SPORTS PERFORMANCE TESTIMONIALS

Nick Spillane

Penn State Lacrosse (NCAA)

"Deciding to join the RAF family was one of the best decisions I've made for my athletic career. Ever since my first workout I have been seeing great strides in my game on the field.

Mike has set me up to have a successful college career and prepared me for the rigorous physical demands of playing a division 1 sport. He has allowed me to grow as an athlete and will continue to be a huge part in my success as an athlete"

Max Almonte

Professional Baseball Player

St. Louis Cardinals (MLB)

"Mike is the real deal. I walked in with a plan and some goals, he had me walking out hitting every single one of them. Mikes expertise in personal training and nutrition is on another level (just look at the guy, he’s a physical specimen).

Mike got me more than ready to head back into another long season of professional baseball. All my workouts were enjoyable and really pushed me to my limits. I might have hated them at the time but every second of them (was) worth it. If you aren’t training with mike then I don’t know what you’re doing. Thank you Mike. I look forward to getting after it again at RAF Strength & Fitness!"

Dranoel Truter

Iona Swimming (NCAA)

"Coming into R.A.F I had 3 goals in mind. 1) To get faster in my swimming (competitive swimmer) and make nationals. 2) To get bigger as well as have a strong core and 3) To have a better technique when in the weight room. None the less all of these goals were achieved and working with Mike has definitely made my goals a reality. Technique is a big thing to him as it should be for everyone who works out. And his creativity with the workouts is amazing, especially with different athletes.

I currently am now a sophomore at Iona college and swim on a division 1 team. I can honestly say Mikes training has over prepared me for college."

Dylan Demeo

Mount Saint Mary's Lacrosse (NCAA)

"I have been training at RAF for a little over a year now. Mike has helped me as a college athlete on and off the field. He keeps me in shape out of season and prepares me for my season in the spring. Since last year, I have developed PR's in almost all categories. I am putting up numbers that I never thought I would be able to put up.

Mike pushes me to my limits, to lengths that I didn't know I would be able to go too. I have learned new skills in all areas of my game because of this training. I am beyond excited to see where this training takes me this year!"

Anthony Catapano

Stony Brook Football (NCAA)

"My daughter and I both are a part of RAF.  John is so patient with the younger ones but also encourages them to try their hardest.  I have had an amazing experience. John and Mike along with the rest of their trainers are so dedicated to their clients and keep everyone motivated. 

It’s always a fun workout with great people as well as challenging and they make everyone feel like a part of their RAF family!"

Ralph Liccardi

Hofstra Track (NCAA)

"It has been a pleasure to have Mike train me for the past three years. When I first came to RAF, I wasn’t the strongest person out there and Mike told me I’d continue to get stronger and stronger as time progressed.

Each time I’m there Mike is so helpful and he influences me to work hard and push my limits to a point I didn’t know I had in me. Mike truly shaped the way I take pride in everything I do"

Rosario D'anna

High School Football

"Mike will plan a workout to fit any age and guides you through any exercise you do. He teaches in great detail and helps you perfect your form on any movement you do within your workout.

When training at RAF, all you need is your A game and Mike will handle the rest."

Alex Maher

Mount Saint Mary's Baseball (NCAA)

"Some of the things Mike helped me to improve on was not just getting stronger, but becoming more flexible. He taught me different mobility exercises to become more flexible with bands and rollers. Finally, strength wise! I feel a lot stronger and now share the workouts to my teammates who weren't as fortunate as I was to learn such proven performance workouts."

