Questions, answered.
If yours isn't here, ask Douglas on WhatsApp — he answers his own messages.
No. Most athletes train for strength, muscle, weight loss, stability or general performance and never step on a platform. Competing is one goal among several — the programming is built for the goal you actually have.
Through WhatsApp, as an Excel sheet or a PDF — whichever you prefer to use in the gym. Programming is written in 4-week blocks and updated weekly.
Your training is reviewed consistently throughout the process: what you completed, how the sessions went and what that means for the following week. If something needs to change, it changes.
Personal training is ₡21,000 per session in the GAM, Costa Rica. Personalized programming is ₡27,000 per 4-week block for the first four months, and ₡22,000 per 4-week block from month five. For two or more in-person sessions per week there is a special monthly rate that Douglas confirms directly.
Personalized programming works from anywhere — it is delivered through WhatsApp. In-person personal training takes place in the Greater Metropolitan Area of Costa Rica.
Yes. Douglas works with beginners as well as advanced and competitive lifters. A first block for someone new is built around learning to execute the basics well and training consistently.
Write it into your application in detail. Douglas is a sports physical rehabilitation professional and it directly changes how a block is written. Coaching is not a substitute for medical care — if you are under treatment, keep your health professional in the loop.
No. Applications are reviewed personally and places depend on availability. Every athlete on the roster gets real weekly attention — which is exactly why the roster is not unlimited.
Fill in the coaching application. It takes a few minutes and gives Douglas what he needs to answer properly: your experience, your numbers if you have them, your goal and your situation.