David Gluhareff

Background

In the late 1990s, I lost over 100 pounds going from 305 pounds to 205 pounds! I then began my journey of proper health & fitness discovering the right combination of 3 Keys to Excellence in Health that every one of us should strive for - Exercise, Nutrition, and Rest! The right Exercises, proper Nutrition, and adequate Rest/Stress Relief are the 3 Keys to being healthy!

Since 1997, my businesses (Train With Dave One-On-One Personal Training & Small Group Personal Training, Virginia Bootcamps, South Boston Fitness, Writing, etc) have included me doing the following in a beautiful city of about fifty thousand people (Danville, VA): training thousands of people one-on-one (at home or in a fitness facility) in exercise and nutrition, training groups of people at gyms, being the personal trainer to the local hospital for their employees, holding summer exercise groups for kids at a local elementary school, teaching college level weight training / wellness classes for a local community college (Virginia Community College System), consulting gyms on fitness equipment and exercise classes, training college athletes, training new and competitive bodybuilders of all ages, guiding intense professional people (doctors, lawyers, executives, politicians, etc...) through the weight loss process, written 2 Books (How I Lost 100 Pounds! and The Healthiest Weight Loss Solution!), write articles for Musclemag International, Physique Magazine, Protrainer Online Magazine, Bodybuilding.com, Athletes.com, At-Home Magazine, Showcase Magazine (monthly column), Evince Magazine (monthly column), The Piedmont Shopper (weekly column), and more mags and websites, written and consulted for large Nutritional Supplement Companies, an active Board Member on the Board of Directors of The Free Clinic of Danville Virginia, an active Member of Rotary International, on the Patient Advocacy Council for our Hospital (Danville Regional Medical Center), a Lecturer and Speaker to Groups constantly throughout each year, and a whole lot more!

I am a Sponsored Elite Obstacle Racing Athlete by VPX Sports/Redline (Team VPX Xtreme Obstacle Racing division) (VPXsports.com), Bodybuilding.com Elite Brand Clothing (Bodybuilding.com/b-elite), Danville Regional Medical Center (DRMC - DanvilleRegional.com), Attorney Mark B. Holland (MarkBHolland.com, Wilkins & Co. Realtors (WilkinsAndCo.com), Mud and Adventure (MudAndAdventure.com) and everyday constantly training plus challenging my body and pushing through Elite Obstacle Races and Ultra Marathons!

I am the Director of Team Xtreme OCR a group of 23 hard training, hard racing, and full of positivity Elite Obstacle Course Racers!

I love what I do! I love helping my clients and readers by spreading Good Health and Fitness and Motivating people to implement Fitness into their lives and the lives of their families! I thank God for allowing me to lose the 100 pounds years ago and changing my life for the better! I also thank God for giving me the opportunity to positively change others' lives and having a career I am excited to wake-up for every morning!

Vital Stats:

Age: 36
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 238 lbs
Occupation: Personal Trainer (owns 2 fitness training facilities), Writer, Elite Obstacle Racer, & Survival Runner

Websites: TrainWithDave.com & StrengthRunner.com
Facebook: TrainWithDave & StrengthRunner
BodySpace: TrainWithDave
Twitter: @trainwithdaveg
YouTube: Train With Dave

Articles

  • A New Breed Of Athlete: Be A Strength Runner!

    If you love to run and love to lift, you don't have to choose between them. Have the best of both worlds by becoming a strength runner!

  • The Ultimate Summer Ready Workout!

    If you are looking to get lean for the summer by trying a fun but tough program, then you have come to the right place!

  • Celebrity Fat Loss - We Ask Ron Lester How He Lost 349 Lbs!

    In the year 2000, on December 19th, weighing an enormous 508 pounds, this larger-than-life celebrity flew to New York City to meet with a top surgeon to see if he would be a candidate for Gastric Bypass surgery. Learn more.

  • Andrew 'Mezza' Merrifield: Most Ripped Guy In The World?

    Better known as Mezza, Andrew lives, breathes and eats bodybuilding. Learn more about him as I share this inspirational and detailed story that includes his training program, competition history and much more! Check it out!

  • Get Ready For Summer: A 4-Week Plan For Beginners, Intermediates, Men And Women!

    Get ready for summer with this great 4-week plan. Read below to learn more about this plan which includes meals, meal tips and exercises.

  • Motivate Yourself To A Long and Healthy Life!

    We often let ourselves gain too much fat because of a lack of discipline. Sometimes there is a compulsion too strong to resist which makes us gorge ourselves with junk. Other times there is a lack of desire...

  • Serious 4-Week Mass Routine!

    Are you an advanced lifter who is ready to put on some serious mass in four weeks? Check out the training, nutrition, and supplement plan to start packing on some serious muscle. Learn More.

  • Supersets To Mass Plan!

    Do you need a routine to add some serious slabs of mass to your body? If you do then this is the plan to trick your body into some super gains!

  • Powerful Back And Chest Superset Routine!

    If you are looking to build a powerful V-shape back and an enormous chest, then this is a great routine for you! Read more!

  • Ultimate Summer Ready Workout!

    If you are looking to get lean for the summer by trying a fun, but tough program, then you have come to the right place!

  • Clean It Up Meal And Workout Plan!

    The following is a meal and workout plan designed to help the intermediate to advanced lifter shed the fat for the summer, yet maintain all the muscle they have already attained!

  • No Time To Workout?

    As a trainer I can't tell you how many times I have heard – I do not have enough time to work out! - from a potential client. I want to get sick when I hear this. To us trainers this should sound a bell in our heads signaling a challenge.

  • Why Weight Training?

    Weight training can change your life forever. With weight training you can attain any type of body shape you want. You can get very lean and toned, mildly lean and muscular, or ripped with big muscles...

  • Three Weeks To Lean! - Part 2!

    Hopefully you have made it through the first Three Weeks To Get Lean. You should have that athletic looking body soon by following the second part of this lean and mean program.

  • Get Lean Workout to Cut Weight and Burn Fat

    A get lean workout program designed for lifters to eat clean, workout mean, and get lean to break out of a rut or just make a change!

  • Three Weeks To Lean!

    Are you looking for that get lean program? If you are then this is it. The following is a lean out program for lifters who are stuck in a rut or who are just looking for a change!