BIOS
ROB ORLANDO
I started my career as a trainer at Boston College where I completed a 4 month long internship with the varsity football and hockey programs as an assistant Strength and Conditioning coach. Following Boston College, I began working at Definitions, an upscale 1-on-1 personal training studio in lower Manhattan. My next stop was New York Sports Club on Hope Street in Stamford, CT. I attained Master Trainer status after just 1 year and maintained that distinction until I left into my 5th year.
At New York Sports Club I initiated many strength and conditioning programs that were geared specifically toward the local youth hockey programs. I also introduced the staff to alternative training which included Olympic lifting, stair drills, plyometrics, and parking lot routines. The club started cracking down on my style of training and they asked me to be more mainstream. They were interested in having me use the machines with clients and that's when I decided to start my own business.
Intelligent Personal Fitness, LLC, was born in late 2003. By removing myself from the gym, I was able to fully explore the creative side to training. Often times, I would be training people at their houses where they had little or no equipment. Within these constraints I found my niche. Machines were made for trainers who lacked the creativity and knowledge to teach movements and skills. I was forced to think outside the box to create workouts that would tax clients not only physically but mentally as well. It was during these workouts that my vision of Hybrid Athletics took shape.
Hybrid Athletics is a place filled with highly-motivated, competitive, capable, open-minded individuals who have a passion for sports and fitness. They compete against themselves in each and every workout. They compete against one another in our group classes. It is the competition that drives the success of our program.
