Making a Difference, One Athlete at a Time
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December 2, 2011 • Eric Conde, Staff Writer
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
Ron Greenfield is a trainer at No Limits Fitness gym located down in the village of Voorheesville. He bought the gym about 5 years ago and has been there to this day. He is certified in both personal training and sports conditioning; he trains kids and adults of all ages both individually and in groups. Besides the people in Voorheesville who go to his gym he also helps kids and teams from Guilderland and Bethlehem with their strength and conditioning training. He currently is training the lacrosse teams for Voorheesville and both the girls and boys lacrosse team for Guilderland, but all kids are allowed to join the sessions if they wish. He also trains the basketball team and football team for Voorheesville during their preseasons along with conditioning workouts for anyone who wants to go during the summer. He doesn’t charge the sports teams at all to come and train with him; it’s all voluntarily as long as the teams come to train hard because these are not workouts for those who wish to take it easy.
If a coach wants Ron’s help in training their teams all they have to do is contact him and ask, he is always glad to help and enjoy the experience. The gym is a place to train but it’s also a place to learn life lessons because, just like in sports, you aren’t given the starting spot on the team for showing up, you have to do the work to get there. He has helped kids for many sports prepare for college, and all the kids always come out of the training better then when they went in. All he asks for from the kids is a signed picture of them in uniform or on the field so that he can hang them up around the gym in his hall of fame of sorts to those kids who trained hard and gave it their all. He offers college and high school athletes a special $50 membership over the summer, and to those who can’t afford the membership Ron allows them to come in the gym and train with him for free.
In the fall season Ron runs a joint 360 Combine with different sports trainers for high school athletes from freshmen year to junior year to not only get in shape but also to help show college recruiters the potential of the kids. The combine is located throughout the capital region and is designed for high school and college students. Ron has been helping the community for years now and has never asked for anything in return; he is just another good guy who just wants to help kids and athletes train and work hard.
If you ever want to stop by the gym and see if Ron will train you to his address is 18 Drywall Lane, Voorheesville, or you can check out his web site online at .
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