Last summer, our 13 year old daughter underwent shoulder surgery to repair a detached labrum, a torn biceps tendon, and a loose shoulder capsule. She had an over-use injury from competitive swimming. As she began physical therapy after surgery, it was apparent to us that her body was very unbalanced. We went looking for a trainer that could work with her to strengthen her core, lower body, and rotator cuffs so that when she started swimming again, her shoulders would have the support they needed in the water. 

As we asked for recommendations, Jim Warren’s name came up over and over again. Jim spent 45 minutes on the phone discussing my daughter’s injury and began working with her two months after her surgery. He spent the entire first session assessing her athletic and physical strengths and weaknesses. He also talked to her about her goals in swimming and whether or not she was willing to put in the work that it would take to get her back in the sport she loved. I knew immediately that we had come to the right person. 

Jim worked with our daughter to strengthen the weak parts of her body and made her a stronger overall athlete. She swam in her first meet just four months after surgery and after seven months was ahead of her pre-surgery times. Jim is clearly talented at looking at athletes as individuals, and making them better, stronger, and faster. As impressive as his training abilities are, I think we were most impressed by how he mentored our daughter through the difficult process of coming back from an injury. There were many days that her resolve wavered, but Jim was there to give her encouragement and a kick in the butt when she needed it. We are so grateful to him.

UPDATE: After all the running drills, Hope also played lacrosse in High School and is now playing at Dennison College. Her brother Henry, who also trained w/Jim, is playing D-1 Lacrosse at Michigan!