Fort Wayne's Smallest Winner Blog

We have been married for 15 years. We have a beautiful daughter named Cassandra who graduated from IU Bloomington with a Bachelor degree in Journalism May 2009.  She is currently  in Grad School at DePaul and will graduate in 2011! We are so proud of her! Rick owned Total Fitness Gym  in Fort Wayne for 10 years .  Rick has a degree in Exercise Physiology from University of South Florida. Rick started the Indiana State Bodybuilding Show in 1985 and it has continued at the Performing Arts Center every July! We both love motorcycles, cars, health, exercise, and helping others.  We are so blessed with so many volunteers who make FWSW what it is today!  Loving Life & all the gifts from GOD!

Amber Closson has been working at Spiece fitness as a group fitness trainer for almost three years.  I love working with people of all ages, and enjoy the relationships I build through the process of teaching group fitness. I am currently certified in Group Groove, Group Step, Group Kick, and I also teach a senior citizen line dancing class.  In my free time, I run my own a dance studio called Diva Danceworks in the evenings teaching children ages 2-18.  I have been dancing for about 25 years and teaching for 9 years.  I have been married for about 1 1/2 years to a wonderful man named Benjamin.  We both love to spoil our 4 year old chihuahua Teddy!  I am truly excited about the Smallest Winner contest, and can’t wait to see the results and build true friendships.

E.J. Whitney has been training athletes and individuals since 2003. He graduated from Ball State University in 2004.  He majored in Exercise Science with minors in Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness for the Older Adult.  During his time at Ball State he was a Fitness Instructor at Elmcroft Assisted Living, where he leg group exercises.  He worked for Professional Sports Specific Training in Sturgis as a Trainer.  He also volunteered over 90 hours at Sturgis High School as assistant strength coach.

After graduating from Ball State, E.J. moved to Indianapolis where he worked at Acceleration Indiana as a Sports Specific Trainer / Assistant Manager.  He then came to Spiece in January of 2006 to work as an Exercise Physiologist.  He enjoys working with older adults as well as athletes of all ages.

Becky Levi B.S., CSCS

Co-Director of Performance Spiece Fitness

1988 and 1992 Olympic Alternate in the discus

Former National Champion in Weightlifting

Silver medalist in World Weightlifting Championships

Former MMA fighter ranked number one in the world

20 years of experience in strength and conditioning

Tom has worked in the Sport/Fitness Industry for 10 years.  Tom is a graduate of Indiana University with a Master’s degree in Kinesiology.  Additionally, Tom completed one year of PhD coursework in Kinesiology at Texas A&M University.  He is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS).  During his time at IU, he served as a volunteer assistant for 3 years with their strength and conditioning program.  After graduation, Tom worked as a Cast Trainer for “The Blast” performing group, while also working as a Corporate Fitness Director for Cook Inc.  Tom also has experience as a volunteer assistant coach with IU’s football team and as an assistant high school football coach. Tom has 5 years of Olympic-Style Weightlifting experience and 7 years of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu/Grappling training. Tom currently serves as the Co-Director of Fitness and Sport Performance for Spiece Fitness.