Steve Taylor RDReviews of stevetaylorrd.com

I first met Steve when he was about 5 years old. He was in my son’s kindergarten class. As the years progressed into high school, Steve would show up at my house to hang with the guys and bring his own food. He had already begun to develop his love for lifting and nutrition and he saw the benefits of his labor in his sports. I went to visit my son during his time in the Air Force and he told me he was doing a program that Steven had created for him. In 2024 when I decided to retire from nursing, Curtis said, “Mom you need to do Steve’s program!” I had been an athlete in high school and college as a volleyball player, post college I continued to play volleyball and ventured out into 1/2 marathons and Sprint Triathlons. I also had a personal trainer for a while and lifted for about a year. I don’t know why but I just didn’t get the obsession at that point. As a mom and wife, I put everyone before myself which is why I made the decision to join Steve’s program as part of my retirement gift to myself. I was putting myself first. From 2019-2024, I watched both my parents decline in health and mobility. Both died as a result of a fall. I was and am determined to not have my kids go through watching this. So here I am at 62 years old March 2024 getting started on my own journey. Goal: Build Strength, Endurance and increase Mobility. I thoroughly enjoyed my weekly zoom meetings with Steve. Who knew that you could train virtually with someone in this manner. It works. Our meetings had several goals for the 1 hour session. It could be food related reviewing pictures of prepared meals I had eaten, reviewing My Fitness Pal(MFP) log or my workout log along with videos I had taken of designated exercises. I bet within every session Steve had to tell me to “TRUST THE PROCESS!” I can still hear him saying that. I had back issues that needed to be worked through and we sorted out how to change the exercise but still achieve the same outcome. After every meeting, I had goals for the week that we created together. For me this was key. I needed a plan to be able to walk into the gym with confidence and know exactly what I needed to accomplish. It takes time to put the weight on and it takes time and consistency to take the weight off. I’ve had several positive experiences as a result of my weightlifting. About a year into my journey, I had some random dude at Walmart walk up to me say, “Whatever you’re doing, keep doing it because you look great!” This just came out of the blue. I was still seeing the rolls and fat in the mirror but this person saw something else. I had middle aged over weight lady ask me a question about the lying leg press. She had her paper log with her weight and we reviewed what she was doing. This gave me an opportunity to tell her about progressive overload. Another gentleman(now a good gym friend) finally asked me about my form. He said, “I watch you and you put so much effort into your form. How long have you been lifting?” At that point it was about 1 year. Form is discussed without exception at every meeting while analyzing the lift. Lastly, 2 different people commented on my plank pushups. I’ve worked so hard perfecting those pushups. This was so encouraging for me. Now I’m working on my pull-ups. I get in the zone at the gym and I don’t really notice that people are watching me! I want to be the person that provides encouragement and motivation to others. I want to be approachable. Weightlifting and logging in MFP is now part of my DNA. I’ve built habits that I can carry with me for the rest of my life. I’m building strength and endurance to get me down the road into my elder years. I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished. Steve knows how to push his clients to achieve success. I highly recommend his program and glad I now have him as a resource and as a friend.

Steve’s approach to health and fitness made, for the first time in my life, a lasting impact for the better. I have struggled to find my footing with diet and exercise as long as I can remember, following trends or programs that weren’t sustainable. Steve takes the time and care to work with people on an individual basis, teaching foundational, scalable habits that focus on overall health and wellness as opposed to just losing weight. Because of this, I am confident I will be able to continue making progress on my own, with a mindset that finally feels good.

Working with Steve has been an incredible experience in my health journey. As someone who doesn’t have the best family genetics and was later diagnosed with PCOS, his guidance has truly helped me become a healthier version of myself. Our weekly sessions helped me build sustainable, healthy habits while keeping me accountable. Steve not only understood my initial goals but also helped me identify new ones I hadn’t even considered for my future. For example, we reviewed exercise videos each week to discuss not just how the workouts felt, but also my form. He taught me proper technique to prevent injury and ensure I was getting the most out of every workout. I would highly recommend Steve to anyone looking to start their fitness journey. He simplifies the process so it feels manageable and easy to understand.

Working with Steve was a great experience. His approach is simple, structured, and very individualized. Our weekly conversations consisted of Q&A and also weekly nutrtion and exercise video review that actually move things forward. He took the time to understand my goals, schedule, and constraints. Steve's coaching is not spoon fed. I got the the most value out of our Q&A when I show up prepared, asked questions, and was honest about my struggles.

With practical guidance and thoughtful coaching, Steve helped me to completely change my relationship with food and body image. He also armed me with tools to manage my nutrition so that I can fuel myself to perform my best. Cannot recommend him enough.

Steve is fantastic at what he does, and his coaching program exceeded every one of my expectations. He helped me achieve my fat loss goal, helped correct some chronic knee pain I was experiencing, and also helped me to achieve several all time personal bests in the gym. He is professional and knowledgeable in his work and does a great job to make sure the custom program he builds is sustainable for long-term success. I would recommend Steve to anyone who has a desire to learn about or step up their fitness to the next level.

I have been working with Steve for over 18months now - he has taught me all the strategies I need to charge my own life style nutrition and exercise plan - without it being boring and restrictive. I will always have these tools now and even if I need further coaching for body building these processes can still be incorporated daily with little effort. Prior to Steve I was pretty burnt out with food, falling into a restrictive boring eating strategy that I thought was helping me when in fact it was working against me - I now eat all foods - some of which I had eliminated for over 20 years from my daily diet - such as bread, fruit and even cheese and butter. Steve helped me achieve my goal and now I have a system for life, whilst enjoying my favourites like chocolate liquorice, vienna bread and my new protein ice creams - even for this middle aged night shift working nurse. If you truly want to advance your knowledge and achieve your goals around food, weight loss or gain including exercise regimes invest in Steves methods and you can stop looking for the next fad - he is all that is required. Thankyou again Steve-legend.

I started with Steve in 2018. Up until that point, I had never trained or stepped foot into a gym. I didn’t know where to start. Steve pushed me out of my comfort zone and got me training regularly.