In 1997, James was certified as a personal trainer by the National Academy of Sport Medicine, one of the highest respected personal training organizations in the country. He’s also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, another prestigious credential requiring a four-year degree in exercise science, a requirement that James fulfilled with his Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and surpassed with his Master of Science in Kinesiology from California State University Northridge. There, his research centered on core muscle activation patterns using electromyography--which you can read about in his thesis study, published in the Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research. He also taught university-level health and fitness courses at CSUN and UCLA, and he serves as an Exercise Physiologist at the California Health & Longevity Institute.

Over the past 15 years, James Kohler has helped hundreds of people transform their bodies, decrease body fat, gain lean muscle, increase strength, and feel healthier, regardless of their life situation or fitness level--executives, lawyers, entrepreneurs, housewives, doctors, actors, fitness enthusiasts, and high-school and college athletes.

But James himself is the best testimony to the effectiveness of his approach. Since 1999, James has competed in eleven bodybuilding competitions, including national level shows. In 2005, he won first place in the drug-tested Musclemania World show, which earned him a coveted pro card in bodybuilding, an honor that he also won from the NGA with the overall title of Mr. Natural California in 2007.

This professional recognition continues to bring James fitness modeling opportunities, including being featured in international magazines such as Muscle & Fitness and Musclemag. James has published his own fitness book, Muscle Rx, which documents his realistic approach to integrating elite fitness components into your lifestyle, and he has produced Sculpted by Choice, a training documentary that follows him as he trains for a bodybuilding event in 2007.

If you want more and better results from your current training program, or if you just want to get started on changing your body, contact Fitness Rx. With his unique combination of real-world experience, championship achievements, and academic credentials, James can show you how to get where you want to be in the shortest possible time.