Testimonials
Robert Wintemute
Jasyn is a fantastic coach and trainer! He is a really nice guy who is lots of fun to work with. He is extremely knowledgeable about exactly which exercises, drills or stretches each client needs. And, even more importantly, he has a great talent for motivating his clients, helping them to set goals, and inspiring them to improve and gradually achieve their goals.
When I met him on 1 June 2006, I said that my goal was to lower my 2005 time of 4:53 for the 1500m run to 4:45 at the 1st World Outgames in Montreal on 31 July 2006. He said: "19 seconds per 100m. You can do that." After only 8 weeks of track training with Jasyn, I ran 4:43.55, a personal best time at the age of 49 (I ran my previous best time when I was 33), and won the silver medal in my age group. I also won silver in the 10,000m (39:19, another personal best time, faster than when I was 35), and bronze in the 800m (2:16.06, just above my personal best of 2:15.5 set when I was 29).
I'm now doing winter training in the gym with Jasyn, who has encouraged me to set new goals for next summer: 4:29 in the 1500m and 2:08 in the 800m, a reduction of around 1 second per 100m in each event. I'm going to do my best to achieve these new goals, during the summer when I'll be celebrating my 50th birthday.
With Jasyn you're not getting older, you're getting better!
- Prof. Robert Wintemute
Robert Wintemute is a Professor of Human Rights Law at King's College, London. He served as Co-President of the largest-ever, 1500-participant International Conference on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Human Rights, held in Montreal in July 2006 as part of the Outgames. He is originally from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and began running seriously when he worked as a lawyer in New York in the 1980s.
Until he met Jasyn, Robert had never done any proper training for track and field events, even in high school. It's never too late to start!
January 4, 2005
Dear Sir/Madam
I would like to tell you about a “chap” called Jasyn Savage.
I, Trevor Smith, have known Jasyn for many years and consider him to be one of my closest friends and confidant.
I met Jasyn at Virgin Active, a gym in Cape Town South Africa, where he worked as a Personal Trainer.
He offered to assist me in my training programme and from there on our relationship developed.
I have trained with many people in the past but there is no question that Jasyn was the best.
I had a major car accident in 1999 in which I fractured my right femur (so severely that it pierced my skin), broke my shoulder in 2 places and fractured 6 ribs together with all the bumps and bruises that one normally associates with an accident of this nature. In addition I also spent time in intensive care. Jasyn, being the personal trainer that he is, had me on the road to recovery in no time. Within 6 months after the accident I was leg pressing 900 pounds and squatting 200 pounds.
Basically, what I am saying is that I highly recommend Jasyn Savage, a man whose hands you can put your life in.
Yours Sincerely,
Trevor Smith
Dear Jasyn
Thanks for all the motivation, encouragement and positive effect you have had on my training, and for the great friendship that we have developed over the past few years. I thought I would just write a few positive words of thanks, and to highly recommend you to any future clients.
Having trained in a gym on my own for a few years, I realised that although I was achieving the goals that I had set for myself, I was still not achieving my fullest potential.
I knew I needed to change my training intensities and mindset, and improve on the bad habits that I had adopted over the years. I also struggled to maintain long-term focus due to training on my own, and irregular working hours.
Eventually, after straining my lower back due to over-training, I approached Jasyn to assist me in taking my training and physique to the next level via a periodised program.
Jasyn’s up-to-date knowledge and experience proved invaluable in changing my training patterns and improving certain techniques. Both the cardiovascular fitness and resistance training aspects are extremely important to me, and Jasyn enabled me to get the most benefits from a structured cross-training program, without over-training, and forcing me to rest and recover.
I highly recommend Jasyn to anyone who is serious about their training, and serious about achieving goals and bettering themselves. His open-minded and creative approach guarantees new and innovative training solutions, and sessions that are challenging and intense, but fun.”
Dave Theron
(chef)
Dear Jasyn
I would like to thank you for all the many hard, intelligent, and challenging workouts you have prepared and implemented for me over the years.
As a gym addict constantly striving to look for better ways to enhance my physique, an investment in your services has consistently paid dividends.
My friends and I would have never thought or expected me, after all these years, to step on a body building stage and compete in front of hundreds of people.( At the age of 55yrs to win the over 45 age group).
Your constant determination and persistence to motivate me to do this come as no surprise. Your honesty and integrity to take me some place I have never been before has still to be admired. I can’t ever re-pay you for these happy momentous occasions, but only to write this testimonial, so other people will take up the challenge and become your clients.
All the best my friend and hope your Olympic athlete comes your way soon.
Willie Olivier
(IT Specialist)
Dear Jasyn,
Thank you for being so kind and understanding about my exercises - or lack of them!!!
This is the ‘best’ I’ve ever done over an exam period. Before, I just gave up altogether. But your encouragement and understanding helped to ‘keep me going’ this time and helped me be more conscientious than ever before.
I really wish to share this with you. Thank you for being the best ‘one and only’ personal trainer I could ever hope to have. I so appreciate your helpful input.
I’m relieved my exams are over and will go full steam ahead now!
Luv Denise
