Tag: sandor-morris

Midtown is known for hiring the best of the best in the fitness industry, including experienced, nationally certified personal trainers. Members trust our trainers to rebuild, recondition, and re-train their bodies.

Pediatric Pulmonary Physician, Samuel Vazquez, knows the importance of a strong body system. He works six full days per week (not including on-call time), eats healthfully, and enjoys playing tennis. Samuel has been a Midtown member since 2001, and recently began training with ACE & NASM-certified trainer for more than 15 years, Sandor Morris. 

Born in Jamaica, Sandor is a former track star and Sprinter who still plays volleyball, soccer and basketball on a regular basis. He is has two daughters and is a favorite among high-performance athletes because of his fun, energetic, and motivating training approach. When Samuel hired Sandor, he simply wanted a couple of sessions to improve his endurance during his tennis game. He specifically requested Sandor because he had witnessed Sandor working his clients hard and after speaking with him said, “Sandor knows his stuff.”

Samuel has now been training for five months and has benefitted from personal training much more than he ever expected. Samuel gets one day off per week and chooses to spend it training with Sandor.

Ever wonder what goes on when one of our trainers works with a client?

Read on.

Sandor : Samuel first came to me to improve his endurance when playing tennis. As I observed him, I realized he could barely bend his knees. He was also extremely tight in his shoulders, across the chest, and into his arms from years of strictly weight training. I needed to recondition his muscles and his mental approach to fitness. I decided to completely change up his routine. Improving his flexibility was just as critical as improving endurance to help him improve his tennis game.

Samuel:  I work out with Sandor once a week and follow his routine on my own on another day each week. I play tennis at least twice a week.  After one month, I noticed I could actually bend my knees again! I noticed I was in a better mood and had more energy. I have now been training with Sandor for five months and continue to see the benefits.

Sandor:   I see Samuel once a week, so we work his total body in a way that will train endurance, strength, stability, rotation and core all at the same time. My favorite piece of equipment to accomplish this type of workout is the Free Motion Dual Cable machine.  Although I do not do his entire routine on this equipment, I certainly could.

 A session for Samuel with a focus on endurance, flexibility , stability and core may include:

Plymoterics: Step-ups on a box with dumbbell shoulder press. This works endurance, shoulders, legs, and core.

Burpees: The burpee is a full-body exercise used in strength training and aerobic exercise. It is performed in five steps:

1. Begin in a standing position.
2. Drop into a squat position with your hands on the ground.
3. Kick your feet back while lowering yourself with a pushup.
4. Return your feet to the squat position while straightening your arms.
5. Leap up as high as possible from the squat position with your arms overhead.

Free Motion Dual Cable

-          Single leg dead lift

-          1 leg, 1 arm row

-          Squat to wood chop

-          Triceps extension to squat, shoulder press

-          Lunge to bicep curl with knee up

-          Cable rotations

Core Focus

-          V-up with medicine ball

-          Medicine ball rotations

-          Explosive leg lifts

Stretching

-          15 minutes of assisted stretching

Interested in your own training session with Sandor? Please call the front desk at 954.384.2582. You won’t regret it!