Testimonials

Before being introduced to MMA/PowerFIT classes,I remember looking in the mirror and feeling upset with myself in terms of my weight and eating habits. I was not eating well and considered a short walk my exercise for the day. After graduating college, I knew that I wanted to make something of myself in this world and it hard to start with my personal wellbeing. I needed to boost my self esteem, up my confidence level and drop some of the weight I had put on. A good friend told me to try MMA. Although I was at first unsure, I went for it.

To be honest, I was looking to join a gym for the winter months when I could not get outside to run, to help keep me on my path to my long term goals of shedding some weight, and gaining some strength. One day, when my son was at his class, the Youth MMA class; I noticed that Power of One also had a PowerFIT class, so I gave it a try. I was hooked after the first class; I loved the energy in the class and how welcoming everyone is. If you are like me, and think that you will look silly (because you don’t know the moves), forget about it.

Two years ago I decided to join MMA under Jason Porter. The effect on my life has been extreme. Within these 2 years I have quit smoking cigarettes and I’m in the best shape of my life. I have made more friends in the last 2 years than I have made the first 28 years of my existence. I have now become a co-owner of Power of One because of the big impact MMA has had on my life. I have been known to have a hot temper which I have better control over and I have accomplished the goal of competing in two cage fights which I never thought possible.

As a diabetic I was unable to bring my sugar under control with regular exercise. I was always looking for a different way to change up my routine in the gym whether it was weights or on the treadmill, I was also 18 pounds over weight.

PowerFIT has been a good "plan of action" for me. I was very inactive prior to joining the Power of One program, now I've lost about thirty pounds and am physically feeling very good. I have been able to increase my joint range of motion and the workout has lengthened and strengthened muscles I wasn't using enough. With the PowerFIT workout comes a lessening of chronic muscle and bone pain, which is a real good thing for this old man of sixty-one years. Thanks to all my coaches at Power of One Sport MMA and Fitness.

I have lost 25 pounds and been able to maintain that weight loss through training in MMA at Power of One. I have significantly increased my stamina and have found my flexibility to steadily increase as well. At the age of 55 I work out to prevent the health issues that tend to run in my family, like heart disease, high cholesterol and hyper-tension. I recently had some blood work done and the results were all well in the "healthy guy" zone. I also have a fairly stressful job as a salesmen and MMA is a consistent way to help me relieve that stress.

I started training with Coach Porter after watching my older brother during practice. I was 14 and very shy, and a loner completely controlled by my mind. I could barely go an hour let alone day without one of those "what if something bad happens" thoughts. I had almost no confidence, and although I was fairly intelligent I didn't try in school. After training with Coach Porter I realized a few things: we all have problems and miss-steps in our lives, but you can't dwell on them and let them hold you back.