ABOUT US
CHOOSE A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT
Advantage Personal Training blends the energy, camaraderie and community you want in a group class, with the support and personalization you expect in personal training. Add in targeted nutrition counseling and qualified coaches, and you’ve got a recipe for a gym-going experience like no other.
While some gyms adopt a “no pain, no gain” model and others don’t care whether you show up, we take a different approach. We make fitness fun! We do different exercises and explore new ways to engage your body, and we do it in an environment that welcomes everyone. Our members want to work out, because they’re surrounded by support and always feel the energy. Come and experience it for yourself!
GIVING YOU THE STRENGTH TO PLAY
Advantage Personal Training opened its doors in April 2012 with a focus on youth athletic training. A year after opening, we tiered our membership program to keep up with the demand for good training, and to offer adults the same great training their sons and daughters experienced. Two years after that, we added an additional 1,300 square feet to house new weight equipment, and to give us a wide-open turf space for training. Since then, we’ve expanded to offer both individualized and group strength training and athletic development programs to people of all ages!
Over the better part of a decade, our team has grown to include an incredible group of talented coaches, physical therapists and vital role-players. We’re extremely proud of our community of life-long learners, each dedicated to improving their craft. We look to continue growing and are always looking for new ways to offer intelligent, responsible and effective training solutions for youth, teens, adults and teams.
WHY CHOOSE ADVANTAGE PERSONAL TRAINING?
At Advantage Personal Training, we train our clients according to a progression. It begins with basic strength and fitness skills, all the way up to specialized sport specific training.
In younger athletes, we stress a solid general strength and conditioning program because it enhances overall performance, prepares young bodies for competition and future training, and helps prevent overuse injuries due to the variety of exercises. After this base is solid, we continue towards more sport specific improvements.
Our training objectives are broken down by age. Of course, not everyone fits the mold when it comes to health and physical development, so each athlete is examined individually. We believe in a fitness routine that fits you, not one you need to fit into.
MEET OUR FOUNDER, BRIAN SIPOTZ
After a seven-year professional hockey career, Brian Sipotz founded Advantage Personal Training with the goal of bringing intelligent, responsible and effective training to youth, teens, adults and teams in the area. Brian believes support and accountability are pillars of fitness success, and that the best way to create these stepping stones to better fitness is through an individualized training program that’s fun and energizing.
Brian is behind all of the programs at Advantage Personal Training and strives to create an environment that’s welcoming and warm for everyone.
Top 3 Workout Songs:
"Master of Puppets- Metallica
All Out Life- Slipknot
Can You See Me in the Dark- Halestorm with I Prevail"
If I could have 1 superpower, it would be...
Teleportation (I hate waiting to get places)
The most amazing adventure I’ve ever been on was...
Lived in Cortina, Italy for a year
If I could only do 1 exercise, it would be...
Turkish Get Up
My go-to restaurant is...
Zingermans Roadhouse
The quote that best represents me is...
"Success is modest improvement, consistently done." -Sean Fitzpatrick
Best advice I’ve ever heard
(from my first coach in pro hockey, this changed how I played) "Brian, you have a 9ft stick, just put it on the puck."
On a day off, you’ll find me...
Walking the dogs, getting a workout, enjoying a drink
John Zink
Head Coach
Advantage is one of the best places to work. The community feel in the gym is amazing, and there’s always a friendly competition between members to keep the motivation high. The wide variety of members on a daily basis keeps me on my toes, and the days go fast when you do something you love. Seeing results from the youth classes all the way through the adults is one thing I love seeing. Whether its placing well in a tournament/competition or just hitting a personal goal that we have been working towards. It’s the little things here at Advantage that make it so rewarding to make a difference in someone’s life.
Top 3 Workout Songs:
"Walk - Pantera
Enter Sandman - Metallica
Levels - Avicii"
If I could have 1 superpower, it would be...
the ability to stop time. We don't have enough of it.
The most amazing adventure I’ve ever been on was...
White water rafting with a group of friends on the French Broad River while staying in Asheville, NC. May or may not have fallen out in a class 3 rapid.
If I could only do 1 exercise, it would be...
Rear Foot Elevated Squats (RFES)
My go-to restaurant is...
Anything Mexican. BUT let's be honest. I'll eat anything that doesn't eat me first.
The quote that best represents me is...
"I don't stop when I'm tired, I stop when I'm done," - David Goggins
Best advice I’ve ever heard
Embrace the Suck. If you build a strong mind, you'll build a strong body; Build a strong body, you'll be building a strong mind.
On a day off, you’ll find me...
With my family at the lake or in the garage getting work done
Riley Collins
Coach
Top 3 Workout Songs:
"WIN by Jay Rock
Tick Tick Boom by Sage The Gemini
Pop Style by Drake"
If I could have 1 superpower, it would be...
Time travel
The most amazing adventure I’ve ever been on was...
River boat cruise in Europe!
If I could only do 1 exercise, it would be...
