TRAINING. NUTRITION. RETREATS.

A PRIVATE GYM OFFERING TRAINING, NUTRITION COACHING AND WELLNESS RETREATS IN NASHVILLE, TN.

Hi! I am Amanda Raymon, A.C.E. Certified Personal Trainer, NAMS Nutrition Coach and owner of The Body Shop Nashville. At The Body Shop we provide personal and small group training and retreats on our relaxing and inviting 15 acre compound in Nashville, TN. I also provide virtual training programs and macro coaching. Whether your goal is to compete, retreat, develop a better relationship with food or just reach your best physique, I would love to help!

ABOUT YOUR COACH

I began battling body image issues at 13. I danced, ran competitively and developed a scale obsession and eating disorder. My bodybuilder Aunt and Uncle noticed and introduced me to weightlifting and eating properly. I switched from excessive amounts of cardio and borderline anorexia to squatting, deadlifting, benching and fueling for all of it. I went from 92 pounds to a healthy, confident teenager, holding the school bench press record. I fell in love with weightlifting, and it saved my life.

In fall 2005 I went to Belmont University and soon after started the duo Aberdeen Green. Carley Chilton and I toured the country, married our wonderful husbands, opened for major acts, and recorded our dream album with Paul & Nick Worley. As I reflect with gratitude on all those positive experiences, I also reflect on how every closed door faced on that path redirected me back to the plan God first sparked into that freshman girl.

My personal philosophy on exercise and nutrition is best summed up by 1 Corinthians 6:19-20: “Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.”

In 2017 I competed in my first bodybuilding competition and was hungrier to learn the science of the human body than ever before. I persevered through a close call back to that body dysmorphia and poor relationship with food, and in 2018 I began studying to become a personal trainer. I wanted to teach and empower people to avoid the challenges I had faced. I am now an A.C.E. Certified Personal Trainer, N.A.M.S. Nutrition Coach and Orangetheory Coach, and in the fall of 2023 will be attending Lipscomb University for my Masters in Exercise Science and Sports Nutrition.

Without one’s health they have nothing, and I have been given a gift to help others find that. I am excited for the opportunity to guide you on the most life-changing journey. Come train and retreat with me.

Xo,

Amanda