Certified personal trainer for over 30 years, celebrity trainer and nationally ranked bench press and bodybuilding champion, Richie is expert in customizing training and nutrition to meet whatever fitness and nutrition goal you need to achieve.

Richie’s career as a former physics teacher has given him a unique ability to integrate scientific principles with standard core methods of training.  This along with his background as a black belt Ju Jitsu instructor and Mixed Martial Arts master, brings an unlimited knowledge of physical training for every type of individual.  Whether you’re an athlete, bodybuilder, senior citizen just looking to get fit, Richie will know the method that will work for you and work quickly.

Being one of the top trainers in the world, Richie has had thousands of clients ranging from celebrities such as Olympia Dukakis, Joe Pantaliano and Tony Goldwyn, to elite athletes, bodybuilders and fitness models.  However, many of his clients continue to be normal everyday people that just wish to get better bodies in the shortest period of time, as well as those that are severely overweight.

I would say it was fateful intervention that I became a full time personal trainer.

It all started at age 7 when I began studying martial arts.  At 16, I had begun powerlifting and bodybuilding.  By the time I was 19, I started training clients part-time while going to school.

After completing my bachelors in economics and working for a brief time on Wall Street, I decided to pursue my passion for training, nutrition and general science by earning my masters degree.  I was fortunate enough to land a position as a Science teacher at my original high school.

During this time, I had won the Eastern USA and Mr. New Jersey titles with my eyes set out on my pro card.  My training partners included Rich Gaspari and Vinny Galanti at the time.  However, fate intervened for the first time.  After battling back from a bad motorcycle accident, I decided to keep the pro career in the background while again furthering my education as a science teacher.

As fate would step in again a few years years later, I was laid off from my position as a teacher and found myself back to my roots, managing a gym in Hoboken.

It was a purely logical transition from teacher to full time trainer and with my background, education and experience, clients came knocking.  Having opportunities to be flown out on sets to train celebrities for movie roles was tempting.  I took on several actors, athletes and models in NYC but remained close with my family right here in NJ.  I don’t regret any of my decisions to this day.

I will never stop training hard no matter what my age, I will never stop learning and creating new techniques.  I will never stop helping clients achieve transformations above and beyond their wildest dreams.