David King
Certified Personal Trainer, National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)
Owner, King IV Fitness, Inc.
Executive Fitness Coach*
10 Years of Personal Training Experience
2 Years Management Motivation Consulting
2 Time National Decathlon Finalist (NAIA)
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David King is one of the top personal trainers in Austin, TX. Most of his clients find him after being referred from a friend or after a person has tried everything else to no avail. His loving but authentic approach to each client's case has changed the way thousands of people eat and exercise. Here is a bit of his story:
David was born on February 6, 1974 in San Diego, California. He grew up in rural Texas, graduated from Flatonia High School in 1992, and earned an Associates Degree in History from Blinn College 1995. Over the years he became heavily involved in strength and conditioning programs, and in 1998, after reading the results of the Texas Relays in the Austin American Statesman, he decided to take on the Decathlon (ten events: the 100M, Long Jump, Shot Put, High Jump, 400M, 110M Hurdles, Discus, Pole Vault, Javelin, and 1500M).
He had never competed in many of the events, but felt that if he stayed committed he would be able learn. David ordered video tapes, track magazines, a shot-put, a javelin, a discus, and a ridiculous array of track shoes. He joined a Track Club, the Austin Striders, and began to work towards a goal to compete in a Decathlon by May of 2000. It was a slow, humbling process in which he suffered many setbacks, including chronic shin splint pain, stress fractures, and tendonitis in his right elbow. Then in March of 2000, despite never previously competing in 6 of the 10 events, he placed 11th out of 22 college scholarship athletes. At the age of 27 he scored well enough to be offered a track scholarship to Huston-Tillotson College. He went on to qualify and compete in the NAIA National Championships for 2001, finishing (10th), and 2002, finishing (8th).
After graduating from Huston-Tillotson, David took a job with a Management Consulting firm, but continued to train clients part time. During the next couple of years he never lost sight of his dream to create a fitness program that would differ from the day to day gym routine, but would still produce significant results. He engaged in continuous research and study and was always involving his clients in different work out and diet programs with moderate, but not earth shattering results. He tried the Atkins and the Body for Life diets, as well as testing innumerable supplements. All produced results, but were too difficult to work for a client long term. He felt something was still missing.
Through the years, and after transforming hundreds of clients, David developed the opinion that most people have a basic idea of how to get fit. However, the relentless American Fat Train (mental inertia of the childhood ideas, media, marketing, friends, coworkers, etc...) is entirely to powerful to overcome without help.
It is like a professional football team playing the local Jr. High. We don't have a chance without an outside intervention to objectively observe our behaviors around food and exercise.
David created Fitness Rehab so people can get a clear look at why they do what they do, change poor habits, and shed unhealthy fat in the process.
Fat loss has never been about a lack of ability. It is always a lack of motivation.
David uses Fitness Rehab to help you find it. Not just for 21 days, or 100 days, but to alter the way you think for the rest of your life.
