Lisa Carpenter

Jenny...Where to start. You are the one that started me on my fitness career; not just on the competitive stage but also with my own personal training business. Through the years you have been my trainer, mentor, coach, choreographer but most importantly my friend.

The evolution of a competitor.
When I started with Jenny it was because I knew she had the skill set to make me successful on stage. She was able to work with me from raw (and I mean RAW) talent, and molded me into a confident athlete which enabled me achieve the fitness goals I had set out for myself. Her knowledge of skill training, flexibility, stage presence, walking, posing and her talent for choreography is AMAZING. I have become well known for my unique and stand out routines as I have moved up through the fitness rankings and this is all due to Jenny’s ability to put together signature routines time and time again. She was able to work with my strengths and really took what I could do to make it spectacular. She has proven that you don’t need to be a gymnast to have a killer routine. Our first year together she was able to take my routine, slow it down and really highlight my talents as I headed off for my first National show. Although this show didn’t exactly play out the way I wanted it to, I learned valuable lessons about focus, intensity, dedication and just how powerful the mind can be. These are all lessons that Jenny constantly hammered home with me. Her mental training and coaching were imperative on my road to becoming a more seasoned competitor.

Our second season together had our most unique routine to date.. “The Thriller”. This was a totally outside the box routine that really highlit the theatrical and brought an entirely unique performance to the stage. This routine debuted in Vancouver and won my pro card so I was TO bound again. Jenny held my hand through each step of the way, pushing me when I needed to be pushed and knowing when to pull back. This time I was successful in TO and achieved my own personal best by nailing my performance, keeping my focus and actually enjoying my time on stage. The journey would not have been the same without such a supportive coach who really did find the best in me and made it shine. Jenny took me to a level she knew I could be at but I could not have even imagined when I first started competing… this in my opinion is the sign of a great coach. She can see the bigger picture and makes sure her athletes don’t lose sight of the small goals that need to be achieved along the road.

My final season with Jenny was as a figure athlete and again she choreographed an amazing routine that was fun, flirty and exactly what I was looking for. Figure does not have the high athletic demands of fitness but she was still able to incorporate strength moves and beautiful poses that really highlit my physique. She also worked with me on my mandatory poses and of course my walking and quarter turns. This routine was my all time favorite and helped me earn a 2nd place finish!

Regardless of where my competition experience goes from here Jenny will always be the foundation that everything else has been built on. I feel very blessed that Jenny came into my life and couldn’t imagine having shared such personal growth with anyone else. Thank you Jenny for making me proud of the competitor and athlete I have become and for inspiring such an amazing journey. I wish you years of continued success being an amazing coach and trainer and hope to work with you again soon on another inspired routine!

THANK YOU!
L. Carpenter