Dylan Irving Email & Phone Number

Dylan Irving is a Owner at Irving Fitness & Nutrition. Colleagues describe him as "Dylan is one of the good guys. He's smart, funny, and compassionate. He loves what he does and his personality is very easy to get along with. If you are looking for guidance on strength training or nutrition - Dylan is extremely well versed. But his compassion is the key (at least it is for me). I used to be an endurance athlete competing multiple times a year. Eventually, that didn't excite me anymore and what happened next was downright depressing. One physical therapist put it best - "you are really strong at going in a straight line for a long time". I wasn't very strong doing other things. But I didn't know this yet. One day my back went out because not only was I doing the excercise wrong - I didn't have the strength to do it in the first place. What a blow to the ego. I had be active all of my adult life going to the gym regulalry and being very active outside. I couldn't get over myself that I didn't know how to do something or I wasn't strong enough. And every time I made progress, I would eventually self sabotage because my ego would get in the way. Step in Dylan (and his compassion). It was obvious from the start he knew what he was talking about. But I didn't have any problem taking direction from someone I respected. I did have a big problem not being able to do the simplest of excercises safely and efficientnly. It was a very humbling experience and Dylan guided me through it. Before long - I was seeing real progress. I wasn't in any more pain and regained the confidence I once had endurance training. Dylan not only taught me the proper way of excercising, he wasn't just full of knowledge and exuded enthusiasm, he actually cared. He made adjustment after adjustment with no judgement. He reassured me when things were extremely difficult and he pushed me when I needed it. If you are looking for someone to actually coach you on physical fitness - Dylan is your man. And don't be surprised when you get more out of your time with him than just physical fitness." and "Let me start by saying Dylan wasn’t my first trainer however he will be my last. With my other trainers I saw progress, however, lacked consistency. I was always given a list of food and a work out routine all at once. It never lasted. When I first met Dylan to discuss goals in April 2017, I was still on chemotherapy. My body was still recovering from a hemicolectomy surgery. I had 12 ft of my colon removed along with a tumor. He listened to all of my goals and started very small. I had NO core muscles after this surgery and was weak from chemo. I remember when he left I thought how is this man going to fix me? How is he going to take this beat down body and fix it? He started with one thing at a time. Logging my food, and going to the gym doing cardio twice a week. Then he introduced weights, and still only 2 times a week. I still questioned things and wondered how he was gonna do it. I trusted him though and trusted the process. He told me to make this a lifestyle that it would be a process. I didn’t want a quick fix and he never lead me to believe it was. I wanted a healthy lifestyle. He gave me small nutrition goals and reasonable weight training goals. Each time he gave me a new goal he let me tell him when I felt comfortable with it and when I was ready for a new goal. By training me this way I really remembered and grasped each thing I was learning. I didn’t feel overwhelmed at all. It’s now February 2018 and I have never felt discouraged. This is now my new lifestyle and no longer a chore. Now I look in the mirror and tears swell up each time. Remember I said my core had no muscles after surgery? I’m now cancer free. I deadlift up to 80 lbs, bench press up to 60lbs, and I do 1m 15s planks. I ran a 5k trail run in August. That’s only a small piece. Dylan took my broken soul, my broken body, and his fixed both. He is more than just a trainer in my eyes. He is the angel God sent me. Dylan made me believe in myself, and he gave me my life back. I often wonder how many extra years I will live because of one person’s passion. It doesn’t matter where your starting point is, I promise you Dylan will get you to the finish line. All you have to do is believe in yourself because trust me Dylan already does. "

• Owner

  Irving Fitness & Nutrition

  Dundalk, Md, Us