Jim Barcena Personal Trainer

Californians have the luxury of going from the slopes to the sea in less than two hours. Jim Barcena is one California native who's always taken advantage of this, never missing an opportunity to compete in both extremes...and everywhere in between.

Before deciding to make fitness and health a career, Jim played football, golf and every other sport imaginable. Most notably, he was a competitive skier on the Far West Amateur Circuit. He surfed for the Orange Coast College National Championship team of 1983-84, while at the same time working as a ski instructor in the surrounding mountains. After two years at Orange Coast College, Jim was ready to begin his career in health and fitness.

Looking for new and different avenues in the fitness industry, Jim found himself 'across the pond' in Paris. There he spent two years working as a personal trainer for the Marilyn Gautier Agency. He then spent the next three years in New York city working as a trainer/instructor at Better Bodies.

Next, Jim decided to return to California and devote all of his time to developing his own personal training clientele. After receiving certifications from ACE (American Council on Exercise) as well as NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine), he set up shop at Body Sculpting LA, where for nine years he shaped some of Hollywood's most 'visible bodies'. It was here he also help perpetuate the 'Spinning' craze.

While living in Europe, his introduction to competitive cycling prompted an interest in triathlons, duathlons and other cross-training endurance events. More importantly, it brought him an introduction to Spinning guru Johnny “G” and an instant affinity for the exercise technique, for which he's been a certified instructor since 1992. The success of his local spinning classes garnered an invitation from Progetti International to represent the trend in Italy.

In 1998 Jim..along with his then wife Tiffany, opened their first gym together in Beverly Hills aptly named ULTIMATE PERFORMANCE Personal Cross-Training Center..which became known for its exclusivity and tending to a high profile clientele of mainly celebrities and athletes.

Jim was at the top of his game when in 2009 an unexpected offer came in from Moscow, Russia to train World #1 Heavyweight Female Natascha Ragosina for an upcoming title defense bout.

His FUNCTIONAL style of training combined with Agility & Strength components became a big hit of which he built his brand over Six Years in Moscow along with being named in 2015 as one of the Top Four Trainers in Russia by Harpers Bazaar Magazine.

Jim now splits time between US, Moscow, and on location Worldwide with his VIP Clients.

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Video Links Physical Training at Boxing Academy https://youtu.be/SbFqMispcNg

Boxing and Gym https://youtu.be/lZscx2rel_8

Charli’s Sandbox by Jim Barcena https://vimeo.com/134191276

Press The Challenger https://the-challenger.ru/move/gollivudskaya-trenirovka-kak-treniruyutsya-dzholi-lopes-stallone/

Digital Ezine (flash required) http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1po0v/JimBarcenaPersonalTr/resources/index.htm

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Contact Jim Barcena gymburritoCEO@gmail.com (Personal contact information available upon approval.)

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