Meet Your Trainer

Acknowledged as one of Los Angeles' most-skilled personal trainers by Los Angeles Magazine and featured in a fitness excerpt on the television program, Extra, Paul uses a combination of knowledge, personal experience, and compassion to give his clients high levels of fitness, motivation, and confidence.

Paul is a nationally certified personal trainer (CPT) with the American Council on Exercise (ACE) and the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). His certifications and specialized courses concentrate in sports medicine, advanced program design, functional integrated training, human biomechanics, and senior and youth exercise training.

His college studies include classes in exercise physiology, human behavior psychology, anatomy, kinesiology, sports medicine, exercise prescription, and program design. While attending the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point, Paul worked for the university as an Exercise Specialist for various collegiate teams, including football, wrestling, and hockey. Before that, he spent many years participating in football, wrestling, track, and body building.

Paul lives his motto: To be a winner, it takes dedication, determination, believing in yourself, and believing in your capabilities! He relocated to California's west coast in 1990 and put his expertise to use by working as a personal trainer, fitness manager, physical therapy aide, and fitness researcher at a local college. His clients range from pre-teen to seniors (ages 7 to 88)—and are from every walk of life. He has trained many of the Los Angeles Lakers’ cheerleaders since 1997, some of Hollywood's elite film producers, and many golf professionals.

In 2005, Paul relocated to central Texas and now enjoys his Austin-based personal training program at Rough Hollow Fitness Center, which overlooks beautiful Lake Travis and the Texas Hill Country. He enjoys the mild year-round weather, which helps him vary workouts tremendously. On any given day, he can be seen training his clients indoors and out, doing boot camps under Rough Hollow’s 4,000-square-foot pavilion that overlooks the marina, or kayaking on the lake.

Paul devotes one week each month to his Southern California clients by flying back and doing group trainings, hiking excursions, and boot camps on the beach. He has so much fun training, that some of his Texas clients now join him on his California outings to places like Runyon Canyon in the Hollywood Hills and his favorite 5-mile hike in Palos Verdes which overlooks the Pacific Ocean.

Paul also designs in-home gyms and community fitness centers. His 20 years in the fitness industry have been monumental in his design set-up, rapport with equipment manufacturers, and his ability to provide 3-D CAD drawings. His gym designs are as personalized as his fitness programs.

In his free time, he enjoys fishing, hiking, kayaking, and circuit training. He also has a true love for cooking and entertaining. Paul has two beautiful, athletic children, Amber and Kyle. He enjoys working out with them and teaching them culinary skills in the kitchen.

Paul currently trains in clients’ homes, on location (beaches, parks, etc.), or out of Rough Hollow’s Fitness Center located at 105 Yacht Club Cove in Lakeway, Texas (just west of Austin).

For more information or to schedule your personal training sessions, please contact Paul Holubets, CPT, at (512) 363-3637 or paul@roughhollowfitness.com.