Greg Major is President and CEO of Bulldog Bootcamp Co. and has been a certified personal trainer since 1989. A lifelong athlete, he played semi-pro football in the 1980s, won the Chicagoland Natural Bodybuilding title in 1992. In addition, Greg completed his first marathon in 2000 in Chicago.
"The Major" is an avid inline roller speed skater. In 1998 he set the record for the Northshore Inline Marathon (26.2 miles) in his age group (1hr 6mn 24sec.) which still stands today. Greg's 2005 highlights include winning the Hoyt Lakes, MN 1/2 marathon and finishing 2nd in the Pro Veterans (age 45+) division at the North Shore Inline Marathon.
"The Major" loves to show people how fun and rewarding it is to get and stay in shape, especially in an outdoor setting, and has fulfilled his life's calling by establishing Bulldog Bootcamp Co. with his wife, Michelle, in January 1999
Greg balances running Bulldog Bootcamp and living a life of fitness with raising his two beautiful daughters.
Patrick Curtis heads up the Grant Park Bulldogs and helps out several nights a week with the Lincoln Park Bulldogs. Patrick graduated from Washington College in 2002 with a degree in clinical psychology. He was active in Men's Varsity Lacrosse playing in 3 national championship tournaments winning the national championship in 1998.
Patrick is a 2001 graduate of the United States Marine Corps Officer Candidate School graduating number 33 out of 500 graduating candidates. He has trained with some of the finest men and women that the United States Marine Corps has to offer, as well as working with a head physical fitness instructor from the British Royal Marines. Patrick has been a trainer with Bulldog Bootcamp since June of '07. Patrick trains with the belief that there is no obstacle a person cannot conquer. "If you set your mind to it your body will follow." I believe in being tough but fair, always giving 100%, and the only way to achieve a goal is through hard work. The reason that I do this: to encourage people to train harder then they ever thought they could and to show people what it means to have a hard but fun workout
Jim Czanriak joined Bulldog as a client in April 2001, and became a trainer about a year later. Jim got his AFAA Personal Trainer certification in February 2003. Jim's totally dedicated to fitness and family when he's not busy with his full-time job as an Accounting Manager.
He's a 3x Chicago marathon finisher, and a finisher in the 1999 Ironman Canada and the 2003 Ironman Madison, WI (still dreaming about doing Hawaii). The reasons he does what he does: his sons, Connor -5 and Joshua -15 months. He wants to show them they can accomplish anything they believe in, dream of and work for, and have fun doing it!
Suzanne "SGT" Friday comes to the Bulldog Boot Camp Co. with a full fledged athletic background in track & field as well as a prosperous career in Personal Training. Suzanne is a 1996 graduate of the University of South Dakota where she received her BS in Psychology and minored in Physical Education with an emphasis on exercise science. As a track & field athlete for USD, Suzanne ran the 55m hurdles indoor and was a 400m hurdle outdoor specialist. In 1994 Suzanne competed at the national level as one of the top 10 women in the Div II 55m hurdle championships in Indianapolis IN. After graduation Suzanne moved to Chicago to pursue her career as a Personal Trainer. For the last 12.5yrs she has expanded her career as a personal trainer from the gym into her own part time in-home personal training business called Body By Friday! You will find her spending many hours in both the city as well as the suburbs practicing & spreading her fitness knowledge.
Suzanne joined Bulldog Boot Camp Co. in the summer of 2005 as a bulldog trainee. After twenty-four weeks of being a camper, she graduated to working for Bulldog Boot Camp Co as a Drill Instructor. Since the fall of 2006 Suzanne took over as the full time drill instructor for the 6:30p M-W-Th Lincoln Park evening classes. In the summer of 2007 Suzanne stepped in to help the M-W-F 6a Lincoln Park morning classes as well. On Jan. 1, 2008 she added to her resume the position of “Field Operations Manager” for Bulldog Boot Camp Co. Her duties include teaching classes, training new DI’s, heading up outside fitness activities/challenges around Chicago, as well as expanding her first love of personal training to the Bulldog Boot Camp teams. Suzanne is very excited to be more actively involved in the decision making processes and aiding in the rapid growth as Bulldog Boot Camp Co. evolves from a solid program to a great one.
When Suzanne isn’t “barking” orders to both new and old campers or personal training clients, you will find her working out at the gym, running along the lake front or simply at home in Lakeview hanging with two very important males in her life…..her two 7lb Chihuahuas TJ & Hunter
Chris Layton was a Bulldog client for several years before becoming a trainer in April 2005, leading the 5 AM and 6 AM Lincoln Park workouts. Being a boot camp trainer fits with the experience Chris has as
Masters swim coach and aerobics instructor, all of which have involved creating fun and challenging workouts for others. Chris loves the year-round variety the Lincoln Park setting offers and the chance to show people how much fun working out outside can be, regardless of the weather.
Chris is a swimmer by nature and loves the cross-training benefits that boot camp workouts provide as he prepares for a marathon-distance swim along the Chicago shoreline in summer 2006. Chris swam in his first swim meet at the age of six and swam competitively through college. He currently coaches and swims with the Chicago Smelts masters swim team.
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