Hey there! I'm Asher, a NASM-Certified Personal Trainer, Austin-native of 20 years, and general lover of fitness, cats, and board games. Raised by a father who was very enthusiastic about physical activity,  I spent my childhood dabbling in a variety of sports and activities, ranging from Karate and MMA, to bowling and golf. At Bowie High School I joined the football team, where my love of weightlifting was sparked and I began a lifelong journey of pursuing more; more strength, more stamina, more enjoyment in life. In the later-half of High School I joined a Mixed Martial Arts gym, which sparked yet another journey and taught me some harsh truths: after training MMA and Brazilian jiu-jitsu for 3-4 years and taking part in a few competitive bouts, I realized that I'm not meant to hurt people. It took a toll on my mental health, even if I loved the sport itself. That's when I started to realize that my truest passion was teaching and inspiring others through fitness; I wanted to help people pursue their dreams and cast back the ever-present shadow of self doubt that I am all too familiar with. To that end I worked at Life Time as a Personal Trainer and gathered up experience from industry professionals who have been coaching people almost longer than I have been alive. Through their invaluable expertise and mentoring I developed the skills needed to truly help everyone reach their goals. Young, old, strong, weak; Everyone can benefit from a coach, and I would love to be yours.

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Through First Ideal, I hope I can achieve my goal of educating and inspiring others who may otherwise be too intimidated or overwhelmed by the prospect of weightlifting in a commercial gym full of strangers.