Dexter Tenison grew up in a small town in Middle Tennessee. Like most small towns in the south, there was little emphasis put on healthier living and eating. So, he struggled with his weight for his entire childhood and the vicious cycle continued even when he was in college. Thanks to a high school friend and some misguided muscle magazine trial and errors, Dexter began to familiarize himself with the gym while in college. He made attempts to try to eat healthier. Inconsistency kept him from progressing. He is the first to admit that he did everything wrong first before he did it right. He tried fat burners, fat gels, appetite suppressives, low carb diets, crazy exercise machines and more! He has done almost everything!

In 2000, Dexter had a chance to travel to China for one year during college to teach oral English to Chinese high school students in Shenzhen. This job in Shenzhen allowed a lot of freedom and allowed him to be introduced to China's Gold's Gym. Shenzhen is the home of some of China's top bodybuilders and since he was a foreigner the bodybuilders were very welcoming and allowed Dexter to join them in their workout sessions. With the help of the Chinese bodybuilders and Arnold Schwarzenegger's Encyclopedia for Modern Bodybuilding, Dexter gained muscle, lost fat, and gained confidence. By the time Dexter returned from his one year teaching assignment, Dexter had leaned down and many of his friends and family had to take double look because they did not recognize him.

In 2002, Dexter finished is bachelor's degree in music and accepted a job as a elementary school music teacher. While he enjoyed the job, he found the entire load of the job to be very stressful. Dexter stopped exercising for over eight months and his eating habits were horrible. By the time 2003 came around, his weight nearly topped 300 pounds! After not re-signing to teach and deciding to further his education, Dexter joined a gym where martial arts was taught and he began to go back to the "meat and potatoes" of getting in shape, weight training, aerobic activity, and better eating. He became a sponge for all information related to fitness. He became familiar with the exercise manuals of Bill Pearl as well as other training approaches. Dexter pursued a fitness certification thru the International Sports Science Association since he had such a great experience and wanted to help other help who had problems with their weight and other health problems. In addition, he took it upon himself to do a six month apprenticeship at a gym before he accepted any paying clients in order to gain the proper experience and tweak his program for ultimate results.

In 2006, Dexter opened the doors to his own studio, "Body Transformations" located in Memphis, TN. Many clients have come through his doors receiving "more than they had expected" results due to his proven, fool-proof, and results driven programs.

Dexter is currently finishing a dual master's degree in sports fitness with emphasis in personal training and sports studies from the United States Sports Academy in Daphne, AL. He was been mentored by some of the very best figures in the fitness field including Phil Kaplan and Juan Carlos Santana. He recently moved back to Memphis after going to Boca Raton Florida to study at the Institute of Human Performance.

Dexter's Resume