Rave Reviews

Chuck Bixby is likely the best personal trainer in the entire country.

He has every single quality that an exceptional personal trainer should have: loads of relevant credentials and decades of experience, excellent communication skills, passion, a warm welcoming personality, a great sense of humor, a hard work ethic, a growth mindset and the ability to solve tough problems and come up with effective solutions on the fly. He gets his clients to fall in love with the process of taking care of themselves, and knows how to get them to do more than they ever would be able to do (safely) on their own. Most importantly, his ability to design and help clients execute effective workout programs produces real, tangible, and incredible results for his clients in just two 20-30 minute workouts per week.

I was lucky to have Chuck on my team at Live Oak Strength for nearly 2 years. In that time, he won over the respect of all our clients and other trainers. He led by example, remained focused under stressful circumstances, and always over delivered. It is no surprise that during his time at Live Oak Strength, we were recognized for being the best private personal training facility and gym in Oakland by both Oakland Magazine and East Bay Express readers.

Anyone who gets a chance to train under Chuck's guidance should consider themselves extremely privileged for the opportunity. You won't have a better time getting superior results training with anyone else, safely and as efficiently as possible. What are you waiting for? Go train with Chuck right now and discover how strong you are meant to be.

Owen Dockham • Founder of Live Oak Strength

  • Sharon W • Retired Psychologist

    "I am not a gym rat, and as such the fact that I worked hard with Chuck multiple times a week for well over a year (until he left town) says a lot about his skill, flexibility and heart! He kept me going with humor, confidence in his skills and judgment, and tolerance for my foul mouth! I am stronger and healthier because of my work with him, and cannot recommend him highly enough. I will miss him enormously!"

  • Irina S • High Intensity Training Instructor, Health Coach, Dance Instructor

    "Chuck has a great intuition of a great personal trainer. It empowers him to feel every moment of client's efforts, struggles and progress, makes guidance and encouragement so effective. His simple kind, humorous, wonderful personality complete the picture of the personal trainer of my dreams. I am missing you, Chuck, please come back to California!"

  • Dannel S • Sales Engineer

    "Chuck has an uncanny ability to quickly and safely maximize the level of effort during a given workout to help get the most impact in minimum time. He knows both how to find the right level of difficulty for his clients as well as how to motivate positively to focus on getting the most out of each session. Always learning something new from Chuck and hitting new personal bests with his help. Your west coast friends miss you Chuck!"

  • Trinidad T • Associate Creative Director

    "Training with Chuck has been rewarding to me on multiple levels. Not only does he know when to challenge you, but he also recognizes progress before you do. His warm and gentle demeanor leads you to want to do better, and he's the first to give you feedback that actually helps improve your form to benefit from training by working smarter, not harder. Thank you Chuck!!"

  • Jo L • Retired Psychotherapist

    "I have worked with Chuck for almost a year. He is one of the best. Attentive, professional focused. He motivates through his wonderful sense of humor. I am a 75 year old woman. As a result of my training with Chuck I feel that I am in the best shape I have been in in years. In addition, he is a kind and sweet human being. I miss him very much."

  • Andy M • Attorney

    "I trained with Chuck for about a year, and I am very happy with how much stronger and healthier I feel! Chuck is a great trainer, and incredibly knowledgeable and supportive during sessions. I would recommend Chuck as a trainer to anyone."

  • Len R • CPA

    "Pushed me to perform but listened to my feedback and watched for signs of over exertion, adjusting as needed. Exceeded goals that I wasn't able to achieve at another gym that used similar methods without Chuck's expertise."

  • Andrew B • Higher Ed Manager

    "I’ve never had a personal trainer before. Still I think Chuck Is amazing. I felt fully excepted and fully seen for who I am. He was knowledgeable but spoke to me on a level I can understand. I am so bummed that I won’t have his motivation especially as someone who doesn’t particularly enjoy lifting weights naturally."

  • Mike W • Software Engineer

    "Chuck gently pushes you to the point where you get the maximum benefit of the strength training, while keeping a sharp eye on your form so that you always stay within the bounds of what's safe. He has a great sense of humor, which makes it a bit easier to make it through the workout."

  • Rose • Web Designer

    "Chuck is a legendary trainer, and he helped me take my fitness to another level. He always had some hilarious quip to get me to go the extra rep or three, (as long as I didn't laugh), and I truly wish I'd written them down so I could repeat them to myself now that's he's no longer training in the Bay. Chuck is superwarm, superfun, superskilled, and I always worked harder because I know he really cared about me. We'll miss you, Chuck!"

  • Robyn K • Retired Genetic Counselor

    "I found Chuck to be dynamic, personable, motivating, and highly knowledgeable. And funny. Did I mention that he's funny? High intensity training is hard work and Chuck has just the right balance of tough love, humor, and attention to detail to keep me and his other clients safe and working hard. I felt my body getting stronger and stronger each week as Chuck encouraged and pushed me to give HIT my best effort. "

  • Jane M • Executive Assistant

    "Chuck makes you believe you can push it just a little more, even when you feel like you are out of gas. His expertise and guidance allowed me to improve weekly and he made it fun too. Chuck makes you feel like you can do it. It's inspiring. Training with Chuck is a huge stress reliever and I have never been stronger. Thanks, Chuck!"

HIGH-INTENSITY INSIGHTS

Veteran HIT trainer and strength training expert Chuck Bixby joins to talk about his journey, what it’s like to train with high-intensity training legend Roger Schwab, and how he can help your strength studio operate with less pressure and give you more time to build and grow.