Success Stories

The ISSA has been distinguished as a Top 10 Military Friendly School, a responsibility we hold in highest regard. But it isn't just an award that we earn, it's a service that we are privileged to p...

I never knew where training would lead me. Only a couple years after a career transition into fitness, I helped more than 500 people lose 9,000 pounds. I launched a full dietary case-study where 6 ...

Shelli Epstein is a professional acrobat and performer with a background in gymnastics. She currently performs in the Cirque du Soleil show ‘Luzia'. Previously she performed in the Franco Dragone s...

After being critically injured seven years ago in an automobile accident, a thankful David Byrnes tells his story of how he was given a second chance to live and how his recovery led him to become ...

Joe Ladnier AKA "the Mississippi Monster" details his journey toward becoming a legendary powerlifting and personal trainer with the inspirational help and guidance of Dr. Frederick Hatfield.

Master Sergeant (ret) Patricia Baisden is a true hero, both for her service to the country and her dedication to helping combat the youth obesity epidemic. Using experiences from her long military ...

Last year, Joseph Jackson had back issues, numbness in his legs and couldn't sleep. He weighed 365 pounds. His doctor said that he was morbidly obese and suggested weight loss pills. He had little-...

By getting his accredited certifications through the ISSA, John Rahn hung the certificates on the wall in the garage so that when people came down, it showed credibility and that he is a reputable ...

After Suzanne Llano went through a divorce seven years ago, she could have just become another statistic. After she moved from New York to South Florida as a spaghetti-and-meatball-loving Italian, ...

Lauren Brooks is known to many as "The Kettlebell Queen". She is an expert in fitness and particularly in kettlebell training for strength and weight loss. But training with kettlebells didn't imme...

Autoimmune diseases can be debilitating and emotionally defeating. But that didn't stop former IRONMAN athlete and fitness competitor Kelly Kolicko. Read her inspirational story and journey with IS...

Micahel Ray Garvin was billed 'The World's Most Jacked Athlete'. After a knee injury ended his hopes for an NFL, he turned his attention toward making a name for himself as a certified fitness tra...