FITBree Bio

Bree Marsh is a registered and licensed dietitian and a national level figure competitor in the National Physique Committee (NPC). She has over 6 years of personal training and nutrition counseling experience. She currently works as a personal trainer and nutrition counselor at Athens Personal Fitness, and partially owns and operates Fittelligence, LLC and fittelligence.com. She has been doing her own nutrition plans for figure competition preparation and off-season training as long as she has been competing!
Some of her recent placings include...

• 2008 NPC Jr. USAs – 4th, D class
2008 NPC Jr. Nationals – 7th, D class
2008 NPC Team Universe – 10th, D class
2009 NPC USAs - 8th, D class
• 2008 Completed first half-marathon within her goal time of 2 hours
2009 IronGirl Sprint Tri - 5th place in age group
2009 Lake Lanier Islands Sprint Tri - 2nd in age group
2010 Austin Half Marathon - finished in 1:40:59.
• Some Upcoming Events - Rev3 Olympic TRI in Knoxville, TN, May 9th, 2010
National Figure Championships, Atlanta, GA, October 15th/16th, 2010

Bree has worked with a variety of people including those individuals with serious medical conditions such as diabetes and heart disease, those who are simply looking to lose a few pounds, and those who want to get into contest shape.

Bree started competing in figure in 2001 after a few years of serious weight training at her college gym. She has competed in 11 figure shows throughout the last 9 years and has learned a great deal from her experiences. She has recently been exploring new avenues in terms of fitness training. Her deep love and strongest connection is with weights; however, she has been dabbling in some endurance sports as of late. Having never had a desire for running in the past, after her last figure show of the season in 2008, she trained for and completed her first 1/2 marathon within her goal time of 2 hours due to smart training techniques and dedication. She also completed two sprint triathlons in the summer of 2009 with her husband, Ryan Marsh, as her coach! This year she is competing on the DreamBelieveTri team along with her husband Ryan!

Education
• Bachelor’s of Science from the University of Georgia in Dietetics and Consumer Foods
• Master’s of Family and Consumer Science from the University of Georgia in Foods and Nutrition

Current and previous certifications/memberships
• RD/LD - Registered and licensed dietitian
• AFAA Personal Trainer/Fitness Counselor Certification
• National Restaurant Association ServSafe Certification
• American Red Cross HeartSaver CPR Certification
• American Dietetics Association member

FITRyan Bio

Ryan Marsh partly owns and operates Athens Personal Fitness gym in Athens, Ga. He has been a personal trainer for over 8 years. He is also an elite triathlete racing on the 2010 DreamBelieveTri team, and he has experience competing in sprint, olympic, half-ironman, and Ironman triathlon events, and all distance endurance running events.
Some of his recent placings include...

2008 Emerald Pointe Sprint Triathlon - 1st place in age group
2008 South Carolina Half Ironman - 4th place in age group, 20th overall
2008 PF Chang's Rock & Roll Marathon (3:13:09) – 45th in division, 273rd overall
2008 Festival of Flowers Triathlon - 4th place in age group, 22nd overall
2009 Clemson Sprint Tri - 1st in age group
2009 Festival of Flowers Tri - 3rd in age group
2009 Madison Fitness Tri - 1st in age group
2009 Ironman Florida - finished in 10 hours and 37 minutes!!! 52nd out of 235 in age group!
2010 Austin Marathon - finished in 3:08:08, qualified for Boston Marathon!
• Some Upcoming Events – Rev3 Olympic TRI, Knoxville, TN, May 9th, 2010
- Augusta 70.3, Augusta, GA, September 26th, 2010
- Ironman Cozumel, November 28th, 2010

Ryan has worked with a variety people from obese individuals to elite athletes. He also has many years of swim coaching experience at the amateur level and has taught many different P.E. Classes as a graduate student at The University of Georgia.

Ryan started training for triathlons about 3 years ago after several years of heavy weight lifting in the gym. He was very skeptical at first due to some initial issues with leg pain and his fitness level. He remained dedicated and optimistic, and after a few years of training hard and smart, Ryan set a PR in the 2008 South Carolina Half Ironman and won his age group at the 2008 Emerald Pointe Sprint Triathlon. He has learned a lot through his experiences with different distance tris and endurance running events and enjoys sharing his knowledge with novice competitors. Ryan loves the atmosphere at triathlon events and encourages all who have ever considered competing to give it a try today! He has a strong season planned, finishing with an Ironman in Cozumel in November!

Education
• Bachelor’s of Science from the University of Georgia in Exercise Science as a Fitness Specialist
• Master’s of Education from the University of Georgia in Clinical Exercise Physiology

Current and previous certifications/memberships
• NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)
• AFAA Certified Personal Trainer
• CPR, First Aid, Lifeguard Instructor
• USAT member
• ASCA swim instructor

Bree and Ryan love sharing their knowledge and experience with others and will work together to create a SMART program that is the best plan for YOU!