Empire Boxing Davao

Approximately just 2 days after joining The Empire Boxing Gym in Davao along Ecoland Drive, I was lying on the padded floor lifting my torso up and down as my trainer JERIC RAVAL called out the cadence for crunches – “UP….DOWN…HALF-WAY UP….ALL THE WAY UP….ALL THE WAY DOWN”, etc. And…miraculously, I was doing it. Earlier I just giggled and rolled my eyes during the same class as I reached for the bag and my out- of-shape abs refused to even budge. It had been a decade since I had even done a crunch. Now, success. After my ab-conquering class was over, I got into my car, turned the ignition, cranked the air conditioning…and cried. Melodramatic, right?! I mean…we’re talking crunches for goodness sakes, not solving world peace. Hardly seems worth tears. But the thing is, the sense of pride I felt at being able to do those crunches in that class made me realize for the first time the depth of hopelessness and the lack of faith I had in myself six weeks earlier. I had completely given up on myself. But then I started training with personal trainer Jeric. He is so positive, and from the very start his positivity and his passion were contagious. He inspires commitment and trust and believes in me even during those moments when I have a hard time believing in myself. I look forward to seeing what my body can achieve next. Each workout is completely different so I’m never bored which keeps me coming back for more. He follows up with me in between workouts, providing that extra support outside of the workout as well as accountability. And yes…I’ve lost weight and inches and have no doubt I will reach my goals, especially with Jeric challenging me. But for me, the most important thing that I’ve begun to shed in addition to pounds and inches is that sense of hopelessness that was really weighing me down, and I have Jeric, Jelive and Charrie to thank for that.”

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The coaches here are really nice