“David Costa is part of the new generation of trainers who, unlike those of the '90s, bring together perfect technical knowledge with excellent eaching skills. His university course has made him a real specialist in the body and its functions. I do from 14 to 27 hours of sport a week (tennis, running and bodybuilding) and his knowledge inspired me with confidence right away. After our first session I decided to work with him more closely, at least 2 sessions per week. What I particularly like with David rests in his ability to push you to go beyond your limits and never restrict your goals. David's work specifically aimed at making me evolve rapidly to realise the objectives I had set myself. This involved sculpting my shape, controlling my diet better and developing strength. When I am away he works out a programme which I can put into practise in the gyms of the hotels where I stay. To finish with, I will add that I am particularly satisfied with the results, I have never felt in such good shape, my results in tennis and running show this.”
David, 42, Paris. Trained in person and with online supervision.
“I have always done exercise, mainly dance, but at a certain moment I gave up gym work because I was bored and I did not see any further results. Then I took a friend's advice who works with a trainer and I contacted David. Just with a session every 2 weeks I felt more motivated and the exercises he gave me where appropriate to the goal I wanted to achieve were excellent. The sessions are fun, despite the hard work, and David is always smiling! As I travel quite a lot for work and cannot always go to a gym David has made a special programme for me which I take with me and which I can use at a hotel without needing to use machines. At the end of a few months I had got back my motivation for working in a gym and some of the parts of my body have toned up. Thank you David!”
Lydia, 36, Geneva, Switzerland. Trained in person and with online supervision.
“A bit more than a year ago, when I wanted to start bodybuilding, I thought about looking for a trainer. I was pretty much starting from zero and did not want to do just anything, also I needed completely taking in hand, both for bodybuilding and for nutrition, above all to feel that I was supported in this effort. I came across David's internet site after using a search engine and I contacted him by email. He called me that same evening and then we agreed on a first meeting to discuss my objectives. During several months I trained in a gym with the help of David's advice. He knew how to put me at my ease – not easy being in a gym for me, as a rather shy person – and he has remained very available and professional. I haven't renewed my membership at the gym for this year and I wanted to continue with David at long-distance, and do bodybuilding at home. He drew up several programmes matching my goals. Above all he is there to listen and always replies to all my questions. As for the results, it is true that things are going slowly, progressively, it take time, but with work, keeping at it and David's help, they are certainly there. I didn't feel good about my body but now I have confidence, I find I am more toned and better shaped. Professionally I am more effective and in my relationships with others – I can see a difference! Since recently I have often been told that I have put on muscle – abs, shoulders, pecs, biceps – and that it suits me. It is an additional pleasure to see that my efforts have not been for nothing. Thanks to David, for having given me this desire to continue and stay motivated, and for your patience and your professionalism. If I were asked to advise you to contact him, I would not hesitate for a second. I have already put a close female friend in touch with him. Thanks again, dear coach!”
Nicolas, 26, Paris. Trained in person and with online supervision.
“It all began mostly with curiosity, to “see the best.” But from the first meeting I was hooked and started to believe that I could finally achieve results after 20 years of work with tourist fitness practice. David offers a range of impressive skills and facilities, above all his response to the questions which I never fail to ask, and a way of motivating me when I need it. I am happy with the results already obtained but have not yet got to the end of my dreams. I am sure that I will be able to reach them as quickly as possible with David. Thanks for everything, David.”
Daniel, 37, Berne, Switzerland. Trained in person and with online supervision.
