GOAL ORIENTED TRAINING SOLUTIONS

Together, we have over 30 years experience in the fitness industry. We have competed in many sports at various levels, and have been able share our passion for health & fitness by helping our clients achieve their goals. We have coached clients of all levels – from beginners to world class athletes, and the results our clients have achieved are a true testament to our positions as industry leaders in Winnipeg and Manitoba.

 

Through Team GOTS and now CrossFit Manitoba, we have also been able to develop a strong community of people who all strive for optimal health and peak performance in their chosen sport and/or profession… and our team continues to grow bigger, faster, and stronger everyday!

"Darren, thank you for all your coaching, motivation, encouragement, and friendship over the past year! It's been a great journey, and you have helped me make significant improvements in my physique, discipline, and willpower! I love my new muscles! Christina, thank you for sharing your posing expertise with us. You helped me have confidence on stage so I could really enjoy my first figure competition experience. This is only the beginning for me and I look forward to whatever the future holds as a member of Team GOTS!" Shawna Goossen

"I wanted to thank you for being the greatest trainer/coach ever! I am so glad I decided to compete and I have you and Christina to thank for inspiring me and being behind me. You have built what I think is a fantastic team of people I am proud to call my friends. You’re the best!!!"  Sasha Herwig

"Darren, I just wanted to say thanks for everything you have provided me over the past year. Training with you, Christina and the rest of Team GOTS has been quite an amazing experience. I had been training at the gym for years and was never able to get results like I have since I started training with you. You really couldn't have picked a better name then Team GOTS because not only do the group of individuals you train feel like a family to me, you have been able to transform my body into something I could only dream of. Thank you so much for your continued support, your dedication, and commitment to helping me achieve things I never thought were possible. You ROCK!!!" Natalie Poisson

"I have been competing and training for 38 years and thought I knew it all. Darren became my trainer for the masters competition at the 2007 nationals and at the age of 47  Darren got me in the best shape of my life. I was in better shape then in 2002 when I won the overall at the Manitoba's. Darren's knowledge of training and nutrition is second to none. I would recommend to any one competing or even just trying to keep in shape to use Darren as a trainer. Although I am retired from competing I still use Darren's training methods because I feel they are the best. Forget what you read in the magazines and get in touch with Darren if you want to be all that you can be."  Henry Van Dijk

"Hey D! Just wanted to say that I really like your dedication and the example you set... you really have a gift for coaching! Way to go!"  Allison Casselman

"Darren, I want to thank you for all your help. I have to say that I haven't felt this good in a few years and I look forward to working out. Training with you has literally changed my life. It's changed the way I look at myself and I have made changes that are life long now and I know there is no going back. I love learning and training and I just wanted you to know how much I appreciate your time and all your help. Words cannot express how much it means to me to have a coach like you."  Evan Duke

"Hey Coach! If if wasn't for you and Christina and Team GOTS I would not be where I am today! You have helped me grow stronger both mentally and physically., and I have honestly made some enormous personal changes since knowing you. My life and my outlook have changed all for the better! I thank you for bettering my life!"  Dominique Pujo

"Darren, I wanted you to know, that you have a personality, and knowledge base that will make you a very successful man. Your ability and desire to encourage and help people are amazing traits that most don't have. Your positive attitude is contagious. Thank you!"  Val Nolan

 

"I just wanted to say thanks a million for helping me over the past few months. Since I started coming to boot camps and then the diet, it's made me realize what kind of physique I was capable of having and the potential I have to go further and eventually compete. I appreciate all of your encouragement.. Thank you, thank you, thank you! :)"  Christina Falvo-Carvalho

 

"I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you. All the way along you always know just what to say to keep me going. I could not have gotten to this point and in this kind of shape without you, so thank you. I looked at the pictures and couldn't believe how good I looked. Alot of that is your doing... I can't thank you enough."  Colin Klassen

 

"Thank you for taking me to this new level I have never been before. You are a great coach and took everything you said to me to heart and applied it to me the best that I could. You really made me believe IN ME !!! and that is important in what we do and go through."  Jody Witwicki

 

"Thanks so much for everything Darren! I'm so happy I met you...and I really couldn't have done this with out you!! I feel so good and it's all thanks to you:)"  Mia Kulba

'Thanks for everything that you and Christina have done, you both have helped me gain some self confidence that i have always wanted to gain, you both have also helped me become aware of my own potential, and also helped me find a new found interest that that makes me feel good about myself. Looking forward to the journey ahead and also having you guys beside me helping me as far as i can go! Many Many THANK-YOU'S"  Vaneethy Tumolva

 

Academics/Educational Background

- Certified CrossFit Trainer, Level 2 - CrossFit Incorporated, CrossFit Headquarters, Santa Cruz, California, 2008.

