Rich Lauro, WNBF Pro

Rich has trained hundreds of clients the last several years to obtain a multitude of goals. His clients have included beginner men and women of all ages, top bodybuilders and figure competitors, runners, high school and collegiate athletes, and people looking to take their fitness to the next level. Here are some examples of outstanding client achievement:

Matt "The Shredder" Stolz has finished either 1st or 2nd in each of his 5 competitions the past two years including two overall wins and an impressive runner-up finish at the 2011 INBF Amateur World Championships.  Matt is a testimony that online contest prep consulting works!  Former 2010 Summer Client of Quarter

2011 INBF World Championships - 2nd Place
2011 NANBF Natural Night of Champions - Overall Winner
2011 INBF Florida State - Lightweight Champ
2010 INBA Sunshine State Classic - Overall Winner
2010 INBF Southern Natural Championships - 2nd Place Lightweight
2009 INBF Natural Buckeye Classic - 4th Place Open Middleweight
2009 INBA Southeastern Championships - Novice Champ

Amy has worked with Rich on diet and contest prep the last two years.  In 2011, Amy earned her WNBF Ms. Fit Body Pro Card over 15 other competitors at the 2011 INBF Cardinal Classic, while also earning a win in Women's Open Lightweight Bodybuilding.  Amy made a huge transition from figure in 2010 to bodybuilding!

Watch out for Amy as she moves up to the WNBF pro ranks in Ms. Fit Body and continues to strive for the same honor in bodybuilding!

Eric Trexler roared into an excellent Novice debut with a win at the 2011 INBF Cardinal Classic.  Eric lost 35 lbs in 18 weeks of contest prep transforming himself into stage shape.  His work ethic and perseverance on the diet separated himself from the rest of the pack for a first place finish.  Eric will be on to watch in the future in bodybuilding with much potential!

Ben Mitchell has trained with Rich consecutively since 2008 and transformed his physique during that time.  Gearing up for his first bodybuilding competition in 2010, Ben dropped from 210 to under 170 for a respectable debut.  

In 2011 he took it another step further by adding significant size for a fantastic 3rd place finish at the INBF Cardinal Classic this fall.  Rich first trained Ben in 2005 and he has made tremendous strides during his time spent in the gym.  He has helped prove that with hard work and dedication you can truly transform yourself!.

Charlene Maldonado started down the road to weight loss and ended up in the best shape of her life!  The total number of pounds lost is well over 30 lbs in just 6 months with little training experience prior.  During that time time her physique, strength, aerobic endurance and athleticism has improved remarkably.  She has since competed at the 2011 INBF Cardinal Classic and NPC Monster Mash, while doing fitness modeling for her sponsor Oxy Water.

Char's attitude and work ethic has been contagious at Beyond Limits Training!  We are proud of her accomplishments and having her part of our fitness family at Beyond Limits.

As a distance client, Kim improved over her 2010 INBF Novice Figure and NPC Bikini form to an outstanding 2nd place in a very tough Open Medium at the 2011 Natural Buckeye Classic.  Kim nailed her conditioning and posing with the help of Rich's online contest prep consulting.  

Sarah began training for her first figure competition in August and 14 weeks out from the show in January she broke her arm.  Unable to train upper body hard for 4 weeks and starting back very slowly, she was able to bounce back and in the final few months of prep regain her prior form and better!

She pushed through adversity and overcame during that final 10 week stretch to the Buckeye Classic and took a 3rd place in a deep Novice Tall Class.   

Brad began posing with Rich the previous year and after placing 5th in the Novice Lightweight, he decided to enlist in Rich's services for contest prep the next year.  The results produced a much leaner and bigger version enabling him to place 4th in an ultra competitive Buckeye Classic Open Lightweight class and a 1st at the Tri State in 2011.  He will certainly be one to watch as he continues to add size and maturity.

Angela came to Rich 5 months prior to the Natural Buckeye Classic with a powerlifting background and a desire to compete!  As a champion lifter, she made the transition to bodybuilding easily taking quickly to the dieting aspect.  To say contest prep was easy would not be truthful.  She battled low carb days and motivated not only her training partner Brad Hess, but also the entire Beyond Limits gym at times.  She won the Women's Open Overall Bodybuilding title and WNBF Pro Card at the Buckeye Classic.  

