Karen was recommended to me through PJ Braun, the Blackstone Labs CEO. He told me she is the best in Florida and had trained directly under him. I’ve put my trust in PJ and he has yet to steer me wrong and I will say the same thing about Karen. I told her I was nervous about competing from the start…
I have been working with Karen since January 2017 and can’t believe the changes she has helped me and others make. Karen is nothing short of outstanding in all aspects of life but especially when it comes to coaching her clients.
When I started with Karen, I was 198lbs. I worked out 2x a day, h…
“My dream was to one day compete as a bikini competitor since the age of 19.
For more than a decade I trained myself. First, thinking hours of cardio a week was the only solution to end my struggle with being overweight. I had a perceived ideal weight of 120 lbs. At one point in my life I actuall…
Letty A.
I chose Diva Squad Fitness because of Karen’s reputation and knowledge of getting healthy & staying fit. I have always worked out and ate well, but this program helped me take it to the next step. At first I was hesitant about not having a personal trainer with me in person, but once I began the p…
Karen and I met many years ago while I was on a cookie cutter competition team. I was seeing minimal results and was treated like a number. My figure preparation workouts and diets were the same as the bikini girls and were not tailored to me like I was told. Now years later, and a 14 months post ba…
Tia Maria H.
Karen pretty much saved my life. In 2014/2015 I competed in women’s physique and spiraled downward into a terrible binge eating habit for almost 3 years. I am 8.5 weeks into her transformation program and I have never felt more amazing in my own skin while still eating amazing meals!! Thank you Ka…
Karen really helped me to achieve the weight loss and physical fitness results I was looking for. She devised a physical workout regimen for my weight loss & fitness goals, and a great food plan tailored specifically to meet my nutritional needs in support of these goals. By adhering to the combined…
Kirk A.
I contacted Karen Back in January to help me prepare for an NPC competition. The information regarding my health, history, goals to begin the program were so detailed. The program and instructions I received were extremely thorough. The meal plans and workouts I received during the 12 weeks were cus…
In 2011, I competed in the bikini division -on my own- a few times and decided in 2013 to transition into the figure division and hire a coach which wasn’t the the best experience, unfortunately, but was suprised to find out shortly after a show I was going to have a baby.
On March 25th, 2014 m…
Rachel W.
In strategic Michelangelo fashion, Karen Yoakum took a hammer and chisel (or in this case, a training split and a meal plan) to really fine tune my physique. In a little over 6 months under her guidance and attentive eye, I lost over 30 lbs and significantly reduced my body fat – oh, and took home f…
