Greg is President and CEO of Bulldog Bootcamp & CrossFit 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.  In 2005 won the Hoyt Lakes, MN 1/2 marathon and finished 2nd in the Pro Veterans (age 45+) division at the Northshore Inline Marathon. 

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Bootcamp Operations Manager-Lead Instructor Lincoln Park

Suzanne 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.

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Bulldog CrossFit Program Director
Bulldog CrossFit Coach

Gio Salazar is the father of three wonderful kids who also participate in CrossFit. Keeping up with the kids is what makes CrossFit a fantastic tool to keep me honed and ready to rock.

I have taken many non-athletes into a Fitness lifestyle with hard earned knowledge and humor. The key to successfully training clients lay in the athletic foundation I had growing up. Sports and Fitness were fun, even though you worked hard in the process.

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Lead Instrutor - Hoffman Estates

Jim 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.

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Lead Bootcamp instructor - Grant Park
CrossFit Coach - Personal Trainer

Michelle leads the Grant Park Bulldogs and also helps out Sgt. Friday in the evenings with the Lincoln Park Bulldogs. Michelle graduated from the University of Iowa in 2005 with a degree in Health & Sports Science. She has been active in swimming and track since the age of 6 and was named a high school All-American in both. In college Michelle participated in swimming, cross-country, water polo, was a member of the Hawkeye Triathlon Club, & Hawkeye Masters Swim Coach.

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Lead Instructor - Lincoln Park 0500 Bootcamp

Chris 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. 

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