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 ₡25,000 per 4-week block during months 1 to 3, and ₡20,000 per 4-week block from month 4. 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. Around 22 athletes are currently coached, and each of them 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.