Evidence-based coaching for optimizing physique and health. Coach: Alexis H. Castro, MS, CSCS, NSCA-
04/26/2025
New training grounds for Akuma Training in University City!! I am very excited to begin coaching 1-on-1 clients at Fit Gym officially starting May 1st. Nothing I love more than a gym that is fully equipped for those that train with intensity and intent!
03/30/2025
Let's crush your goals together West Philly! Personal training is now available at the incredible Fit Gym Philly located at 4419 Ludlow Street, Philadelphia, PA. Send me a DM for more information!
05/26/2023
First NPC National show in the books for .walks.dogs
Allyson made it into the top 10 by taking 7th place in bikini class H for her FIRST time competing at the national level. I could not be happier with the outcome of our first national show together. Putting ourselves in uncomfortable situations forces growth and unlocks new levels of potential.
Working with Allyson is dream for me as her coach. It is only our second competitive season working together and she is still as driven, eager, and inquisitive as when we first started. It is safe to say her passion and drive only continue to grow!
Our feedback was to come back with more size. That is exactly what we plan to do. Time for a long improvement season. 🔥
Contest Prep Coach: .helena
Posing Coach:
10/06/2022
The Big Cat Classic was a day to remember for 🖤
07/31/2022
Exercise tempo is used to notate how long each part of the movement should take for a given exercise. It can indicate pauses, lengthened eccentric movements (muscle lengthening), shortened/powerful concentric (muscle shortening) movements, and much more.
One of the most powerful benefits of using exercise tempo in our programming is that it allows us another method of increasing muscular work without additional load. The loads we use for progression cannot always linearly increase.
All Akuma clients be on the lookout for new documents in your app regarding programming!
07/30/2022
Let us never forget that the glutes also benefit tremendously from unilateral training! Single leg hip thrusts are a humbling movement.
walks.dogs
07/27/2022
Personal training sessions available starting this August in Midtown Manhattan.
DM or email [email protected] to inquire about availability and rates
07/26/2022
Steady consistent change is something I’ve come to expect from lifestyle client Eric
I am always happy to be able to work with someone who displays such an incredible work ethic, is eager to learn, and prioritizes long term goals over quick satisfaction. A lot more progress is to come for Eric!
07/24/2022
Will displaying some new width. We love check-in day.
07/23/2022
The results of our first prep together. A lot of passion, consistency, trust, and hard work happened between the first check-in photo I received from Allyson .walks.dogs on the left and her stage photo on the right.
Oct 27, 2021 → May 28, 2022
DM or email [email protected] for all coaching inquiries.
06/25/2022
I love having the privilege to work with clients that constantly inspire me.
Tracy at the 2022 Atlantic States Championships
06/03/2022
Allyson’s .walks.dogs official stage photos from the NPC Lehigh Valley Championships 2022
1st place Bikini Class F
1st Place True Novice
1st Place Novice B Class
It was her first prep EVER and it felt like a dream for both of us. Allyson did the work, she wasn’t afraid to ask questions, and most importantly she trusted me completely. Not much more I could ask for as a coach. We are already working towards the next step from here.