64. Don Saladino, Celebrity Trainer & Owner Drive 495

Hurdle

Emily Abbate

Health & Fitness

5 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2019

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

The moment you start talking with Don Saladino, you’ll feel as though you’ve known him for years. It’s no wonder why big-name celebrities like Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds, and Scarlett Johansson have turned to him to get in stellar shape leading up to major movie roles. Owner of New York gym Drive 495, the trainer may be known now for his A-list clientele as well as his stellar physique, but the frequent magazine cover model hasn’t always been in high demand. In episode 64, we chat about how he got his start fresh out of college by walking into big box gyms and asking for jobs, as well as the numerous #hurdlemoments he faced building his brand. He tells me about when he had to completely pivot his business model after the 2008 financial crisis and the complications of losing his apartment to Hurricane Sandy in 2012. We also chat about the attention he pays to his diet, what it’s like to have a no. 1 selling app in Apple's App Store, and how he helped his good friend get “upper abs” in only two weeks.

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0:00.0	Hey, hurdlers, you're listening to episode 64 of hurdle, a podcast that talks to everyone
0:07.5	from entrepreneurs to top CEOs and athletes about how they've gotten through tough times,
0:13.7	hurdles of sorts, by leaning into wellness. My name's Emily Abadi. I'm having a good week.
0:28.4	I'm not going to lie, I'm really excited right now. I'm going to be heading out to Los Angeles this coming Friday for a full week.
0:38.5	I'm going to be running around recording a lot of hurdles. So I put this out on social media already. But if you or someone you know feel as though I should know someone that's out there that should be on hurdle, make sure to hit me up. You know how to find
0:43.3	me. It's at Emily Abadi at hurdle podcast and over email at Emily at hurdle.us. L.A., I can't
0:51.2	wait to be back. Anyway, before I get into today's episode with my guest, Don Saladino, he is a trainer to the
0:59.0	stars and owner of New York City Gym Drive 495.
1:04.3	Quick shout out to my sponsor, Athletic Greens.
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1:24.5	Just head on over to athletic greens.com slash hurdle.
1:28.8	Again, that's athletic greens.com slash hurdle. Again, that's athletic greens.com slash hurdle to grab yours today. When you go over there, you'll see a nice,
1:35.2	friendly, familiar face. All right. Now let's talk about Don. Let me tell you, when Don walked
1:41.2	into the studio, it felt as though I had known him forever.
1:45.6	And maybe that's just the fact that both of us have family in Long Island.
1:49.2	He lives on Long Island right now.
1:50.9	But he's just one of those people that is super friendly and he's also really good at what he does.
1:57.2	Which is no wonder why big name celebrities like Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds
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