"Your advice, training, support, drive and push helped me see there was a possibility and I'm proud to say you helped me achieve my goals.  I look forward to many more years working with you."

Nate began training with Rich during the fall of 2010 for the Buckeye Classic.  His strength and attention to detail landed him in a personal best that following spring.  Nate spent months grinding out grueling and powerful leg workouts with Rich pushing him pound for pound on squats, deadlifts and every other movement.  

Although Nate's placing was only 7th, he brought his personal best to stage in one of the toughest lightweight classes seen on a drug-free stage.  The next Monday Nate was seen back in the gym blasting weights!

Carol came to me after losing 113 pounds on a weight loss program. Her goals were to strengthen and tone...

"I have gained lean muscle, and dropped an additional 8 pounds and have visibly seen my skin regain its normal elasticity. I am more stronger and more driven with regard to fitness than ever before in my life. I am lifting more weight than I ever thought possible, and loving it. I have increased my cardio to 6 days a week, and am seeing phenomenal resutls. My family is proud of me and would say, that I am not at all the person they once knew. Pretty awesome for a former "couch potato.  Rich is awesome to work with. He is very professional and seems to know when to push you, and when enough is enough. Rich not only gives direction about fitness, but diet as well. His workouts are always challenging and something to look forward to, never boring. Thanks Rich, you are the BEST!"

Since this testimony, she has achieved tremendous progress and continues to be a phenomenal example to all of our Beyond Limits Training members!

Aleah dropped 20 plus pounds in 12 weeks to win her Open Figure class at NPC Natural Monster Mash and take a runner-up Novice finish to the Overall winner.  What a fantastic start for this diet and posing client!

Adam met Rich several years ago and after an amazing transformation has made his way to the bodybuilding stage.  He lost over 60 lbs and worked with Rich to bring up his legs.  He finished 8th at the NPC Natural Northern USA out of 15 in his debut.

Now Adam has joined the Beyond Limits Training team as a personal trainer on staff.  We look forward to seeing him continue to improve as he trains for 2012.

Philita began posing with Rich in 2009 for her first competition.  After a 3rd place Novice finish at the Buckeye Classic the next Spring, she decided to commit herself to proper diet and training with the Beyond Limits tag team of James and Rich.  After an amazing transformation in just 5 months, she catapulted to a 1st place finish at the Cardinal Classic in Figure and Fit Body earning a WNBF Pro Card in Fit Body.  The following week she went and won the Overall at the Natural Midwest Championships in Wisconsin earning her Pro Card in Figure as well.  We look forward to helping Philita in her Pro debut!

"Dear Rich: THANK YOU for everything...the advice, diet, everything! Thank you!"

Terrell walked into Beyond Limits considering competing in the spring of 2010.  With a vote of confidence and some guidance on his diet and posing, he placed 4th at the Novice lightweight class of the Buckeye Classic.  As a personal trainer, he now trains clients at Beyond Limits and works out with Rich daily.

From spring season to the fall, Terrell far surpassed his previous best and took a unanimous 1st place finish at the Cardinal Classic. 

Don came out in his competitive debut with a bang racking up 5 pieces of hardware!  In his first competition, he won the Novice heavyweight class at the Cardinal Classic and then won Novice Overall title.  He also took 5th in the Masters 40-49 class.  The next weekend he went onto to take 3rd place in the Masters 40-49 class out of 14 competitors and 4th in the Open Welterweight out of 11 competitors in the very tough NPC Natural Northern USA.

"I want to thank Rich Lauro of Beyond Limits for his diet, training and guidance during my months of training.  He IS the diet man for sure."

Over several years Rich saw Matt grow from skinny to a legitimate competitive bodybuilder. He took the men's Novice division by storm at the 2010 Natural Buckeye Classic by winning the Novice heavyweight class and Novice Overall besting 17 other competitors. His humility, hard work and discipline have already made him a great bodybuilder in just his beginning in the sport.  His transformation, competitive success and continued dedication earned him the honor of client of the quarter.

