Nobody in my family had ever had a personal trainer, or even thought of getting one, before Santos. Then my cousin started training with him and set us each up with a free consultation during lockdown. Four years later, I'm still working out with Santos and he has helped pretty much everyone in my family (mom, dad, aunt, uncle, and cousins), most of us with different physical needs and goals. He's got his own gym but you can also work out via Skype and never have to set foot in one, if you don't want to (I dont!). Things I like about Santos: He's creative, he knows nutrition, he obviously knows muscles, he'll never let you hurt yourself, and he will never make you feel bad for skipping your workout homework and eating a bag of potato chips instead. Go for it! read more

I never had a personal trainer until the pandemic. Santos helped me get through the bleak beginning weeks of isolation. He took into account every limitation and tailored the workout for me. read more

Santos is my personal trainer for around around 8-9- years. He is extremely skilled and makes every effort to help you achieve a high fitness level. Workouts are based on achieving general fitness and particular movements and skills for individual sports. Also skilled in corrective routines for athletic injuries or particular areas where remedial work is needed. He has kept this now 76 age tennis player on the court 4-5 times a week for all those years. He worked with my grandson age 21 for just 3 solid months. The grandson attends Columbia University in NYC and was here for the summer. My grandson was slightly built but decided he wanted to gain solid muscle and change his whole physical persona. He was ready to work extremely hard to achieve this. He had done some work on his own previously but because of his lack of knowledge had injured himself. Working with Santos on his personal goals for about three months, my grandson gained about 30 pounds of solid muscle and became "buffed". It was a complete transformation that I could hardly believe! (No exaggeration). Whatever your fitness goal or remedial problems I believe that working with Santos will make it possible for you to move forward in a very positive way. read more

Santos is gold. Before coming to him I went through MULTIPLE trainers who ended up injuring me, not getting me results, and just not caring. I've been with Santos for over a year now and definitely can say I have gotten results, lost weight, gained muscle, gained endurance, and can manage my previous injuries. The first thing I told Santos when I came to him is that I have a bad neck and I didn't want to get injured. Santos has a corrective exercise certification, among many other certifications that he holds, and had made sure I did not re-aggravate the injury. I've been to physical therapy and often tell him the exercises that they gave me. His knowledge is right up there with my physical therapists which is very impressive. Santos also has a great food/diet plan and sleep routine. He made me get a sleep monitor and told me the hidden secret about getting 7-8 hours of sleep a night (who knew?). I used to think I got enough sleep but after using the sleep monitor, I realized I was not getting the sleep I needed. Now I have trained myself to sleep more and better throughout the night which results in a MUCH better mood during the following day. Highly recommended, go to Santos now! read more

People tell you exercise is good for you. It keeps the doctors at bay, promotes discipline, improves physical (even mental) wellbeing etc. The list goes on. With these benefits in mind, I still couldn't bear the drudgery of repeatedly lifting a set of heavy weights, only to endure agonizing soreness the following morning. Exercise was work. It required God-like willpower. Willpower I was sure I didn't have. The gym was a boot camp, and the personal trainer my verbally abusive drill sergeant. "Drop and give me twenty maggot!" That's the association we make right? And although there may be some truth to this, training with Santos was not what I imagined it would be. I met Santos about five years ago. He gave me an opportunity to try out a session. Free. He simply wanted me to give fitness another chance. Give it another shot. If I didn't like it, felt it was too much, I'd stop. No pressure. So, I revisited the gym, the Matador Performance Center (a truly great fitness environment by the way -- everyone is so friendly there), and got to work with Santos, prepared for disappointment. To my surprise, it didn't feel like work. No, I'd hardly even call it boot camp, and Santos was far from being a drill sergeant. He was an incredibly charismatic, congenial man who somehow made this into a truly positive experience for me. From then on, positive experiences were all I had every time I got together with Santos at Matador. Fitness, what I once thought was a dreadful, masochistic way of putting yourself through needless pain, became an exciting (and even mentally stimulating) routine. This change in perspective was all thanks to Santos. I learned, and continue to learn, a great deal from him. He's tremendously knowledgeable about body mechanics. He found my weaknesses, and turned them into strengths. I was even impressed by how much he knew about nutrition. And it's always a joy conversing with him during the workout - he brings a great deal of light-hearted levity to the experience. Earlier this year I ran a marathon. Never in my life had I imagined I could ever come close to running 26 miles. Thanks to Santos' guidance and encouragement through diligent training, I made it to the finish line. It was a triumphant experience. I thought I'd overcome all odds - a feeling I'd continue to have after every single session with him, and speaks to everything else I do in my life. It's been nearly five years since I've started training with Santos. I don't see myself stopping anytime soon. Why would I give up that feeling of triumph? read more

Santos is truly the BEST!!!! I started with him over 2 years ago once I noticed myself loosing energy once I got into my 30s. I went to him to increase my endurance and muscle strength. He did more than that for me. Santos is so knowledgable in muscle connection and alignment. He noticed things weren't balanced in my body from previous injuries and helped me balance things out which ultimately took away knee pain that I had and stretched out my left ankle that was always very stiff. My knee used to always hurt me when I ran but now Santos has me running at speeds I didn't think I could do without any knee pain!! I have signed my sister and my mom up with Santos. My mom injured her rotary cuff in her arm and Santos helped take away pain in her shoulder and allow her to reach her arm straight up, which she hadn't been able to do. I took a year off from working with Santos and trained on my own with the knowledge he had given me. But then several months afterwards I broke my foot and couldn't work out for about 4 to 5 months. It was so hard coming back and getting into things again. So I signed up with Santos again to have him help me realign things again and get my strength back. Now I'm able to do a lot of the crossfit exercises with my boyfriend and I actually have the strength and endurance to do it! I love Santos and would recommend him to every person I know who needs help with personal training. If you are looking for someone who knows how the body works and helps you build strength and endurance while also making sure you have proper form and that your muscles are communicating with each other and are balanced then Santos is it!!!!!!!! And he is funny too! He makes working out a fun experience. I'm not a gym rat by any means but he helps me enjoy it. You have to do the homework though if you really want to see the results. If you follow his plan you will see amazing changes in your body and with what you are able to do! Good luck! read more