“I had not done any exercise for over a year. I was putting on weight and I thought that at my age I could not lose it any more and that it was impossible for me to get fit. In September I sent David a message , feeling more or less committed. I was away. His response was immediate. He suggested a nutritional plan and then a bodybuilding plan well suited to my capacities. The lad replied to all my questions with speed, kindness and above all always with humour. The beginning was slow because I travel a lot but he was not severe with me. He began to counsel me patiently and to encourage me. His daily messages have become an additional motivation. He has adapted my programme to fit in with my movements, and then, without my becoming aware of it, he has become a true guide, better, a friend, who wants positive results for me as much as I do. I started losing weight rapidly, then began to feel good, I have got a taste for movement again. I have applied myself to following his advice to the letter, while letting him know that it was difficult and that my climate was hot (I live in Africa), I was older, big. I refused to send him a photo because I felt bad about myself. Nothing made him lose sight of the first objectives, he believed in me more an I did myself. At the end of the year I had lost 7 kg, I did exercise 4-5 hours a week and above all, I loved it. Since then I have lost another 4 kg, I am maintaining my weight and continue to exercise. All this has happened in a simple, pleasant way. We have never met but he knows my physical capacities extremely well. He knew how to create a very simple link between us which has allowed me to forget all my worries. I have carried out his programme and started sending him photos. I wanted to, I was proud of the changes in me. I still have a lot to do but I believe in myself, I know what is possible.”
Jacques, 49, Benin, Africa. Online supervision.
“About 2 months ago I started my training with David. After losing more than 10 kg my objective was to shape my body. Having defined the objectives together, the number of sessions and a dietary programme, results soon began to make themselves felt. David carries out very serious work and provides effective follow-up because he checks the level reached during the previous sessions so as to increase weights gradually. What is important is that he doesn't only ask one to carry out the movements. He always gives an explanation for the goal aimed at, the muscle being worked, and replies as well to my questions. When the the movement is badly executed he explains the reasons why and helps to correct positions. This is the first time I have used a trainer and David has been able to establish a relationship of trust between us. As well as his fitness skills he knows how to put his clients at ease and to motivate them to progress. The sessions always take place in a fun atmosphere. Thank you David.”
Yannick, 40, Paris. Trained in person.
“David has responded completely to my expectations and has got me to progress physically with a programme adapted to my needs. During the sessions he was very attentive and encouraging. He is a very effective and professional trainer. Recommended..!”
Virginie, 35, Dijon. Trained in person and with online supervision.
“I met David because I needed to do sport and I did not want to take the risk of injuring myself and working ineffectively. I got much more than I was looking for, a conscientious and skilled man who made me exceed my objectives and who obtained results which I did not think possible after 20 years of not doing any physical activity.”
Jean-Christophe, 47, Paris. Trained in person.
I have been training regularly with David for 6 months now. I have experienced a remarkable improvement in my phyisical condition thanks to the variety of excercises which are more or less different in each session. David is very dedicated to his job which renders the training sessions very interesting and far from being monotonous " .
Ezzeldin, 38, Geneva, Switzerland. Trained in person.
“I was a bit apprehensive when I called a trainer. But with David these doubts quickly went away. We made a detailed assessment of my objectives and of everything which had to be put into place to reach them. As well as explanations about my muscles, body and the most suitable exercise to be done, David gave me nutritional advice so as to adapt my diet to achieve my goal. Nowadays I am fully grounded in his bodybuilding and nutritional plan and everything is going very well. I have seen very rapid progress at the physical level but also with the weights I can lift. In short my training has been very beneficial. As well as that David is a very nice guy and he makes the “hour of suffering” pass as relaxation!! Thank you David!”
Alexandre, 27, Paris. Trained in person and with online supervision.
“My big worry was that I was thin had no muscles and at 30 a little 'pot' was beginning to show! I contacted David so he could help me have a body which was a bit more shaped and to lose the tummy. First he made a dietary programme for me suited to my situation and above all my life style! As for the training in the gym he fit himself to my needs. He knows how to encourage me so that I give of my best and so that the training can be most effective, but never going beyond my limits. The exercises are always chosen in function of results achieved. The training, combined with the diet, is giving a very satisfactory result. However, as I had never done any sport, at the beginning I didn't believe in it at all. And for me who never even imagined I would one day put on training shoes, sport has become a real pleasure! David is truly an exceptional trainer. He is very concerned about the work achieved, he is involved, he knows how to make himself available, he always has good advice and he will never let you fall. He know what to do in function of your expectations and will never make you work in a void. He is also a nice guy, always smiling, and who always has something to talk about. I have seen real physical changes since working with him and I know that I would never have had these changes if I had worked in the gym on my own.