Heather truly transformed her physique in the months leading up to the Buckeye Classic in 2010. With proper diet and training, she went from not even feeling capable of competing in her first posing class to taking home the 1st place Novice figure trophy out of 16 competitors!

With no previous weight training experience, Steve set his sights on improving his health and fitness by complimenting his existing aerobic exercise with some weights.  Steve not only lost 20 lbs and 3 inches off of his waist, but every single measure of health also improved at his annual doctor visit.  He has proved that with consistency and the proper tools, you can certainly transform your physique.

Tony decided at just four months out from the 2010 Buckeye Classic that he would like to compete in bodybuilding. As a former Oregon college football player and Ohio State walk-on, he certainly had the foundation and intensity to be a force in bodybuilding. Placing 2nd in the Novice heavyweight class to the Overall champ with just a few months of bodybuiding prep is certainly an achievement! Watch out for Tony as he preps for the Cardinal Classic in the fall.

"Thank you for being so good at your profession. You have made the transition from doing my own thing to taking direction very easy. I went back and tracked how far we have come since first sitting down, writing down goals and laying out how to get there. Before we started working together I was hitting a wall, my form was bad, I was afraid of injury, so I didn’t lift heavy, and I was unable to markedly improve.  Now, I’m doing sets with weight I never imagined I would lift at all. 

The workouts are always challenging but never harmful, and just when I start to get tired of the routine you have changed it up, which has kept my focus. You are always bringing nutritional knowledge and new lifting techniques to the table and are a wealth of general health information. It feels great to look forward to the next series of goals, knowing we will be successful, rather than getting intimidated by them. Consider me a very happy customer, I would recommend you to anyone who is serious about their health."

Rich utilizes plyometric and body weight exercise to strengthen and condition this top national collegiate cheer team. One half hour and some mats is all that is needed to get a great workout.

Came to Rich to improve his benchpress in the 2009 Arnold 5K Pump & Run. He improved his benchpress of body weight from around 20 reps to a full 30 reps to land him 17th out of 458 competitors. David is an avid marathon runner whose list includes the Boston. He has since worked with Rich on leg strengthening and rehabilitation to improve his running, in addition to providing continual variety on his upper body workouts.

Battled back from a near fatal car accident in 2004, resulting in four surgeries on his knees and ankles. He competed at the 2009 NPC Mike Francois Classic after dropping 50 pounds with the help of Rich's diet and contest preparation consulting.

Rich finally convinced one of his best friends to compete after years of lifting together. Greg dropped over an AMAZING 40 pounds in 4 months for his competitive debut placing 3rd in the heavyweight class at the 2009 Buckeye Classic. He did so while working as a fireman, nurse paramedic, going to school; and while being a father and husband. If you think you're too busy to compete, then think again!

Grew from 140 lbs. to 180 lbs. in 3 years from barely controlling 40 lb. dumbbells to pumping out 80's. He did not necessarily enjoy the process, but he enjoyed the significant progress he made. His genetics, combined with Rich's careful yet constant push yielded some great results. Despite moving to Pittsburgh, Leo continues to train with Rich occasionally when he visits.

Tranformed her physique for her competitve debut and 3rd place finish at the 2008 INBF Cardinal Classic and later a runner-up finish at 2008 NPC Monster Mash.

James earned his WNBF Pro Card with a first place finish at the 2010 Naturalmania Nationals.  He has 2 overall wins, 6 first place finishes and 4 second place finishes in the INBF, ONBF and NPC since 2006. He is Rich's training partner who began training with him back for his first show five years ago and is now the co-owner of Beyond Limits Training.  James is also a personal trainer and Scivation athlete.

"First of all as always, a BIG THANK YOU for all you did for me!! I would not be where I am today without you. I know that I did the work and sweat, but you provided me with the tools, your knowledge, support, etc and I am truly grateful for everything."

2008 NPC Natural Ohio Figure C and Overall Champ (Nationally Qualified)
2008 NPC Northern Kentucky 4th Figure C
2007 NPC Mike Francois Classic 4th Figure C
2006 NPC Natural Northern USA Figure C Runner-Up
2006 NPC Big Dust Figure Overall Champ
2005 NPC Monster Mash Novice Figure Champ & 4th Figure C