Strive Elite Fitness, LLC

Sara is such an amazing coach and I’m so happy I was lucky enough to have her for my first competition. As a new comer walking into this community it can be intimidating but Sara is great at making you feel welcomed and keeping you informed. I loved the meal plans and how versatile they were. The training sessions were on pare as well with how informative she is with targeting certain muscle groups. This fitness journey has literally changed my life and has help re- instill my self confidence with my body. I won my first competition with her under the bikini division and looking forward to doing more under her wing!

Sara's meal plan prep is superb. The meals were delicious and to my liking. You can pretty much make anything work. Sara is an amazing coach. I worked with her as a lifestyle client. She keeps you focused on the goals. She’ll inspire you to possibly enter into a bodybuilding prep but there’s no push to do so. * Great at teaching you on techniques/form. In all, you will be treated like a friend/family. Your success will be celebrated regardless of level. Can’t wait to train with her again someday. Miss you!

Sara was my coach for a bodybuilding show that I competed in. We did roughly 3 months of off-season and nutrition work, and then 11 weeks of prep. I was a first timer and Sara was very good at making me feel comfortable and making weekly adjustments based on how my body and energy levels responded. By the end I was very proud and confident of what we'd achieved when I finally stepped on stage! If you're looking for a coach to get you into bodybuilding, or just a personal trainer, I highly recommend Sara!!

Throughout working with Sara I never felt like just a client, she makes you feel like a friend and makes fitness and the struggle of pushing yourself to new limits fun. I had the initial goal of doing a show when starting to work with Sara, and we had just achieved that! Being 19 years old, I was a little nervous about coaches not taking me seriously about wanting to start competing but she made me feel so heard and understood how bad I wanted to do it. Prep was so fun, meals were never dull always delicious, and so much new information was acquired through her! Training sessions with her were so beneficial, as I was not a beginner starting out in lifting, but FORM IS KEY and she taught me all about that! Thank you so much Sara for helping me achieve my dream physique and being an amazing coach !

Sara is a phenomenal coach. I currently work with her as a lifestyle client, but she also helped me achieve my goal of doing my first NPC bikini competition at the age of 45. I wanted to take a healthy approach (as healthy as a prep can be) and do it naturally and without compromising my health (too much). I add these caveats because dieting for a competition just isn't the healthiest thing - especially for perimenopausal women. With Sara's guidance, I placed 1st in 45+ class, 1st in True Novice and 2nd overall for my (height) class. Competition prep is always going to be hard, mentally and physically, but training with Sara is always fun because she has such a great sense of humor. It's a rare day when a session hasn't involved a great belly laugh to brighten my day. I've also enjoyed meeting her clients and am so grateful that she paired me up with another client of hers who was also doing her first Masters bikini competition. We continue to train together and have the best time doing it. I was referred to Sara by my former coach when he decided to change careers. All coaches can give you a decent training program, but Sara is especially talented at educating on techniques and form if you work with her in-person. She has extensive knowledge and experience as a life-long athlete and professional bodybuilder. I had a pretty limiting shoulder injury when I started working with her, and she has been truly amazing at helping me gain strength and mobility in spite of the injury. Last but not least, I've heard of so many coaches giving their clients awful, bland, cookie-cutter chicken breast and asparagus meal plans that would make any sane person seriously depressed. I LOVED Sara's competition prep meal plan. The meals were delicious and thoughtfully incorporated my likes and left out foods I dislike. I continue to eat several of the meals Sara introduced to me because I enjoy them so much.