Romain, 32, Dijon. Trained in person.
“If I called David, it is because I wanted a defined exercise programme, on the one hand to get myself back into exercise after having stopped for 6 months, on the other so as to re-connect with good practices – gestures, movements, exercises, sets. David gave me some advice on nutrition to be respected which I try to follow as best I can. At least when I do something stupid I think about it when I could do something excessive. The fact of having a trainer lifts me and makes me avoid the feeling “I'm not going today” and if I am tired David makes fun of that a bit, because one is there to do some work. The result. -3kg, a more toned body which is getting back into shape. And all that with kindness and good humour which sometimes lead to crazy laughs!”
Thierry, 40, Paris. Trained in person.
“Having never done any exercise apart from swimming and being away from a club for 2 years, as well as sitting at work all day long, one could say that my level for bodybuilding was poor. But David adapted the scale of our sessions very well to my level and made me progress rapidly, thanks to different exercises. My aim was to gain in strength and develop the whole of my body, it's now 3 months since David has been training me at the rate of 6 sessions a month and my level has clearly improved since then. As well as supervising you his good humour is part of the meeting, which motivates one all the more and helps to keep at it. The nutritional advice also achieves a lot. I tended to eat badly and with David's advice and help the change to healthy eating has been made very easily. And how much better I feel with it! David is always there to give advice or to clear up doubts, on the nutritional or training level. One is never left with anything unclear. Anyway I am not thinking of stopping and have only one word to say: thanks!”
Nicolas, 23, Asnières-sur-Seine. Trained in person.
“ I wanted to get back into shape and lose the weight that had built up over the course of time. So I turned to David Costa. The objective was to lose 18kg in 6 months, it seemed difficult but we got there. We started working at the beginning of August 2009, I then weighed 88kg. I have to say that David's professionalism and seriousness were irreproachable because at the beginning of January 2010 I weighed 70kg. The goal was reached with a suitable diet, lots of exercise and personalised follow-up. Now my weight has stabilised and I continue to have follow-up with David, our work
from now on is aimed at bodybuilding so as to sculpt my body. Some will find training burdensome but I guarantee you that good results can be achieved. I consider that being in good health is priceless. For those who want to lose weight, get back into shape or tone their bodies I advise you to go to this trainer. Thanks, David.”
Guillaume, 24, Paris. Trained in person.
“Since the month of December 2009 I have put my body improvement into David's hands, a professional gym bodybuilding trainer. My initial objectives were to shape my contours, to get back into sport because I used to play football, but also to de-compress after work. I am a funerals counsellor and the emotive load of this job is high. The days following a session the sensation of wellbeing and having a healthy body really makes me feel good and has a direct effect on my professional ability and my motivation. I like the intensity of the exercises a lot. David knows how to motivate me and encourages me to stretch myself, and it is a real pleasure to meet him again for every session, once I am in his hands it is a real pleasure. The explanations he gives me make me take up good postures so as not to do myself harm but they also allow me to work the right muscle groups. So I work all the parts of the body in an hour, thanks to him. In general, at the end of a session, it is quite hard to finish the sets. The body shouts that it is in pain, it sweats because it feels hot, and is tired after being asked to do so much. This very good understanding between us is exactly what I was looking for. Indeed it motivates me even more to meet David again in 2 weeks' time. Without David I would feel bad in a bodybuilding gym beside all the athletes, perhaps because of shyness or the fear of being laughed at.”
Michael, 25, Dijon. Trained in person.
