to get off a decent amount of weight before the home coming. We ended up signing up the next month and the results in the first two months were insane. I had already dropped just about 15lbs and MAN could you tell. Now once my fiancé came home we only had a few months more before our wedding and I wanted to drop at least a total of 30lbs before then. I started working out with Tommy one on one for the max results. I loved every minute of it and Tommy was a great motivator throughout that time. When I first tried on my wedding dress I tried on a size 14 and it was tight. My mom convinced me to order that size because she knew I could loose the weight, I was obviously slightly nervous considering it was my wedding…not the prom! But when I went back for the first fitting I not only couldn’t fit in the dress but it was huge on me. The women in the bouquet were amazed because they were nervous about me ordering the size that didn’t even fit. At that point I had dropped another 5lbs for a total of 20lbs since I first tried on the dress. By the last fitting they were telling me I couldn’t loose anymore weight because the alterations were done . The day I picked up the dress they said they could have taken more in and that would have been down to a size 10. So on the day of my wedding I weighed 167lbs, 29lbs lost total and my dress was slightly big on me but it worked out…I could actually east something that day!”

My wedding, my honeymoon and my life in general has changed for the better. For someone that really was not that over weight but needed a life boost and a kick back on track, Tommy did it for me. He’s not only a trainer but a friend, he takes the time to learn your boundaries and what your goals are and seems to always make his schedule fit yours. I would recommend Tommy to anyone looking for results…true results. I did the Adkins, which sure will work for the whole two weeks you can stand doing it, but it’s not a lifestyle change or something I could stick to. I did the whole Acai Berry stuff Oprah advertized too…nothing out of that either! Tommy’s training and food plan is manageable and sure I wasn’t perfect with the food plan but it still worked. You do what you can and commit to it as much as possible and you’re see results. Take my word for it. My husband and I recently found out we were expecting our first baby so I will be back on with Tommy after the baby is born!”

“Thanks for everything Tommy! You’re amazing and the best at what you do!”

At Age 66, Dennis is more Fit than many who are half his age! Hear how Dennis has benefited from Training with Tommy

Dennis get’s fit with Mack Fitness strength training and fitness boxing techniques.

“Dennis works out harder than many half his age and I can really kick up the intensity of his workouts when I train him. Keep up the great work Dennis” — Tommy

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Check out Dennis Verner’s fitness journey:

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After

Mindy Lost 18# in just 6 weeks, Shredded fat and experienced a Major Boost in her Health and Fitness

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Mindy - After

“Tommy and I spent a month together working very hard to achieve my overall fitness goals.  We worked out 3 times a week together during “Mindy’s on a Mission” with a combination of strength and conditioning training.  We also mixed in a lot of kickboxing training as well.  Overall, within thirty days my expections were exceeded with a significant weight loss number and and overall conditioning level that was much higher than anything I had ever been able to uptain on my own.”

“Tommy always pushed me harder than I would have pushed myself.  When I thought I was at the maximum amount of reps I  could do he would push me to rock out five more or when I was at the end of a seriously intense workouts, we would head outside to run sprints, followed by kettlebell swings and more sprints.  When you think you have gone as far as your body will let you, there is always a bit more left in the tank.  Tommy motivated me to see what I had left and when it seemed impossible, something about having him standing there encouring me, made me believe I could do it.”

“I think Tommy’s personal involvement in your life is unique trait about working with him.  He cares about whats going on outside of the gym and can help talk you through some challenges you are dealing with that may cause additional stress.”

“The results will come if you listen to him about both exercise and diet.  His skills in designing a workout and his knowledge about food and nutrition have really helped keep me on track, even when I’m not working out ith him on a regular basis.”

What do you like best about training with Tommy? ” I love the way I feel when I’m done.  He is a great encourager and you accomplish so much more than you knew you could.  It’s always fun to look back at the work out and think, “How in the world am I still walking after that?”

Why would you recommend Tommy to others seeking fitness results?  ”If you want results with a fun, intense and attentive trainer, Tommy is your guy.  He works hard before you see him to prepare your workout for the day and he spends a good amount of time with you afterwards to get insight into what you need to know about diet and nutrition.  Overall, he really cares about your health and wellness.”

“Overall, I can run a 5k without stopping.  I can lift more weights and do more reps.  I have definition in my arms.  I can swing a 25 lb kettle bell one handed, squat 180 lbs and do 30 boy pushups in a row.  These are all things I never thought I could do but with Tommy’s help, I have accomplished them all.”

“I have learned that circuit training really is the way to burn the most fat and calories and that inetnsity really is important.  A long slow run may be a good way to clear your head but quick intense intervals make the most impact.”

Mindy’s Fitness Transformation Video –