Greg Matzelle

Binghamton Track (NCAA)

"Training at RAF Strength & Fitness over the summer helped me immensely with my future as a student athlete. Mike did a fantastic job teaching me the right form and techniques for certain exercises, while at the same time making me much stronger for my track career at Binghamton University. I recently pulled my hamstring last spring, restricting me to participate in any running events during my season. Because of this, Mike worked with me to perform exercises focused around making my hamstring stronger, greatly reducing the risk of any injury in the future. Training with him also made me much stronger and better prepared for testing at school, allowing me to exceed the expectations of my weight trainer at Binghamton as well as my friends on the team. Overall, my experience couldn’t have been any better, I am consistently impressed with how much knowledge about weight training Mike has. The workouts were very intense and rewarding, creating a very positive environment in the weight room. Because of this, I will continue to attend RAF in the future with my brothers and friends."

Garrett Scavelli

High School Athlete

"Since I've been training with Mike the past year, I've gotten faster, bigger and stronger which has helped me advance in the many different sports I participate in.



Mike keeps me motivated and on track to keep improving my results at the gym and on the field week over week."

Riley Demeo

High School Athlete

"Ever since I started at RAF I couldn’t do more than 2 pull-ups and wasn’t very strong. After 7 months I’ve gotten a lot stronger and I can now do over 10 pull-ups!

I enjoy working with mike and cant wait to see where my training will take me."

Shane Douglas

LI Gulls Hockey (High School)

"My son Shane has been training with Mike at RAF for the past year and a half.

He has gotten bigger and stronger and has more confidence on and off the ice. Great place and great staff"

Kaileen Murray

Hobart & William Smith Soccer (NCAA)

""Training with Mike at RAF Strength and Fitness is always one of my favorite workouts of the week. As a college athlete, the summer is always a super important time for building strength and staying healthy, and RAF helps me do just that. The atmosphere during lift is competitive and enjoyable as I get to push myself and test my strength while also feeling 100% comfortable and understood. The balance in workouts between hard, strenuous activities yet also open to discussion and enjoyment as perfect for what I'm looking for. I learn many techniques that I bring to college training with me each year and the feedback to help me get to know my own body and strengths/weakness is top notch. I know my summers would never be as productive as they are without mike and RAF!"

Dana Susse

Montclair State Woman's Lacrosse (NCAA)

"I have been training with mike for almost two years now, and I couldn’t be happier with what I have learned and the results I’ve had. The workouts are always new and innovative things I would never think of myself. Mike knows how to push you past your limits to make you the best you could be. When I go to college people come up to me and ask me where I work out and how I know what I am doing so well. He has helped me strengthen my body so I can compete to the best of my ability in lacrosse. I can honestly say I have never been stronger in my life and I owe it all to Mike because without him I would not be where I am today.

I would definitely recommend Mike, he's the best trainer."

Mike Stanley

Carey High School Football (Head Coach)

For a number of years we have had the great fortune of having our athletes train at RAF Strength Fitness. Under the direction of Mike Lisi, our players see amazing results. Not only do they get an education on the proper way to train, they are pushed both mentally and physically. Mike does this for our athletes in offseason and in season training sessions. 
 

Having coached Mike Lisi at Carey HS, I can attest to his tremendous work ethic and passion for training. More impressive is the rapport that Mike has created with the athletes that he is training. They look up to him, they view him as a role model, which he undoubtedly is. It is a very reassuring thing to know as a coach - not only are our athletes getting bigger, stronger, faster and mentally tougher with Mike, he's working to make them better people. 

-Mike Stanley 

Carey HS

Head Football Coach 

Joe Rigano

Thunder Softball Organization(President)

Whom this may concern. My thunder 2004 girls softball team is a very competitive softball team. I had heard about Mike and his program and decided to go down and speak to him about what he and his program can do to take my girls to the next level of competition. Mike and I sat down and spoke and through Mike’s knowledge , experience and understanding of the developmental process especially with young kids he developed an outstanding training program for my girls. He incorporated many different factors that relied on strength, speed, Agility and flexibility while maintaining the highest level of energy and dedication for the kids. My kids were hungry to return for each and every session and three months later you can undoubtedly see not only the change in their game but the change in their physical and mental appearance. I highly recommend Mike and his staff

-Joe Rigano 

President of 

Thunder Softball Organization