Isshin Ryu Karate, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Muay Thai Kickboxing, Boxing, Ashtanga Yoga

Personal Trainers

Ian Finestein

Personal Trainer

Ian Finestein - Personal Trainer

Ian Finestein attended both Philadelphia University and Temple University for his degree in biology, with a concentration in mathematics.  After graduating, Ian received his certification in personal training from the National Academy of Sports Medicine.

Ian Finestein’s level of interest in the health and fitness field has been extreme ever since high school.  He trained with the baseball and soccer teams in order to research and test a variety of programs.  Starting with such programs, Ian began to broaden his knowledge of the fitness world by taking in as many perspectives as possible.  Through college he has had the opportunity to train with many different types of weightlifters.  Ian has trained with bodybuilders, military personnel, football players, and basketball players. 

On the academic side, Ian Finestein was selected by several teachers to be their assistant, in helping to educate their students, one on one, in both calculus and organic chemistry. Ian also has experience in several hospitals, shadowing physicians, riding with EMT’s and paramedics and is certified in CPR/AED by the American Heart Association.

In his early years, Ian Finestein became the youngest student in his studio to earn his first-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do.  In addition, Ian has been conditioning mixed martial arts (MMA) at LVIRK Training Center in order to maintain a peak level of physical fitness.  These opportunities gave him the chance to be active, to train his body for specific goals, which becomes very helpful in creating programs for men and women of all fitness levels.

Ian Finestein has had the privilege of training friends and relatives, creating various programs based on their individual goals and specific needs.  He is also proficient in client fitness assessments, as to figure out a good starting point.  From here Ian works closely with the client to make sure he/she reaches their pinnacle of physical fitness.

Karate, MMA, Kickboxing, Boxing, Yoga

Lehigh Valley Isshin Ryu Karate, Inc. offers Martial Arts Classes in Isshin Ryu Karate, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Muay Thai Kickboxing, Boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), Ashtanga Yoga, and Self-Defense at Hammer Training & Fitness in Allentown, PA (formerly LVIRK Training Center in Catasauqua, PA). Hammer Training & Fitness (formerly LVIRK Training Center) also has Martial Arts Instructors who offer Martial Arts Private Lessons in Isshin Ryu Karate, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Muay Thai Kickboxing, Boxing, Ashtanga Yoga, Okinawan Karate Weapons, Submission Wrestling, Grappling, Self-Defense, and Pre-Natal Yoga. Hammer Training & Fitness (LVIRK Training Center) also offers Personal Training and Massage Therapy. Hammer Training & Fitness (LVIRK Training Center) is a unique Martial Arts Center that draws Martial Artists from all over the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey including the following locations: Alburtis, Allen Township, Allentown, Alpha, Bangor, Bath, Beaver Meadows, Belvidere, Bethlehem, Bethlehem Township, Blairstown Township, Bloomsbury, Bowmanstown, Bushkill Township, Catasauqua, Chapman, Chestnut Hill Township, College Hill, Coopersburg, Coplay, East Allen Township, East Bangor, East Side, Easton, Emmaus, Forks Township, Fountain Hill, Freemansburg, Frelinghuysen Township, Glendon, Hackettstown, Hanover Township, Hardwick Township, Harmony Township, Heidelberg Township, Hellertown, Hope Township, Jim Thorpe, Knowlton Township, Lansford, Lehigh County, Lehigh Township, Lehigh Valley, Lehighton, Lower Macungie Township, Lower Milford Township, Lower Mount Bethel Township, Lower Nazareth, Lower Nazareth Township, Lower Saucon, Lower Saucon Township, Lowhill Township, Lynn Township, Macungie, Moore Township, Nazareth, Nesquehoning, New Tripoli, North Catasauqua, North Whitehall, North Whitehall Township, Northampton, Northampton County, Palmer, Palmer Township, Palmerton, Parryville, Pen Argyl, Philadelphia, Phillipsburg, Plainfield Township, Portland, Roseto, Salisbury, Saucon Valley, Slatington, South Whitehall Township, Stewartsville, Stockertown, Summit Hill, Tamaqua, Tatamy, Trexlertown, Upper Macungie Township, Upper Mount Bethel Township, Upper Milford Township, Upper Nazareth, Upper Nazareth Township, Upper Saucon Township, Walnutport, Warren County, Washington, Washington Township, Weatherly, Weisenberg Township, West Easton, Whitehall, Whitehall Township, Williams Township, Wilson Borough, Wilson, Wind Gap, White Township, and surrounding areas!