Tom Kolos, Trainer

Tom Kolos, Trainer I'm a Personal Trainer from Pittsburgh, PA. I’m available for program design and virtual training through FaceTime or Google meetings.

08/10/2026

Envision yourself a year from now, in a fitness routine that has given you exactly what you visualized.

What did you do today to get you there?

Coming into the Fall season, I have limited openings for 1x-2x weekly clients, and I can meet with you either at X or privately.

Many others will make their fitness a New Year’s Resolution.

January is cold and dark; begin now and you’ll be in a groove with healthy training habits in place going into the holidays.

My word is transparency; challenge my methods, question my philosophy; speak with other clients of mine.

In the end, you may decide that there’s another method that better suits you. If exploring gets you started, and then you take action, then it was worth the look.

DM me and let’s talk about where you are, where you were, and where you want to go.

08/02/2026

Post-COVID, there was an industry-wide shift to strength training over dedicated cardio-only training.

Fitness professionals have known for a long time that the key to leanness and caloric burn is muscle-building.

When John and Dana Byrnes made improvements to X Shadyside in the years after Covid, one of the best pick-ups was this old-school Roman Chair.

Abdominals behave the same way any other muscle does: big stretch correlates with growth. Big abs will be more visible even at higher body fat percentage.

This movement isn’t for everyone. There is a dizziness element. There is a movement through space that can feel disorienting.

However, if you’ve ever seen “Rocky IV,” you know how cool it can be.

When I returned to X Shadyside, I was afforded an opportunity to reconnect with very clients who helped me develop into ...
07/31/2026

When I returned to X Shadyside, I was afforded an opportunity to reconnect with very clients who helped me develop into the trainer I’d become over the years.

Claire is the kind of client who became a friend.

Twice per week, she comes to her 60-minute session and works so hard that sweat and (occasional) vulgarities fly.

Claire has the back that Linda Hamilton does in Terminator 2.

She’s a genuine badass.

Dom Mazzetti

Running Superman Workout for 12 weeks with some substitutions; tracking progress on . Legs randomly caught good light...
07/16/2026

Running Superman Workout for 12 weeks with some substitutions; tracking progress on . Legs randomly caught good light.

If you’ve ever said “I don’t want to be that big,” then I’m not the right trainer for you.But, please know that it’s tak...
07/14/2026

If you’ve ever said “I don’t want to be that big,” then I’m not the right trainer for you.

But, please know that it’s taken 22 years to get to the size I have now. This style of training “hypertrophy” is geared to moving a lot of volume (sets x reps x weight) to grow targeted areas of your body.

Take a look and give it a shot.

Completed my continuing education credits with a focus on aesthetically-based training through !I look forward to contin...
06/24/2026

Completed my continuing education credits with a focus on aesthetically-based training through !

I look forward to continuing to work with my clients and colleagues at and .

My specialty and focus have always been on helping clients to look strong through intensity and volume; building shoulders, arms, and glutes that look great in suits, jeans, and beachwear.

My team at is ready to train with you to hit your fitness goals; we’ll see you in the gym!

friends! I’ll be running it back every Monday at 6:30pm with Full-Body Strength at 6:30pm. Come see me or any of my oth...
06/15/2026

friends! I’ll be running it back every Monday at 6:30pm with Full-Body Strength at 6:30pm. Come see me or any of my other colleagues throughout the week to get your workout in!

Designed a long-term plan with two big goals in-mind.1. Without a play on the horizon, I wanted to get back to pure natu...
05/07/2026

Designed a long-term plan with two big goals in-mind.

1. Without a play on the horizon, I wanted to get back to pure natural bodybuilding. I’m too big for Natural Men’s Physique, and so I’m leaning toward Classic.

2. For some reason, Elizabeth agreed to marry me! As a result, I intend to be the best version of myself that I can be: physically, emotionally, psychologically, financially, artistically, and spiritually. My physical training has always been the root of my health in all of those areas.

I posted the workout I’ll follow; if you’d like to join me, please do. I’m using tbe designed by and and my primary gym is

You’ll see that exercises are sometimes done twice in a workout. The variables are modality and volume, and focus on different parts of the strength curve.

The plan’s high-volume, and (if you want to follow along) feel free to adjust the equipment based on what you have available.

As always,

Be well,

Tom

I’ve been using for almost a year, modifying my programming and enjoying the RPG-style gamification. and performed th...
05/04/2026

I’ve been using for almost a year, modifying my programming and enjoying the RPG-style gamification.

and performed this workout and looking at it made my biceps grow one inch.

bodybuilding

Do you like donuts?Do you like deadlifting?We’ll see you on April 25th at on Walnut Street!
03/18/2026

Do you like donuts?

Do you like deadlifting?

We’ll see you on April 25th at on Walnut Street!

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+14126570563

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