- Certified CrossFit Trainer, Level 1 - CrossFit Incorporated, CrossFit East, Jacksonville, Florida, 2007.

- Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist - National Strength and Conditioning Association via York University, Toronto, ON, 2006.

- Bachelor of Arts, Sociology/Psychology - completed coursework in Social Behavior, Behaviour Modification, Sports Psychology, Biology, and Nutrition. University of MB, 1997.

Special Achievements

- Executive Board Member - Elected as the first ever Manitoba Amateur Bodybuilding Association (MABBA) Bodybuilding Athlete Representative, Winnipeg, MB, 2008.

- Voted by clients as the 2007 Coach of the Year, Winnipeg, MB, 2007.

Competition Results

- 2007 MABBA Provincial Bodybuilding Championships, Super Heavyweight Division Champion.

- 2006 MABBA Provincial Bodybuilding Championships, 2nd place Super Heavyweight Division.

- 2005 MABBA Provincial Bodybuilding Championships, 4th place Heavyweight.

- 2005 MABBA Novice Bodybuilding Championships, Heavyweight Champion.

- 2004 CFSA Western Canada Strongman Final, 4th place, won the Deadlift for Max Weight event. Established new Canadian strongman record with a 805lbs Deadlift, pictured above. (share record with another competitor) This competition was televised on The Sports Network (TSN).

- 2004 MASA Dauphin Lug-a-Link Strongman Challenge, 4th place, won both the Farmer's Walk-Sled drag and the Log Press for Max Weight events.

- 2003 MASA Omni Sport Strength Challenge, 3rd place.

- 2003 MASA Winnipeg Ex-Treme Strongman Challenge, 4th place.

- 2003 MASA Dauphin Lug-a-Link Strongman Challenge, 1st place at end of Day 1, but was injured on last event and could not continue.

- 2003 MASA Brandon First Nations Winter Festival Strength Challenge - 4th place, won both the Log Press for Max Weight and the Deadlift for Max Weight events. This competition was televised on the local Brandon television network.

- 2002 Morden Corn 'n Apple Mighty Man - 4th place, won the Car Deadlift Hold event.

- 1988-1991 - competed and won numerours Regional and Provincial track & field events - shot put, discuss, and sprint relays.

Special Achievements

- Executive Board Member - Elected as the Manitoba Amateur Bodybuilding Association (MABBA) Sectretary-Treasurer, Winnipeg, 2008.

- Certified CrossFit Trainer, Level 1 - CrossFit Incorporated, CrossFit East, Jacksonville, Florida, 2007.

Competition Results

- 2006 IFBB Pro Division Tournament of Champions Pro Figure, Anaheim, California, 11th place, pictured above.

- 2006 IFBB Pro Division Montreal Pro Figure Classic, Montreal, Quebec, 10th place.

- 2005 IFBB Pro Division Europa Super Show Pro Figure, Arlington, Texas, 16th place.

- 2005 IFBB Pro Division Bev Francis' New York Pro Figure, New York, New York, 16th place.

- 2005 CBBF Canadian National Fitness/Figure Championships, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1st place Tall Fitness Division, Overall Fitness Champion, earned IFBB Pro Card.

- 2004 CBBF World Qualifier, London, Ontario, 1st place Tall Fitness Division.

- 2004 CBFF Canadian National Fitness/Figure Championships, Brantford, Ontario, 4th place Medium Fitness Division.

- 2003 MABBA Provincial Bodybuilding & Fitness/Figure Championships, Winnipeg, MB, 1st place Medium Fitness Division, Overall Fitness Champion.

- 2003 MABBA Novice Bodybuilding & Fitness/Figure Championships, Winnipeg, MB, 2nd place Medium Fitness Division.

- 1998 CBBF World Qualifier, Montreal, Quebec, 4th place Middleweight Women's Bodybuilding Division.

- 1998 MABBA Provincial Bodybuilding & Fitness/Figure Championships, Winnipeg, MB, 2nd place Middleweight Women's Bodybuilding Division.

- 1995 MABBA Novice Bodybuilding Championship, Winnipeg, MB, 1st place Women's Overall Bodybuilding Champion.