::: testimonial Kim Jaffar :::

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Prior to my having met Debi Laszewski, for many years I had what I considered “a little pipe dream” of wanting to enter a figure competition. In pursuit of my quest, I had worked with other trainers in the past, applied their techniques  and their knowledge; all of which simply resulted in a plethora of confusion and frustration both mentally and physically. I simply wasn’t getting the results I was hoping for. It wasn’t until I began training with Debi that my body virtually developed right before my very eyes. As I put my trust completely in her hands, listened, and applied her techniques, my body became a walking advertisement of her expertise. She not only sculpted my body into a beautiful physique, but more importantly and unexpectedly, she helped me learn to believe in myself. Because she puts so much of her heart and soul into her work and into her clients, it only made me want to work that much harder. I’ve never had anyone so dedicated to helping me realize and self actualize a dream.

Having been through an unhappy marriage and divorce, I came to Debi feeling weak and discouraged both emotionally and physically. But as I put the time and dedication in, her guidance helped me grow mentally, physically, and spiritually, all of which have empowered me on so many levels. I am now a woman who can look in the mirror and love the person looking back at me, both inside and out. Debi has been an amazing inspiration with such remarkable devotion not only to me, but to this sport as well. It’s this quality that not only makes her rare, but simultaneously becomes contagious. Her drive to excel and push her own self to new limits has made me strive to dig even deeper within myself. I have learned a lot about myself through this process. It has been an incredible growth opportunity for me.  Winning my first competition is pretty amazing but just feels like icing on the cake compared to how much I feel I’ve changed for the better on the inside. That’s priceless.

At the tender age of 40, I entered my first competition only 10 months after I started working with Debi. I entered the Sunshine Classic on March 10th, 2007, which is a Level 5 show. I won 1st place in the 30 and up category, and I took 2nd place in my class. These wins qualified me for a National Level competition. Now, that’s amazing!  Debi Laszewski turned my “little pipe dream” into a reality. Now, I call myself a figure competitor with another “little pipe dream” of turning Pro. With Debi as my trainer, I believe I will achieve!!!

My life has completely turned around. I’m happier now than I’ve ever been. And I believe bodybuilding has been the channel that has gotten me here.

I have such a tremendous amount of respect for Debi because she is not only an incredible trainer, but she is my mentor. And on top of all that I have the great fortune of calling her my friend. My gratitude for her is magnanimous. Thank you so much Debi, I couldn’t have done this without you! Thank you.

 Kim Jaffar

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2007

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