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Clayton Hoffmaster and Mark Sourber talk training

Clayton Hoffmaster and Mark Sourber started training with us about a year and a half ago.  Both are about to graduate from Manheim Township and go on to play college football.  Clayton will be an offensive tackle at Bucknell, Mark will be a defensive end at Shippensburg.

We took the time to sit down with Clayton and Mark to talk about the differences they’ve seen since they started working with us.

Clayton says what makes the biggest difference compared to previous team training is the individual attention he gets both in his programming and in his workouts.

But all the strength in the world is nothing to an athlete if it doesn’t translate to the field.  Here’s what Clayton has to say about his improved performance:

Mark Sourber, who’s put on about twenty pounds since he started training with us, appreciates the original workout plans.  Just because training is sometimes hard doesn’t mean it can’t be fun too!

Before they both left for college I asked them, what would you say to other people thinking about training at Power Train?
Clayton:  “Do it. It’s the best decision you can make.”

Mark:  “I think it would be probably the best decision that they could make in terms of working out and getting a good workout and in having a good time while you’re working out.”

We wish Clayton and Mark the best of luck in their college football careers and we’ll look forward to seeing them again when they’re home on break.

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