Power cleans
My go-to restaurant is...
Great Greek
The quote that best represents me is...
“Would you rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both. I want people to be afraid how much they love me”- Michael Scott The Office
Best advice I’ve ever heard
Comparison is the thief of Joy
On a day off, you’ll find me...
Spending time with family! or Working on my house
Brandon Webb
Coach
Top 3 Workout Songs:
Just to get by- J.Cole, Red Line- Geordie Kieffer, When In Rome- Mac Miller
If I could have 1 superpower, it would be...
Super speed
The most amazing adventure I’ve ever been on was...
The Everglades
If I could only do 1 exercise, it would be...
Clean & Jerk
My go-to restaurant is...
Sandy’s By The Beach
The quote that best represents me is...
If you only walk on sunny days you’ll never reach your destination
Best advice I’ve ever heard
Point the thumb before you point the finger
On a day off, you’ll find me...
Spending time with friends probably eating chicken wings and watching sports
Amy Erdman
Coach
Top 3 Workout Songs:
There are so many... But I will go with the clean ones! Bishop Briggs, "White Flag" and "Champion", and Morgan St. Jean, "Do It Like A Girl".
If I could have 1 superpower, it would be...
Telekinesis
The most amazing adventure I’ve ever been on was...
The Everglades
If I could only do 1 exercise, it would be...
TGU! I like to call them the "I've fallen and can get ups"!
My go-to restaurant is...
Belflower
The quote that best represents me is...
Use it or lose it!
Best advice I’ve ever heard
It's not about what you can't do, it's about what you can do.
On a day off, you’ll find me...
Enjoying a cuddle puddle with my little monsters, working out, and cooking a lot of food!
Brock Beeman
Coach
Top 3 Workout Songs:
We Found Love by Rihanna (feat. Calvin Harris), Weekend by Mac Miller (feat. Miguel), & Black Smoke Rising by Greta Van Fleet.
If I could have 1 superpower, it would be...
Time Manipulation
The most amazing adventure I’ve ever been on was...
A cruise to the Caribbean when I went down the steepest Zip-line in the WORLD!
If I could only do 1 exercise, it would be...
Full Turkish Get Up (Best Exercise In The World!)
My go-to restaurant is...
Chefs Inn
The quote that best represents me is...
Be happy... not because everything is good, but because you can see the good in everything.
Best advice I’ve ever heard
Always be humble and kind, because you never know who help you in the end.
On a day off, you’ll find me...
Sleeping in, going out for brunch, and going for a walk.
Erin Beddingfield
Coach
Top 3 Workout Songs:
Renegade by Styx, Edge of Seventeen by Stevie Nicks, and Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) by ABBA
If I could have 1 superpower, it would be...
Telekinesis
The most amazing adventure I’ve ever been on was...
A tie between a British Isles cruise and an Alaskan cruise!!
If I could only do 1 exercise, it would be...
Romanian deadlifts
My go-to restaurant is...
Slurping Turtle
The quote that best represents me is...
"You are all better than you think you are, you are just designed not to believe it when you hear it from yourself." -Jeff Winger (season 1, episode 1 of Community)
Best advice I’ve ever heard
Focus on competing against yourself, not others, and you will grow.
On a day off, you’ll find me...
Spending time with my family (including my dogs!!) and friends, or studying at Panera
RESULTS-DRIVEN TRAINING
The training systems used at Advantage's Sports Performance program was developed with Darryl Nelson from USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program. Darryl is a leader in the sports performance industry, and his expertise has allowed Advantage to develop the most highly regarded training system in the area.
Not only are our programs designed with individual success in mind, they’re backed by a team of qualified professionals who know how to help you get the most out of them. On our staff you’ll find:
- Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialists
- Certified Functional Strength Coaches
- Certified Precision Nutrition Level 1 Coaches
GIVING YOU THE STRENGTH TO PLAY
Advantage Personal Training opened its doors in April 2012 with a focus on youth athletic training. A year after opening, we tiered our membership program to keep up with the demand for good training, and to offer adults the same great training their sons and daughters experienced. Two years after that, we added an additional 1,300 square feet to house new weight equipment, and to give us a wide-open turf space for training. Since then, we’ve expanded to offer both individualized and group strength training and athletic development programs to people of all ages!
Over the better part of a decade, ourteam has grown to include an incredible group of talented coaches, physical therapists and vital role-players. We’re extremely proud of ourcommunity of life-long learners, eachdedicated to improving their craft. We look to continue growingand are always looking fornew ways tooffer intelligent, responsible and effective trainingsolutionsfor youth, teens, adults and teams.
Advantage Personal Training is an Ann Arbor based Family Oriented Gym, focusing on the training needs of individuals, small groups and youth athletes. Meet with a results-oriented personal trainer and put yourself on the path to a more active life!
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Hours of Operation
Mon to Fri: 6:00 AM - 8:30 PM
Sat: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Sun: CLOSED