𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗜 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝟯𝟮. Shit I feel old. Especially because ever since I hit my 30s, it was always a “check engine lights” kind of a situation for a different body part that I either had aches and pains or sustained some kind of a low grade injury. 😂 But jokes aside, I wanted to take the time today to finally share with you guys something special. As many of my family, friends and loved ones know, I didn’t get into personal training and coaching going through the traditional educational route. I always loved learning, but I didn’t find my passion until much later. It actually found me. I love working with people, and combining the fitness and coaching aspect together was the start of something truly amazing to say the least. I’ve been a trainer and coach for over 10+ years. I’ve worked with hundreds of amazing humans both in person and online, and if you’re one of my past or current clients, you know just how much I love what I do. That is why I created my brand and business: Muscle Majstor. Majstor in Serbian means 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘯 or 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘯, but it’s also a form of expression when someone tells you that you’ve accomplished something. Majstor is also a part of my mom’s maiden name: Majstorovic. Family means everything to me, so to attach something that has family value in my business reflects my character and integrity that I want to carry into a legacy to be remembered by. As Robin Williams once said, “𝙄 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙚 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙄 𝙙𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄'𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙖 𝙛𝙚𝙬 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙢𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙨 𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩, 𝙄'𝙢 𝙖𝙨 𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙝 𝙖𝙨 𝙄 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚.” So follow my new page and I promise to continue dedicating my life’s purpose to my passion ❤️

I’ve noticed a recent trend lately of active gym going individuals with normal every day jobs being pushed into the field of “Instagram Personal Training” out of necessity with the current times. Although being a personal trainer can be one of the most rewarding careers with a lot of benefits, especially now, it takes a lot more than a decent physique and general idea of movement to take on the full-time responsibility of a client trusting you with their hard earned money and health. We as fitness professionals take the dreams and hopes of our clients and manage them using our education and experience. Personal training and coaching is not a part time passion. I genuinely love what I do and am fully invested in each and every one of my clients specific needs and goals. I am also continuously seeking education and knowledge through certifications, researching and studying. I avoid making claims on “what will work for me will work for you”. My clients success is accomplished with periodized training programs, specific science based nutrition recommendations and realistic expectations based on individual lifestyles. So when you’re making future decisions about hiring a Personal Trainer, consider qualifications, certifications, experience, and past results - not how many followers or likes they have. . . . #torontofitness #torontopersonaltrainer #yyz #toronto #fatloss #personaltrainer #hypertrophy #beforeandafter #transformation #progressnotperfection #coach #fitness #homeworkout

Happy International Women’s Day to all of the women today and as well all of my past,current, and future clients who I had the pleasure of coaching and working with(and look forward to working with). These are just a few of the many awesome and badass women who I watched radiate in confidence while growing both mentally and physically in all aspects of their life...and of course getting strong AF.

Highlights from one of our two weekly workouts that Ray and I do. Ray and I have been training for almost 3 years together and it’s crazy the amount of progress Ray had made in his composition, mobility, and especially his overall strength. Friday’s Workout: A1 Upright Leg Curl 3x10 B1 Heel elevated Barbell Back Squats 3x10 C1 Leg Press 3x15 D1 Seated Lat Pull-Down 3x10 E1 Bicep Preacher Curl 3x12

𝗜𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀, 𝗜’𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘀😂 After 10 years of working in my career as a personal trainer and coach, the over thinking mostly just comes from the sensory overload of 💩 misinformation I’ve come across from on social media platforms. If it wasn’t for my time invested in reading, researching, taking courses, attending seminars and hiring professionals/mentors, I too would be sucked into the 🚽 of regurgitated “info” found on the web. However, as simple as it may be, it is still highly individual and what works for one person, will not work for the other. Every individual I’ve worked with had their own specific approach when it comes to training, nutrition, daily goals and the overall lens of specificity (I.e. field of work, day to day non-negotiables, and moms/ parents with kids). There is also that fine line of what’s realistic and optimal. Optimally we would all love to get the perfect training programs, the perfect nutrition, and avoid all the foods deemed as “toxic” nowadays. But we’re human. Life happens. In 2022 I enjoyed my best friend’s wedding dinner with all the works despite being 2 months out of a competition. The over thinker part of me thought that would ruin my chances of being in the peak physique I needed to be, but really it hardly didn’t do anything at all. It was actually the 4 weeks later where I caved in and gained 10lbs+ overnight but that’s another post to write about 😂 Moral of the story, stop overthinking about everything with food and training. Follow something simple, and one that you can easily adhere to. Or just ditch the over thinking and hire a professional to take the over thinking process out for you🙂

𝐃𝐨𝐠(𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧.) 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦. 𝘈 𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘢𝘭, 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧. 𝘈 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩. ❤️

How much olive oil does Snoop Dogg use to cook? A drizzle. Stop demonizing seed oils and listening to morons on the internet 👏🏻

📖 Gather around and let me tell you folks a little story. 🫃 Here’s me in 2013 on the left, and here’s me 6 weeks later on the right. Swipe to the next slide, that’s me an additional 6 weeks later with the homie(oh and natural in case you’re asking) 💪🏻 You can tell I have some muscle and a decent baseline to start. It was the first time I counted calories and followed macros, a specific training plan and cardio regime. 🍲 There was rigid structure, but there was also clueless me because I had zero clue about creating full balanced meals for the said macros. It wasn't perfect, but it was the start of something awesome and later epic(because I actually listened to my friends and coaches on showcasing the legs and not just my upper torso for future competitions). So what’s the point of this post you’re wondering? 🔪 It took me years to figure out the whole “getting lean” thing. 🔬It’s years of educated guessing. It’s years of finding a balance of strength training and cardio programming that doesn’t feel overwhelming. It’s food quantity but also QUALITY(big capital letters because helf) Don’t beat yourself if you haven’t figured it out the first time around. Or second time. Or third time. But if you’re still lost around the fourth time… Then consider hiring a qualified coach or trainer. Like me. 💁‍♂️

Weekly Mila photo/video dump because my phone memory is 99% her 🐷 ☀️

One of the clearest ways a man can distinguish himself is on the field or on the court. He is like a modern-day gladiator whose weapon isn’t death, but domination. Sports are how men prove themselves, and a good athlete is a good man—period. This means spending hours in the gym to get in shape. Hours that turned into, weeks, months and years with the physique and size of comic book heroes that could stop a bad guy in their tracks. Around my teenage years, I was cornered and robbed at knifepoint by a man much bigger and more intimidating than me. I’ve never felt so weak in my life. It was the turning point in my adolescent years when I started to pursue personal fitness as a means of not just getting stronger, but being a larger and more dominant presence. In Lewis Howes’ book, “The Mask of Masculinity”, the author discusses in detail 9 different masks that men wear differently to seek self-worth. When I wore my Athlete mask, I became obsessed with being stronger, larger, and walking the talk of the career I eventually pursued in fitness. Although I recognize my self worth is not based on my physique or athleticism, my personal fitness journey paved the way for my self confidence and believing in myself. Will forever be that skinny nerdy kid at heart. Over 10 years later and the only thing that’s changed is probably the hairline😂

Amazing transformation by @amandadettore since we started working together. ✅4.5 months post-partum ✅Down 50lbs+ ✅Eating plenty of nutritiously dense and whole foods and still enjoying her weekends ✅Improved posture as well as general mobility ✅One badass mom We’ve only been working for a few months so we’re both excited to see what we will accomplish👏🏻

Somewhere between “fit” and “enjoys snacks if offered” Happy May long weekend friends✌🏻