If you are ready to make changes in you lifestyle, Santos is the perfect trainer. I trained with Santos for a full year and saw profound changes not only physically but in my nutrition and overall health. Santos takes the time to understand what your goals are, keeps safety as a priority and listens to what you say you need. He also helped me learn to track and modify my food intake and understand why I needed a certain ratio of carbs/ protein/ fats particularly as it related to replenishing after training. I recently started training with Santos again( after taking a break d/t finances) and realized that I was able to maintain and continue to implement many of the tools he taught me during my time off. I'm looking forward to making more changes in my life as I continue to train and encourage you to reach out to Santos if you are ready to make healthy changes in your life ! read more

I have been training with Santos for a little over 3 years. I started training in order to recover from neck and upper back pain and vertigo migraines caused by a car accident. Physical therapy helped me over the initial pain, but I was still weak and had limited muscle mobility. I was immediately impressed by how knowledgeable Santos is about how the body recovers from injuries and how focused he is on corrective exercises which help reorient the body back into its proper form. My health history is more complicated than many people who use a trainer for enhancing their fitness routine, building muscle or losing weight . Santos has not only been exceedingly patient and understanding, but he has gently pushed me forward to accomplish my health and fitness goals. Many trainers would be frustrated by my setbacks (for example, almost a year ago, I had emergency surgery where they were forced to cut vertically through my abdominal muscles and couldn't work out for 4 months), but Santos readjusted workouts to help me gain strength slowly and steadily without risking re-injury. I am constantly amazed at his repertoire of exercises; he modifies the workout plan, sometimes spur of the moment, to accommodate my needs and how I'm feeling on any given day. I always joke with Santos that a training session with him is more useful than a doctor's appointment. My neck and upper back are no longer in pain at all because he has worked with me on exercises that target those muscles. He has helped me regain my core strength, which I thought was going to be much more difficult and painful than it was after major abdominal surgery. He works with me on balance training in order to integrate the brain and body movements to help alleviate the vertigo migraines. He is very knowledgeable about nutrition and helps me keep track of my diet so that I'm getting enough energy, calories and nutrients. Santos is so much more than your typical trainer. He treats each person individually, tailors a workout plan to each individual's needs, and focuses on form so you can gain strength gradually and see real improvements without ever risking injury. He is patient, encouraging and motivating. His inspiring attitude makes you WANT to go to the gym, even if you don't feel like it, even if you're tired, even if you have a looming work deadline. I credit Santos with giving me my health back. read more

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santos is an AMAZING trainer, and a wonderful, wonderful person. i have been training with him for about 6 months now, and i've honestly never been more proud of myself and the progress i have made. and i would've never made it here without him. i was already pretty active before i started training with santos - i did a mixture of cardio at the gym, the "insanity" video workouts, and practiced capoeira (a brazilian martial art). but after a while of this i think my body started to plateau. i was tired ALL of the time, my workouts became increasingly harder, and i lost all of my motivation. a friend of mine invited me to do group training with santos and i am so thankful to her it! since i started training with santos my energy levels are back to normal, my body is noticeably leaner, and most importantly i'm excited to workout again! in addition to weight training santos is also very knowledgable about different martial arts, so once a week we do kickboxing and jiu jitsu and it is so much fun!! i really am so very thankful that i've found santos. i think it's pretty rare to find a trainer who is not only great at what he does, but genuinely cares about each of his clients. i feel so lucky and so incredibly grateful to have him as my trainer! read more

fitness for some is a lifestyle and santos lives it. his enthusiasm for a healthy lifestyle inspires me to stick to my workouts with him! his style of personal fitness is SO different from most of the other trainers i've observed. he really cares about his clients and he knows his stuff when it comes to compensatory movements and how to correct them. proper form is one of the cornerstones of his workouts. he emphasizes proper form to correct compensations or to prevent injury and ultimately, to help clients reach their goal. throughout the workouts, he watches what you do and makes little adjustments - at the end of a few sets, you're probably doing the exercises exactly how it should be done. he also uses a "muscle confusion" type of rotation so your workouts change as you gain strength and you're never bored. santos is great at pushing your limits and you somehow achieve more than you thought you were able to! besides strength training, he does a boot camp-style class and teaches martial arts. the great thing is his own personal story is one of personal growth into fitness as well as martial arts, so you know he knows what he's doing. a big plus with santos is he is very knowledgable about nutrition - and having a good nutritional program is key in losing weight or becoming more defined. i've learned so much about what i eat, how much and when. i have seen some great results by making these adjustments without that "deprivation diet" feeling. i would recommend santos to anyone - you'd be hard-pressed to find a better personal trainer! read more

I have always been interested in fitness and staying in shape most of my life. Having trained with a number of other personal trainers over the last 10 years I feel I know what to look for in a personal trainer. I have trained with Santos for two years as of October 2013 - the longest I have ever stayed with one personal trainer. I have seen the most results with Santos which just motivates me and leaves me wanting more!!. I feel like I am finally getting the physique I always wanted. In my first six months of training with Santos I lost 12 pounds . Those last "unwanted pounds" I could never seem to lose on my own I would highly recommend Santos as a personal trainer. read more